Applications / Software

Instructions on how to use free command line tools in Terminal to extract RAR archives on Mac OS X, updated through to version 10.10.x Yosemite.

Here's an easy effective way to test a split RAR archive for damaged files. Easily discover which file(s) are corrupt, and then you may be able to repair them

Step by step instructions on how to install a free command line UnRAR tool into Mac OS X. Will allow you to test and extract RAR archive files in the Terminal Command Line.

Ever wanted to insert the command symbol into text you're writing up? That command symbol is this one: ⌘ Where's it hiding and how to...

Picasa 3.9.x allows us to embed the face recognition data into an XMP tag on our photos. At long last. However, Google in their wisdom decided to not make this retroactive. Meaning all your existing photos will NOT have the face data embeded even when this feature is activated. Only new photos will get the desired embedding. What follows is detailed instructions on how I (and many other people) have embedded the face recognition tags into existing photos.

Here's a relatively simple tip which you may find useful. You may already know that in Finder you can jump directly to a known folder...