Authors: Chris Seibold

Tags: #COMPUTERS / Operating Systems / Macintosh

Mac Hacks (37 page)

Electronic Freedom Foundation, Achieve Network Anonymity

emacs, Harmless Unix Tricks

encryption

FileVault 2 for, Enabling the Root User , It’s Better to Be Better – It’s Better to Be Better
of flash drive, Encrypt a USB Drive – Using Your New Drive

Equalizer, iTunes, Make Music Sound Better with iTunes’ Equalizer – Make Music Sound Better with iTunes’ Equalizer

escape sequences, for keybindings, Speed Things Up with Keybindings

external drive, Home Folder to Go

(see also flash drive)

for applications, What Your Home Folder Means to You

encrypting, Encrypt a USB Drive – Using Your New Drive

formatting for Macs, Setting Up Your Portable Drive

for Home folder, Home Folder to Go – Using Your Home Folder on the Go

for iTunes library

ejecting when quitting iTunes, Eject iTunes – Step 5: Make Your Utility Useful
moving to external drive, Move Your iTunes Library

file systems, information about, Beyond the Hack

files

comparing, in Terminal, Fancy Command-Line Moves

copying, in Terminal, Creating Directories and Working with Files , Creating Directories and Working with Files

deleting, in Terminal, Creating Directories and Working with Files , Creating Directories and Working with Files

on desktop, automatically storing, Getting Things Done with AppleScript – Hacking the Hack

encrypting (see encryption)

listing, in Terminal, Creating Directories and Working with Files , Fancy Command-Line Moves

moving, in Terminal, Creating Directories and Working with Files , Creating Directories and Working with Files

owner of, changing to root, Automating Apache

preventing root user from seeing, Enabling the Root User

security of, Protect Sensitive Files – Beyond the Hack

disk image for, Hiding Files in a Disk Image
encryption for, It’s Better to Be Better – Using Your New Drive
hiding files from Spotlight, Make It Disappear – Make It Disappear
invisibility for, Make It Disappear – Make It Disappear
invisible partition for, Beyond the Hack
Library folder for, The Quick and Easy Way: Bury It in Your Library
when erasing, Encrypt a USB Drive

very large, downloading, Master Torrents – Share Torrents

visibility of, setting, Transferring your user account , Reveal Your Library Folder , Make It Disappear – Make It Disappear

warnings for Terminal commands affecting, Creating Directories and Working with Files

FileVault 2, Enabling the Root User , It’s Better to Be Better – It’s Better to Be Better

Finder

adding media to blogs using, Finder: The Mac Blogger’s Secret Weapon
All My Files option, desktop files in, Getting Things Done with AppleScript – Hacking the Hack
alternatives to, Quit the Finder
Cover Flow view, Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
not responding, The Finder stops responding
PLIST file for, Quit the Finder , Quit the Finder
quit option for, Quit the Finder – Undoing the Hack

firewall, Using Mac OS X’s Firewall – Using Mac OS X’s Firewall

firmware, password for, Firmware Password – Firmware Password

Flash (see Adobe Flash)

flash drive, Home Folder to Go

(see also external drive)
for applications, What Your Home Folder Means to You
bootable, creating, Create a Bootable Flash Drive – Create a Bootable Flash Drive
copying OS X installer to, Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive – Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive
copying recovery partition to, Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive
encrypting, Encrypt a USB Drive – Using Your New Drive
formatting for Macs, Setting Up Your Portable Drive
for Home folder, Home Folder to Go – Using Your Home Folder on the Go

Flickr, adding photos to blogs, Get the full Mac blogging experience with MarsEdit

folders or directories, Navigating Around Your Mac

(see also specific folders)
creating, in Terminal, Creating Directories and Working with Files
navigating, in Terminal, Navigating Around Your Mac – Navigating Around Your Mac
synchronizing, Keeping everything synced

fonts used in this book, Conventions Used in This Book

Force Quit dialog box, An application stops responding

Force Quit option, Dock menu, An application stops responding , The Finder stops responding

full-screen capability for applications, Full Screen for (Almost) Any App – Full Screen for (Almost) Any App

Gatekeeper, Add Physical Security Measures to Your Mac
Geekbench website, Preparing for the Hack
GeekTool, Turn Your Desktop into a Fount of Useful Info – Turn Your Desktop into a Fount of Useful Info
ghostscript, installing, Install Homebrew
GNU ddrescue utility, Your hard drive is making noises
Google Chrome, opening Safari pages in, Open Safari Pages in Chrome

hard drive

file system information, listing, Beyond the Hack

partitioning, Partition that Drive Nondestructively – Beyond the Hack

Boot Camp Assistant for, Partition that Drive Nondestructively
reasons for, Partition that Drive Nondestructively
Terminal for, Beyond the Hack – Beyond the Hack

partitions on

hidden, PLIST Files for Hackers
invisible, Beyond the Hack
listing, Beyond the Hack , PLIST Files for Hackers

problems with, Your hard drive is making noises – Your hard drive is making noises

replacing, Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro , Preparing for the Hack – Preparing for the Hack

