Monthly Archives: February 2008

Backup data using Amazon’s S3 on the Mac

There are other solutions to backups not involving Amazon’s S3. If you insist on using S3, this seems like the easiest solution, the comments hold particular value; suggested usage includes rdiffs and swapping out launchd for Automator and ical. Read the article here.

February 11, 2008 – 1:26 pm | By admin | Posted in Apple, D.I.Y., Internet, Scripting, Software | Comments (0)

bc a GNU CLI Calculator

Handy calculator for the command-line. Hey, it’s already on the mac.

February 11, 2008 – 1:15 pm | By admin | Posted in Apple, Linux, OS, Scripting, Software | Comments (0)

Some useful OS X hacks

Lighten OS X’s Load with: Turn off widgets: In a terminal type: defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES killall Dock You can turn widgets back on with: defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean NO killall Dock Make hidden apps ( in 10.5) look transparent: defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YES killall Dock

February 9, 2008 – 11:47 pm | By admin | Posted in Apple, Hack or Crack | Comments (0)