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How to disable the opening of XTerm when you start X11 on OS X
Some applications like OpenOffice II, in OS X, run under X11 platform. Due to this, when you open this type of applications the X11 environment starts, opening by default XTerm terminal. To avoid ...read more
RSS Readers: NetNewsWire free alternative
I've tried several free RSS readers but the commercial NetNewsWire always seemed better to my opinion. Recentlly, I discovered Vienna which could be a great substitute. Tab navigation, smart ...read more
Essential applications for Mac OS X
Recently I installed from scratch a couple of machines, and as long I were needing my applications I generated this list of essential ones: Quicksilver Free. Quicksilver is a launcher. When ...read more
Spirited Away
With Sprited Away [author, MacUpdate] you specify the maximum time of inactivity for your applications. When a program has been inactive for such a time it is automatically hidden by spirited ...read more
Increase the ibook display resolution with a 2nd monitor
When you plug an iBook 12" to an external monitor you get two duplicated screens. As they are duplicated, the maximum resolution is imposed by your iBook, this is 1024x768 pixels, no matter your ...read more
Desktop interface elements... unite!
I am one of those who prefer desktop interface consistency rather than having every couple of applications with different interface looks, depending on the gui framework they are built upon. ...read more
Don't play with your system fonts!
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Installing and configuring PostgreSQL server on Mac
You can use the Fink package system to install postgresql if you are already using Fink (inside a terminal: sudo fink install postgresql and then configure the server). OR you can install ...read more
Configuració de Mac OS X per veure el programari en català
A la versió Tiger del sistema Mac OS X no es va incorporar finalment el sistema operatiu en català. Tot i aixó, hi ha programari de tercers que està localitzat al català. Per veure'l en el vostre ...read more
How to disable annoying security warnings in Safari
In order to forget the annoying security warning in Safari after every application download, you should install Taboo and paste this in a terminal: defaults write com.ocdev.taboo ...read more