In case your forgot or lost your os x password (and you have no other user with admin rights), you have to reset the default user's pass. This can be done via the Mountain Lion Recovery HD partition. Follow these steps. Shutdown your mac. Boot it. Hold “Option” at boot and select the “Recovery HD” disk … Continue reading How to reset os x password with recovery partition
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Learn to use Xcode 4 snippets
One of my favorite features of the new Xcode 4 is code snippets. Code snippets let you use (and re-use) common classes and objects by simply typing a shortcut. For example if you type dealloc, Xcode 4 automatically generates the deallocation method for you: - (void)dealloc { <#deallocations#> [super dealloc]; } To add your code … Continue reading Learn to use Xcode 4 snippets
How to upgrade Mobile Safari anti-phishing database
Since iOS 3.1, Mobile Safari features an anti-phishing filter. In order to be protected from phishing sites as much as possible, the filter's database must be up-to-date. According to Apple, the database upgrades automatically while the user charges the iPhone (in order to protect battery life). To upgrade you have to: connect the iPhone to … Continue reading How to upgrade Mobile Safari anti-phishing database
Thank you Steve!
Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56! Tech world will never be the same without him! Rest in Peace Steve! Thank you for everything and may your spirit lead Apple to more innovations!
How to: Fix WordPress Warning: Cannot modify header information
If you try to load your WordPress blog and you come across this warning (or anything similar), the fix is really easy. The error message should look like this: Warning: Cannot modify header information: headers already sent by: (output started at //home/htdocs/wordpress/wp-config.php:1) in /home/htdocs/wordpress/wp-login.php on line 12 Notice that the error could warn about any file, … Continue reading How to: Fix WordPress Warning: Cannot modify header information
Unhide Library folder in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
After upgrading to OS X Lion, I released that the Library folder in my user's home folder (where all the .plist files from the installed apps are stored) was gone. I wish Lion would have respected my folders and installed apps from my Snow Leopard installation during setup (it also removes iSync). Not big deal … Continue reading Unhide Library folder in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
OS X Lion how to: remove user name from menu bar
The first thing that tracked my attention after upgrading to OS X 10.7 Lion is that my full name (logged in user) was displayed on the top menu bar! Except that I do not want my surname showing up there, I am the only user on my mac. It is very easy to remove this … Continue reading OS X Lion how to: remove user name from menu bar
Get usefull info about your Mac from the terminal
Mac OS X (despite its user-friendly UI and the general ease of use) is built on Darwin kernel which means thats it is a UNIX system. Using the terminal (it is located in application>utilities folder) you can easily get some valuable info about your mac. If you run Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, you … Continue reading Get usefull info about your Mac from the terminal
How to: Find original photo files in iPhoto part 2 (updated for iPhoto ’11)
Sometime ago I wrote a post about finding your original photo files from photos stored in your iPhoto library using Finder. Here is a quick way to locate a photo file within iPhoto (iPhoto '11 as the menu options changed a little bit since the previous version).
How to: Fix the “Base SDK missing” issue in Xcode
Sometimes after upgrading your Xcode and iPhone SDK installation you may see the alert "Base SDK missing" when you try to compile and build an old project (that was written with a previous version of Xcode and an older version of iPhone SDK). That issue is as easy to fix as performing some clicks. Let's … Continue reading How to: Fix the “Base SDK missing” issue in Xcode