S.M.A.R.T. status of, Your hard drive is making noises – Your hard drive is making noises

hdiutil command, Step 3: Eject Your Drive

hidden partitions, PLIST Files for Hackers

home automation, Putting It in Action

Home folder

Application folder in, What Your Home Folder Means to You
contents of, What Your Home Folder Means to You
encrypting, It’s Better to Be Better – It’s Better to Be Better
external drive for, Home Folder to Go – Using Your Home Folder on the Go
Library folder in (see Library folder)
location of, setting, Transferring your user account
preventing root user from seeing, Enabling the Root User
size of, determining, Home Folder to Go
syncing with portable copy of, Two Home folders or a Home folder to go?
tilde (~) indicating, in Terminal, PLIST Files for Hackers , Harmless Unix Tricks

Homebrew, Install Homebrew – Install Homebrew

brew doctor command, Install Homebrew
brew help command, Install Homebrew
brew install command, Install Homebrew
installing, Install Homebrew – Install Homebrew
Xcode required for, Prepare for Homebrew
XQuartz required for, Prepare for Homebrew

hooks, Using Terminal Commands: A Better Way?

hosting web pages, Host a Web Page on Your Mac (and Get at Your Files Anytime) – Extending the Hack

HTML editor, Make a Web Page – Make a Web Page

httpd.conf file, Resurrect Web Sharing in Mountain Lion

hyphens, double (--), indicating comments in AppleScript, Creating the Script

icns files, Generating the image , Composing the icon

icons

customizing

copying and pasting another image, Changing Icons the Easy Way: Cut and Paste – Undoing the Hack
creating icon in Photoshop Elements, Generating the image – Generating the image
enabling new icon, Composing the icon
guidelines for, Create Custom Icons

file format requirements, Generating the image , Composing the icon

size requirements, Generating the image , Composing the icon

iconset files, Generating the image

iconutil command, Generating the image , Composing the icon

ifconfig command, Secure Your Wireless Network

iFixit website, Procedure

iMac, VESA mount for, Get that iMac out of the Way – Installing the Articulated VESA Mount

ImageMagick, Manipulate Images with ImageMagick – Manipulate Images with ImageMagick

convert command, Manipulate Images with ImageMagick – Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
installing, Install Homebrew
mogrify command, Manipulate Images with ImageMagick – Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
montage command, Manipulate Images with ImageMagick – Manipulate Images with ImageMagick

images

adding to blogs, Get the full Mac blogging experience with MarsEdit
adding to desktop, Turn Your Desktop into a Fount of Useful Info – Turn Your Desktop into a Fount of Useful Info
animated gifs, creating, Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
editing with ImageMagick, Manipulate Images with ImageMagick – Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
file types of, changing, Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
icons (see icons)
montage of, creating, Manipulate Images with ImageMagick – Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
resizing, Manipulate Images with ImageMagick , Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
rotating, Manipulate Images with ImageMagick

index.html file, Make a Web Page

Indigo software, Putting It in Action

installation

clean install of Mountain Lion, A Clean Install of Mountain Lion – Clean Install with One Mac
copying installer to flash drive, Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive – Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive

InstallESD.dmg file, Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive

Internet

connection bandwidth, checking, Do You Have the Bandwidth? – Do You Have the Bandwidth?

packet switching, More Information with Private Eye

privacy, Achieve Network Anonymity – Control Those Cookies

anonymizers, Control Those Cookies
cookies, blocking, Control Those Cookies
cookies, deleting, Control Those Cookies
Tor software, Control Those Cookies – Control Those Cookies

security

OS X firewall, Using Mac OS X’s Firewall – Using Mac OS X’s Firewall
packet analyzer, More Information with Private Eye – More Information with Private Eye
Private Eye software, More Information with Private Eye
stealth mode, Using Mac OS X’s Firewall

sharing connection to, Use Your Mac as an Access Point – Pulling Off the Hack

invisible files, making visible, Transferring your user account , Reveal Your Library Folder , Make It Disappear – Make It Disappear

IP address

dynamic, Fake a Static IP
of router, Secure Your Wireless Network
static, Fake a Static IP – Fake a Static IP
of wireless network, Secure Your Wireless Network

iPanic prank, Screensaver/Sleep Password

iTunes

adding music to blogs, Finder: The Mac Blogger’s Secret Weapon

Equalizer, Make Music Sound Better with iTunes’ Equalizer – Make Music Sound Better with iTunes’ Equalizer

free music for, Get Free and Better-Sounding Music for iTunes – Get Free and Better-Sounding Music for iTunes

library

on external drive, ejecting automatically, Eject iTunes – Step 5: Make Your Utility Useful
moving, Move Your iTunes Library

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