Two events have transpired to lead to the posting of this script: 1) I’ve been meaning to post a new script to the Scripts section of the blog for some time, and 2) MacOSXHints today had a hint about splitting and rejoining large files, and suggesting scripting this process. I just happen to have had [...]
Why do so many Mac folk need a GUI for everything? Sometimes a little script is plenty to get the job done. And using a script can be just as easy as using a GUI: it’s double-clickable; it’s instructive; and it’s drag-n-drop. It just doesn’t have pictures. But for some reason people still freak out [...]
I see a lot of shareware applications out there, and some of them are great, but then some of them make me think how easy it would be to write a simple shell script to do the same thing they do. The primary advantages here are twofold:1) The script, as opposed to the application, is [...]
I recently wrote a review of the excellent antivirus utility, ClamXav. I also read constant articles and hear constant debate about whether or not you need virus protection on the Mac. I used to be in the camp that says, “There are no viruses for Mac, so why use antivirus software?” But nowadays, I find [...]
Well, we’re getting close. We’re down to last, wiggly-niggly little tidbits. Here’s where we’ve been in the last few weeks: The Master SystemWe have completed a very nice build of Tiger with most of the software we need on all machines, though we’re lacking all the most recent Adobe stuff due to not having received [...]
In the lab where I work, we have networked home accounts for all our Mac users. These accounts live on an NFS RAID on another, non-Apple machine. This, as they say, “took some doin’,” but we’ve had it working very reliably for some time now. It’s a neat process, and one I’m rather proud of [...]
NOTE: A new and improved version of this script has been posted. Please use the new version. It’s way better. First, a few brief DISCLAIMERS:1. The information and script provided in this post will disable Spotlight indexing.2. It will also (optionally) erase your Spotlight index.3. This means that if you want to re-enable Spotlight indexing, [...]