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Hard to discover tips and apps for macOS

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Re: Hard to discover tips and apps for macOS

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Post by xenadu02 »

lunixbochs wrote: post #81
luizfelberti wrote: post #77

Does anyone have a tip to keep macOS from phoning home when you run unsigned binaries? I almost locked up my entire computer this week, presumably because of this... here's the story for that: I had setup unbound listening on 127.0.0.1:53 as the only DNS resolver for all network interfaces, so that I hijack several responses that I might want to (e.g. adnet sinkholes) and forward the rest to Google/Cloudflare over TL…

Edit: removed instructions to disable gatekeeper as sibling comment looks like a much better solution and writeup. I’m also curious if the self signed binaries in Big Sur fix this problem.

Adhoc code signatures just ensure the code pages are the same as they were when the binary was written without the system needing to jump through other hoops to fake up a different identity because the binary doesn't have one.

Re: Hard to discover tips and apps for macOS

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totetsu wrote: post #140

So long as we are sharing.. looking through my shell history: organize windows without using a mouse. https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle stop accidentally navigating back in chrome with the touchpad. defaults write com.google.Chrome AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool FALSE Something about enabling darkmode? defaults write com.google.inputmethod.Japanese.Tool.DictionaryTool NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance 0 sh…

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Re: Hard to discover tips and apps for macOS

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Post by xenadu02 »

Austin_Conlon wrote: post #61

I love how you added Option-2 for ™ as a tip, that's the only shortcut for one of those symbols I've committed to memory before for using in a jokey context.

Option plus many other keys also gives you various language options. For example the umlaut can be added to a letter with Option+u. Option+e adds a diacritic mark.

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Post by mman0114 »

dmitshur wrote: post #131
jungletime wrote: post #127

I have a macbook which I partitioned and installed windows on. the macbook is in a drawer in a stand up desk. The desk has a terrible ergonomic design. So I ended up using the pullout drawer as a shelf form my external keyboard, which is rested on a board. So my macbook is closed, inside a drawer, covered by a board, and connected to external monitor and keyboard. 1. How can I boot into windows from the mac desktop.…

3. You can copy and paste files using the keyboard on macOS too, it’s just not the default. Copy a file first (Cmd+C), then hold one of the modifiers keys (I forget which and can’t check cuz on phone, but either option or shift) and press Cmd+V to move instead of copy. 2. Is the “Sleep” feature built into the OS not the thing you’re looking for? Fans don’t run during sleep. I don’t see why you need an “app”. 1. I don…

for 3, its cmd + opt/alt + v

Re: Hard to discover tips and apps for macOS

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Post by rswail »

catmistake wrote: post #75

I recommend macports package management system, similar in function to BSD ports collection. Superior to Homebrew, the johnny-come-lately PMS with all the penguinista-style hype that seems to lean towards binary installs, unlike roll your own from all source in macports. Homebrew also does not honor the default privileges of /usr/local, which is an annoying security flaw.

+1 for Macports vs Homebrew.

When I first got a Mac about 4 years ago moving from Linux, the first thing I did was compare homebrew and macports.

homebrew was such a cluster-fuck in how it screwed around in /usr/local and its requirements for root etc, especially with Apple's move to basically own most of /usr under SPI.

Macports follows the BSD ports model and since Apple is a BSD based unix underneath, it makes sense. I haven't found anything I've needed that hasn't been ported.

It installs by default in /opt, which is where it should. When needed it will create the appropriate startup configurations for services as part of launchd and in the correct locations.

Re: Hard to discover tips and apps for macOS

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Post by jshier »

xenadu02 wrote: post #84
luizfelberti wrote: post #77

Does anyone have a tip to keep macOS from phoning home when you run unsigned binaries? I almost locked up my entire computer this week, presumably because of this... here's the story for that: I had setup unbound listening on 127.0.0.1:53 as the only DNS resolver for all network interfaces, so that I hijack several responses that I might want to (e.g. adnet sinkholes) and forward the rest to Google/Cloudflare over TL…

First: binaries that ship with the system are not included in this because they're platform binaries. Tools like ps or grep won't be included. Second: once the binary has been checked for malware it won't be checked again. Third: if the connection fails immediately the malware check is skipped immediately. So if you are offline or otherwise force the relevant server DNS names to be rejected immediately it shouldn't w…

On your last point, would that include the jenkins-agent.jar file? If so, is there a way to dynamically add it? We download our agent jars on boot which I'm pretty sure would replace the preview permission, so it'd be great to add it after download.

Re: Hard to discover tips and apps for macOS

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Post by greggman3 »

doctoboggan wrote: post #30

> cmd+shift+4 pops up a crosshair to take a screenshot of a region. If you hit space at after invoking the crosshairs then you can take full window screenshots. This mode is nice for marketing material as it also captures the drop shadow and rounded corners rendered properly as a transparent png.

cmd+shift+5 brings up a capture UI with options for both screenshots, region screenshots, and video capture for both

Re: Hard to discover tips and apps for macOS

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Post by dhritzkiv »

WantonQuantum wrote: post #150

My tip: System Preferences -> Desktop & Screen Saver -> Screen Saver -> Hot Corners -> Bottom Left Corner (or whichever you prefer) -> Put Display To Sleep (or Lock Screen if you prefer).

I do this to, preferring the top left (close to the Apple logo menu).

I use the bottom right corner for revealing the desktop. Extra handy while dragging files.

Re: Hard to discover tips and apps for macOS

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Post by saagarjha »

xenadu02 wrote: post #164

For presentations turn on Zoom hotkeys in accessibility. Then you can instantly zoom in or out by pressing Control then doing a scroll gesture.

Thanks for the reminder to turn this back on; it used to cause some nasty WindowServer crashes in earlier betas…
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