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How to show hidden files on MAC (OSX Lion)

10 Jul

To enable hidden files/folders in finder windows: Open Finder Open the Utilities folder Open a terminal window Copy and paste the following line in: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES= Press return Now hold ‘alt’ on the keyboard and right click on the Finder icon Click on Relaunch You should find you will now be able [...]

How to connect to Apple TV via Terminal

25 Jun

If for what ever reason you need to terminal in to your Apple TV first you need to open Terminal (Command key + Space Bar) then type “terminal” and press enter This should open up your terminal window. then type “ssh root@AppleTV.local” or “ssh root@192.168.1.1″   {substitue the IP address with your Apple TV IP} [...]

Installing WordPress Locally on Your Mac With MAMP

31 May

What is MAMP? MAMP stands for Macintosh, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. MAMP is an application you can install on your Mac which allows you to have access to a local PHP server and MySQL server. Essentially, MAMP gives you all of the tools you need to run WordPress on your machine, fordevelopment and testing purposes. You can accomplish this [...]

How to jailbreak Apple TV 2, iOS 5.0

17 Apr

How to jailbreak Apple TV 2, iOS 5.0 (iOS 5.1 – 9B179b) using Seas0npass (Done on a Mac) Step 1: Make sure that the latest version of iTunes is installed on your computer (currently 10.6.1). If not, then simply head over to this link and download.

apple startup boot key combinations

15 Apr

Here are some useful key commands for booting up apple. You can use the following startup key combinations with Intel-based Macs. Keystroke Description Press C during startup Start up from a bootable CD or DVD, such as the Mac OS X Install disc that came with the computer. Press D during startup Start up in Apple Hardware Test (AHT). Press [...]

Install Free- New Product Nexus

05 Dec

Install Free have announced the new name for HTML Gateway, its going to be called Install Free Nexus. Platform Overview InstallFree Nexus enables users to access the applications they need on the devices the want, while providing a user experience that is optimized to the device. Key Use Cases Use Microsoft Office on iPads and [...]

How to Create a bootable Ubuntu CD using a MAC

17 Oct

If you need to burn  an Ubuntu CD/DVD to install on a machine from Disk, then follow this process 1) go to the ubuntu download site http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download   get the latest version, hit download Note: To burn most ISOs, you can use Apple’s Disk Utility (Disk Copy in older versions). Launch Disk Utility (Applications ? Utilities ? [...]

iPhone 5 and iOS 5 release date hints due to staff vacations

25 Sep

It looks almost certain now that we are tantalizingly close to the release of the next iPhone, and the next version of Apple’s operating system. We now have reports of iPhone 5 and iOS 5 releases date hints due to staff vacations being blocked by Apple. There are now claims that Apple has begun refusing requests for [...]