Mac OS X

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Convert icns to PNG

sips -s format png Dictionary.icns --out ~/Desktop/Dictionary_icon

Ripping a DVD

hdiutil makehybrid -udf -udf-volume-name DISTRUBIA_WS -o distrubia.iso ~/Desktop/DISTURBIA_WS

Ripping a Data CD/DVD

• drutil status
• diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk1
• dd if=/dev/disk1 of=file.iso bs=2048

Enabling Time Machine to use Unsupported Devices

defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1

Removing DS_Store Files

find . -type f -name ".DS_Store" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
find . -type f -name "._.DS_Store" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f

Remotely Enable or Disable Screen Sharing

To enable screen sharing:

$ cd /Library/Preferences
$ echo -n enabled > com.apple.ScreenSharing.launchd

To disable screen sharing:

$ cd /Library/Preferences
$ rm com.apple.ScreenSharing.launchd

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Shift-Control-Eject - Sleep display

Force Safari to Always Open New Window Links in a Tab

defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool true