Blocking covert access to Mac mic and camera
Here’s a free and easy (software based) way to block microphone and camera activation on your mac computer.
Force Google Chrome to use Mac OS X system print dialogue
if you’re reading this post, you’re likely fed up with Chrome hi-jacking your printing experience on OS X. Personally, every time I “print” something from Chrome, I want to use the OS X interface. That’s because I very rarely print to a...
Taming the beast within — Review of AppTamer
For years it’s driven me a tad crazy that a premium computer (i.e. a $2500+ high-end MacBook Pro) with a decent Unix based operating system (i.e. OS X) is so readily brought to its knees by a some feral app that starts pounding the CPU into a “100%+...
Fixing xmlrpc.php security issues for desktop blog applications
Some hosting environments don’t allow access to the xmlrpc.php, which is necessary for Mac desktop blogging applications to work with WordPress sites. These instructions will fix this connection issue, in many instances.
Issues with automatic updates on localhost WordPress
Having trouble installing plug-ins, themes, and WordPress core updates on a localhost WordPress instance? Here’s the most likely cause and solution.
Fixing Facebook layout in a Fluid.app SSB
If you use Fluid.app as an SSB (site specific browser) for Facebook, on OS X 10.10.x, you may have noticed some display issues. Here’s how to fix them.
Edit WHOIS server list in Network Utilities
Here’s a quick and relatively easy way to add new servers to the OS X Network Utilities WHOIS lookup server list.
Disable Welcome Screen in Adobe Indesign 2014.2 and 2015
Here are instructions on how to disable the Adobe Welcome Screen in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign 2014.2 through to 2015
Fixing Yosemite Bluetooth Issues After Standby
Bluetooth failing and having issues after your Mac comes out of sleep? This is a known issue reported by OS X Yosemite users. Here’s a solution that will likely resolve it.
