• Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security

    Mac OS X: Hey, where's my admin user?

    January 28, 2008

    Hiding an admin user is a fairly straight forward task in Mac OS X.  To do so, open Terminal and run the following command: defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow Hide500Users -bool YES Now, what if you sit down at a machine and you don’t see an expected admin user?  Well, use that same command with a NO at the end to (hopefully) bring it back: defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow Hide500Users -bool NO

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  • Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security

    Mac OS X: DNSChanger Removal Tool

    January 9, 2008

    From SecureMac.com: SecureMac has released a free utility called DNSChanger Removal Tool to remove the DNSChanger Trojan Horse, also known as OSX.RSPlug.A and OSX/Puper, which has been found on numerous pornographic websites disguising itself as a video codec. Once downloaded and installed, DNSChanger changes the DNS settings on the computer, redirecting websites entered by the user to malicious sites. If personal information is entered on these malicious websites, it can lead to identity theft. If the DNSChanger trojan horse is detected, DNSChanger Removal Toolwill give you the option to remove it. If the DNSChanger trojan horse is detected and removed, you will need to restart your computer to clear out the bad DNS entries added…

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  • Mac OS X

    Pages: Inline Photos

    January 5, 2008

    So when you paste a photo/screenshot into Pages you can configure whether it stays where you put it despite text or whether it moves around with the text.  If you’re working on a large document it can be very annoying to have to move each image around while you’re typing.  So, to configure the image to stay with the text, open the Inspector (View -> Show Inspector) and click on the image.  Then click on the Object Placement tab of the Inspector and click on Inline.  Optionally, you can also have the text wrap around the image or put the image on its own line here too.

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  • Mac OS X,  Unix

    Mac OS X: lsof

    December 22, 2007

    lsof is a command that can be used to list all the open files.  You can use grep to narrow down the listing to only those that match a certain string.

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