Mac OS X
Xcode prec-compiled headers cache and branching
Submitted by albert on Sat, 2008-10-11 12:59http://www.stevestreeting.com/2007/09/19/branches-and-precompiled-header... shows why we should configure each project to have a different path than the defaults.
XCode and Version Control Folder
Submitted by albert on Thu, 2008-07-17 10:05If you do this:
defaults write com.apple.InterfaceBuilder \
VersionControlDirectory "(Build, CVS, .svn)"
it will let XCode know to ignore these folders from a SCM perspective.
Getting $PATH line by line
Submitted by luke on Sat, 2008-07-12 13:16echo $PATH | tr ':' '\n' will list the $PATH nicely.
So will this:
echo $PATH | sed "s/:/\\
> /g"
That is hitting return and getting the ">" that is not typed in.
Screen capture for the Mac.
Submitted by luke on Tue, 2008-07-08 21:27http://www.jingproject.com/ is not a product but a project. It seems much like the windows only "snag it". Jing Project is free until it becomes a real product.
This is another one: http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/ for $69
http://www.shinywhitebox.com/home/home.html for $20
Nice ISP in Box page
Submitted by albert on Sat, 2008-06-14 11:43Updated! http://diymacserver.com/ is the updated site.
While we all want to have straight forward instructions on getting an Apache, MySQL and PHP set up on your mac, even a mini. It has been very valuable to me. Many recipes out there, this one hasn't left me re-configuring over and over again.
Mac OS X Lepoard Server had some issues
Submitted by albert on Sun, 2008-06-08 15:19http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1477930&tstart=0
According to this link, Mac OS X Server 10.5.x is junk. 10.4.x seems "Rock Solid". Personally, I am not entirely sure what the server software gets you.
HTML Help (CHM) Tools and Information
Submitted by albert on Mon, 2008-06-02 17:31Do you want to read a Microsoft Help file (CHM) on your mac? Or maybe even a linux box? Use this:
CHM lib0.38 it was mentioned on Mac Geeky: Converting CHM Files to Something ... Useful. It really does work.
Other Mac sites of interest to Mac users.
Submitted by albert on Sun, 2008-04-13 15:02For the developers:
http://www.mono-project.com/Mono:OSX
http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2004/tn2124.html
http://www.apple.com/applescript/index.html For using AppleScript from Apple.
Also check out man leaks and Instruments.app.
Look into smbclient.
How to use launchd and launchctl:
http://lingon.sourceforge.net/
http://www.informationdelight.info/encyclopedia/entry/Launchd
http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/projects/other/launchd-152/...
Here is a site for tips:
http://www.mactips.org/
Here are sites for anti virus:
http://www.clamxav.com/
http://www.clamav.net/
Operating Systems
Submitted by phecht on Fri, 2007-11-23 20:26Most people still use Windows. A few use a Mac. Fewer still use Linux.
VMWare Fusion does not allow 10.5 OS X to be installed, OS X Server 10.5 can be virtualized.
http://www.vmware.com/support/fusion2/doc/releasenotes_fusion.html
http://asendure.wordpress.com/2006/10/01/osx86-how-to-install-mac-os-x-o... show how to get 10.4.6 installed.
