Hiding usernames from your OS X login screen
Hide your Mac OS X username from the login screen. It’s a simply security measure I recommend for people with laptops especially. Here’s a couple of free and easy ways to do it.
OS X 10.9.5 Gatekeeper Codesign issues
With OS X 10.9.5 Apple made some significant changes to the way Gatekeeper operates, which effectively broke many pre-Maverick (10.9.x) apps, preventing them from running. Here’s a solution.
Restore File Name Label Colours in Mavericks
People who relied on color labels highlighting files and folders in Finder on per-Mavericks OS X were dismayed to discover this feature was removed by Apple, with no option for recourse. Here’s an easy and free way to restore color labels (aka. tags) on filenames and folders in OS X 10.9+
How to Copy-Paste encrypted disk & image passwords in Mac OS X
Here’s how you can copy and paste long complex passwords into security dialogs (aka. SecurityAgent) on OS X, particularly when creating and opening encrypted disks and disk images.
XtraFinder – TotalFinder Alternative
Mavericks has added some long overdue features to Finder, such as Tabs. I’ve been using tabs for a few years, and I’m glad to see that a third party app is no longer required. But there are still many nifty features apps like TotalFinder provide. Now there’s a free equivalent of TotalFinder. Learn about it here…