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How to prevent .DS_Store file creation on network connections on Mac OS X 10.5

Based on this article here - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1629 you can configure your mac to stop writing the .DS_Store files on you network mounts. This is especially useful when interacting with MS Windows environments. To disable open a terminal and enter this command: defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true To enable open a terminal and enter this command: defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores false A restart is needed for this to take effect ...

How to enable hover highlight on stack items on Mac OS X 10.5

Stack are pretty useful, you can create aliases and then drop them all into a folder to create a user stack. Sometimes if you have large stacks it can be helpful to have a highlight on the item you are presently hovering over to give a little feedback. To enable hover highlights open a terminal and enter this command: defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-stack -boolean yes To make it take effect ...

Dropbox available in private beta!

Looks like a great thing for sharing data. Imagine subversion on a single filesystem that is available over the web. Items added to drop box with sync with any other connected Dropbox clients and the web. Looks like working on multiple machines or having USB/portable storage a less complicated thing. Its like rsync mashed with subversion over the web i guess! give it a ...

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