This is the first thing I removed from my Mac OS X Lion install.
How to remove the Login Window entry from the OS X Lion Menu Bar – Simple Help.
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Linked: How to Ensure Ethernet Connects Before AirPort on Your Mac
Some time ago I found this great blog-post about how to prioritize the Ethernet connection over Wi-Fi. In my case this is when I’m at home.
Sometimes, your Mac will connect to a janky Wi-Fi network. The connection is slow or you’re on the other side of a lead wall and you’re getting a really poor signal. When you finally find an Ethernet jack to plug into, you may notice you’re still connected to the Wi-Fi network that was giving you problems. This is because your Network Service Order list is out of its proper order to allow the Ethernet to take over when plugged in. Don’t fret, we’ll show you how to reset the Service Order list on your Mac to ensure that Ethernet takes priority over AirPort.
SMARTReporter
A couple of months ago I found this litte app that checks all the disks on my Mac for any errors.
SMARTReporter is a free application for Mac OS X that can warn you of some hard disk drive failures before they actually happen! It does so by periodically polling the S.M.A.R.T. status of your hard disk drive. S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a technology built into most modern hard disk drives that acts as an “early warning system” for pending hard disk drive problems. SMARTReporter can notify you of impending hard disk drive failures by sending e-mails, displaying a warning dialog or executing an application. The current status of your hard disk drives is always displayed through the customizable menu item.
Because SMARTReporter relies on the S.M.A.R.T. implementation of Mac OS X, it only supports ATA, SATA or eSATA hard disk drives, if you want S.M.A.R.T. support for your SCSI or FireWire hard disk drive, send feedback to Apple.
Please note that a S.M.A.R.T. alert doesn’t mean that your HDD will completely fail for sure, nor can S.M.A.R.T. catch all possible HDD errors – it’s just a very valuable indicator. Follow this link for more information about S.M.A.R.T. technology.
moveAddict enables you to cut/paste files in Finder
moveAddict is a simple must-buy in the Mac App Store. It is a small app that enables a missing feature in the Finder, Cut and paste files.
Delete locked files in Mac OS X with ‘What’s Keeping Me?’
For some time I have been using a small app called What’s Keeping Me to find out what process is locking a file. And it’s free!
About What’s Keeping Me?
Have you ever have the problem where you can’t empty the Trash or eject a disk because something is preventing you? Usually the reason is because some application has a file open, and thus you can’t get rid of the disk or trash the file. That’s why we made What’s Keeping Me! What’s Keeping Me will identify the application that is holding the item open. You can then use What’s Keeping Me to quit the problem application (or kill it if needed) so you can perform your task. What’s Keeping Me includes an Automator workflow so you can perform searches directly from the Finder too!
Mac Tweak: Lose Name When Copying Email Address
I found this the other day! It’s just awesome.
Great post at maclife.com!
If you frequently copy email addresses out of Mail using the Control-click contextual menu. By default, Mail.app includes the user’s real name as well as their email address — that is, until you take a visit to Applications > Utilities > Terminal and type in the following with Mail.app closed: defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool NO — goodbye, real name, hello email address only!
Keep your drives clean with BlueHarvest 4
A while ago I came across a small app that does one thing great; It keeps my USB- and network-drives clean of the hidden files that Mac OS X adds in the background. Spotlight files etc. This is a killer feature when you work in a mixed Windows/Mac environment.
Simply put, it saves me a lot of moaning from colleagues after I borrow their thumb-drives!
The easiest way to keep your disks and file servers clean of Mac “dust”. BlueHarvest automatically removes DS_Store and ._ AppleDouble files (resource forks) from your USB keys, SD cards and file servers, etc. BlueHarvest removes these items as they’re created so you’ll always be “dust” free.
HazeOver
Yesterday I bought HazeOver and I really like it when I’m working on my MacBook Pro. But I only use it when I use the built-in monitor..
Linked: How To Rebuild LaunchServices to Remove Duplicates from “Open With” Menu
Have you ever used the right-click “Open With” feature in Finder when opening a specific type of file? While this feature is usually pretty handy, if you install and remove applications on a regular basis there may still be traces of those applications that have been long-gone from your Mac. In this how-to, we’ll show how you can rebuild this list so it remains up-to-date and only shows what you currently have on your hard drive.
Basically you open a terminal and run the following command…And wait.
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
Instaright add-on for firefox
So I really have to share a great Firefox add-on called Instaright.
Instaright is social bookmarking platform and recommendation service.
With Instaright on a single click you can save article, links on article or text selection from article. Firefox enhancement for Instapaper. Earn badges while surfing.
Awesome and I use it all the time!