If you are using a mouse or a trackpad that has multi-touch enabled then you likely know that doing a two-fingered swipe will scroll the window into the direction that the swipe occurred. But did you know that there is also a four-fingered swipe? If you swipe four fingers to the right or left then you will invoke an application selection screen, similar to the selection screen you see with Command-Tab. You can then use the arrow keys to switch between foreground applications. If you use the four fingered swipe in a downward direction you will bring up the all windows Expose screen. If you use the four fingered swipe…
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10.6.2
And here you thought the rumor mills were gonna’ tease ya’ forever. 10.6.2 is finally out. Get client here or server here. Server admins will be happy to see some improvements in System Image Utility as well as some fixes with NetRestore and most importantly AD Mobile Account fixes. Just Apple’s way of sayin’ Happy Thanksgiving a little early this year I suppose…
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ODBC Administrator Tool?
Mac OS X Server admins may wonder where it went in Mac OS X 10.6. It’s not in the default installation any longer, but you can still get it here.
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Prince of Persia
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Hiding Finder Options
One of the nice little things about Cocktail is that it can hide things. Useful for certain types of projects. For the Finder specifically, Cocktail can hide: Under the Finder menu: Preferences Empty Trash Quit Finder File Menu: Eject Burn to Disc View menu: Customize Toolbar Show View Options Go menu: Go to Folder Connect to Server Apple menu: Restart Shut Down Log out
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Important Update for Apple TV
According to an email I just got from Apple: If you’ve installed the Apple TV 3.0 software update, you should immediately update to version 3.0.1. This prevents content from temporarily disappearing until it is resynced. To do so: 1. Reboot your Apple TV (unplug the power cord and plug it back in) 2. Select Settings > General from the main menu 3. Select Update Software 4. Select Download and Install http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3116
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Linus on Git
Thanks Chris!
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Mac Mini Colo's State of the Union
Macminicolo.net did a nice little writeup on the new Mac Mini servers and threw up some images of them in action and their general tinkeration. It was a nice read, check it out here.
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Apple iPod touch Retail-style
AppleInsider did a sweet writeup on the new iPod touch that is rolling into Apple retail. I don’t have anything to add except, can I license it?
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Disable Snapshot Caching in Safari
OK, last one of the day (sorry, I’ve been a busy beaver). Safari takes a snapshot of websites and uses them as a thumbnail. In rare cases this can cause instability. In order to disable it, set the DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy key in com.apple.Safari.plist to the number 2, as follows: defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -integer 2