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Using Time Machine on unsupported volumes Apr 17, '14 07:00:00AM • Contributed by: thefaizsaleem I wanted to use Time Machine on my exFAT hard drive, but turns out that these volumes aren't supported from Time Machine! There is a very simple way to use Time Machines on unsupported hard drives, as long as you follow these instructions carefully you shouldn't have any issues at all. First, connect t

iCloud e-mail tagging Oct 22, '12 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: JacquesCousteu You can add tags to iCloud e-mail addresses, to be able to sort messages with Mail rules, for example. To do this, use an address with your name, a plus sign (+), then a tag. For example: myname+tag@icloud.com. This also works with mac.com and me.com addresses. With these tags, you can set up rules in Mail or another e-m

10.7: Remove the Developer category from Spotlight results Aug 26, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Raws Lion added a 'Developer' category to Spotlight search results which isn't listed in Spotlight's System Preferences pane. It seems to list source code files (including HTML help files from various packages) from all over the system. All those files can clutter Spotlight results. If, for example,

10.7: Use iCloud to automatically sync files across Macs Nov 02, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: CHM iCloud's 'Documents in the Cloud' doesn't let you do much except upload iWork files for use with iOS devices. To use those documents on another Mac, you have to download the file using the iCloud web interface. Poking around in the ~/Library folder, you can find a 'Mobile Documents' folder that is

10.7: Select Spaces in Mission Control Jul 25, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous Here's how to select a Space in Mission Control without leaving Mission Control. Holding Option while clicking on a Desktop or a Full Screen application will bring that Desktop/Application into focus, but keep you in Mission Control. This is handy to move apps around Spaces without bouncing in and out of Miss

10.7: Create your own Recovery HD Jul 25, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: cycomachead This hint shows how to create your own Recovery HD (Disc or Flash Drive). Mac OS X Lion includes a hidden Recovery HD. This is a small partition about 650MB in size which you can boot from by pressing down Option at startup. It includes a variety of utilities which can help you troubleshoot a Mac. It can be very

View PDFs in Firefox 5 Jun 24, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: alexiskai To date, people who wanted to view downloaded PDFs on a Mac have had three options: Use Safari's in-line PDF viewer plug-in to view PDFs in Safari. Use Firefox v3 and the Firefox PDF plug-in for Mac to view PDFs in Firefox. Use a current version of Firefox, download the PDFs, and view them in a PDF reader app. That's right -

10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder Jul 21, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: nathanator11 By default, the ~/Library folder is hidden in Lion. This is a big problem to many of the readers of this site, as many hints involve this folder (especially any involving hidden preferences). You can easily un-hide this folder for easy access. Simply run the following command in Terminal: chflags nohidden ~

10.7: Reverse Reversed Scrolling direction Jul 21, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: rab777hp In Mac OS X Lion, Apple for some reason assumed we all want to scroll backwards. Here's how to undo that annoying behavior. Simply open System Preferences, go to Trackpad, and uncheck the box at the top saying 'When using gestures to scroll or navigate, move content in the direction of finger movement.' [c

10.6: Completely Disable Virtual Memory in Snow Leopard Jun 08, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: metiure This hint is the result of an experience I tried in the last few days. It involves disabling the dynamic pager daemon and stop using virtual memory at all in Snow Leopard. I don't recommend doing it in previous OSX versions, or if don't want to take risks. Advantages, in my case, are obvious, a

Move and click the mouse via code May 14, '08 07:30:03AM • Contributed by: Anonymous Most OS X apps can have their interface elements accessed by AppleScript, and so anything can be scripted. Unfortunately, not all apps use an Aqua interface, especially games with game-engine-rendered interface elements. This means AppleScript can't find buttons, etc., to click on, and you're out of luck trying to

Bandwidth throttling in OS X Jan 22, '08 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: jaguarcy Advanced OS X users know that Darwin comes with ipfw, which can be used to set up a custom firewall. This same service however can be used to also limit bandwidth on specific ports. Example: sudo ipfw pipe 1 config bw 15KByte/s creates a pipe that only allows up to 15KB/s to go through. Then: sudo ipfw add 1 pipe 1 src-

Embed formatted, syntax-highlighted source code in Keynote Nov 13, '09 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: wjv If you have ever given a presentation on any aspect of programming (or webdesign), you may have felt the need to embed some source code (formatted and syntax highlighted to be easily readable) in Keynote. Your options have traditionally been limited: You can take a screenshot of the code in a pr