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Tag: osx

  • MacBook/Pro – Disable Wake on Lid Open

    It seems like the current Software Update nullified my tweak (YMMV). I think this might be helpful as most of the results showed only how to “disable sleep when the lid is closed” vs. disabling wake on lid open. Anyways, to do so, do the following in your Terminal (Application > Utilities > Terminal.app): Check…

  • Use a Single Mouse and Keyboard Between Multiple Computers

    Use a Single Mouse and Keyboard Between Multiple Computers

    For those that have a laptop and a work-station or desktop PC/Mac, we are often faced with the question of how to fit and work on both on our tiny little desks (but that’s probably just me). Anyways, if you haven’t heard of Synergy+: Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between…

  • How Not to Use Default Gateway on VPN (PPTP) in Mac OSX

    Well, after searching for hours and hours, I have finally found a solution to a small but troublesome problem. The problem (if you call it that) occurs when I tried connecting to my work’s VPN. Rather than not using my work’s gateway when connected, OSX does this by default. Hence, you can see and hit…

  • So What’s New In May?

    Hey, hey, hey. May 1st has come and gone and those who have promised themselves to Reboot were either successful, or behind. One of the sites I’m curiously awaiting to check out is Bryan Veloso’s new rendition of AvalonStar.

  • Mac OSX Read and Write to NTFS Drive

    Just in case you guys are trying to use one external drive for both Windows and Mac environments (as in my situation), here’s something that will save you all the grief and hours of sitting in front of your Macs Download the latest MacFUSE Core DMG file and restart Download the latest NTFS-3g + MacFUSE…