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How to build a Mac Java app (OS X 10.9+ and Java 7+)
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A complete Java Ant MacOS Jarbundler build script
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Sample Mac Jar Bundler Ant build script
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MacOS zoom: How to zoom in and zoom out a Mac screen
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MacOS ‘launchd’ examples (launchd plist example files)
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MacOS: How to enable the AppleScript menu on the MacOS menu bar
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A sample .gitignore file for Scala/sbt projects
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'Why is my Mac slow?' - How to debug Mac (some) networking problems
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macOS Android File Transfer error: Can’t access device storage (solved)
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How to un-hide a hidden Mac OS X window
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How to access a USB drive while in Mac single-user mode
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AppleScript “list” examples
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A simple way to show many stock quotes and charts
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Trying to tune Mac OS X 10.9 performance on an old Mac (purge command)
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Mac crontab: Creating macOS startup jobs with crontab, er, launchd
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My AppleScript iTunes alarm clock program
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AppleScript “repeat while” examples
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iTunes AppleScript examples (command examples)
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Mac task scheduling with iCal
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AppleScript “random values” examples
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Apple’s mission statement (Tim Cook text)
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How to run a Unix shell script from the Mac Finder
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Mac DVD burn example: How to burn a DVD on macOS
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Mac ISO burn tip: How to burn an ISO image to a CD on macOS
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How to show the full path to the current Finder folder
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How to open a macOS Terminal in the current Finder folder
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Where to save your custom MacOS AppleScript programs
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How to replace newline character with sed on Mac OS X (macOS)
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My HTML/CSS prototyping theme (a "Napkin" look and feel)
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How to sort Linux ls command file output
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How to fire MacOS notifications with AppleScript and Scala
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vim tip: How to configure vim autoindent
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The AppleScript for loop (and while loop) examples
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How to uninstall macOS applications
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Lesson learned from Apple: Keep innovating, or die
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MacOS “LSOpenURLsWithRole() failed with error”
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MacOS: How to convert BMP files to JPEG or PNG format (command line)
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Free MacOS batch image resizing
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How to determine if your Java/Scala application is running on Mac OS X
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Apache NameVirtualHost configuration using MAMP on Mac OS X
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MacOS Activity Monitor: Mac process and memory usage
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Mac CD/DVD backup - how to use a Mac burn folder to make a Mac OS X backup
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Mac backups: How to handle spaces in filenames with find, tar, and xargs
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MacOS: How to recover lost (deleted) system items in the Finder
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Mac disk space - How to reclaim lost disk space on Mac OS X
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Using sed to add a newline on Mac OS X
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An AppleScript “current time” example
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How to customize AppleScript dialogs (dialog boxes buttons and icons)
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AppleScript/Unix: How to get the current MacOS foreground application name
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How to use AppleScript to display a dialog from the MacOS Unix shell
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MacOS launchd plist StartInterval and StartCalendarInterval examples
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The MacOS launchd plist format
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Free Mac batch thumbnail creation
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Create Mac “ICNS” icon files with Icon Composer
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How to create Mac ICNS files with FastIcns
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How to batch-convert Mac BMP, JPG, PNG image files, free
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My Siri-like Mac speech recognition and computer interaction software
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Mac specific properties for Swing applications
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Setting the Mac Terminal titlebar to the current working directory
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How to set the MacOS Terminal title | Mac Terminal titlebar
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How to run an AppleScript from the Mac OS X Unix shell
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Mac text to speech voices (Mac OS X text to speech using AppleScript)
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An AppleScript dialog textfield example
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Mac Finder: How to create a new folder from keyboard
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Jeyes, a Java version of Xeyes
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MacOS JAVA_HOME location (for Java JDK/SDK)
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The Blue Parrot
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macOS: How to put keyboard focus on the Mac menubar
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Rapid Mac HTML form prototyping
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Can’t remember the MacOS “Force Quit” key combination
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MacOS Finder: How to delete files using keyboard keys
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Mac Finder - how to open a new Finder window
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Mac OS X: Unix sed commands I use to clean MacDown HTML output
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The Java on Mac OS X About, Quit and Preferences menu items and events
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Debug Linux shell scripts with ‘-x’
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Mac Spaces: Open a minimized window in the current Mac space
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A sample MacOS Bash startup file (.bash_profile)
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Make your Mac OS X display black and white (grayscale)
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The best free Mac WYSIWYG HTML editor I can find is ...
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The Mac OS X (macOS) “won’t shutdown” (slow shutdown) problem
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AppleScript: How to display a number in a dialog
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An AppleScript list iterate/loop example
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How to convert vi/vim tabs to spaces
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MAMP - Mac OS X, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (and CakePHP too)
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An AppleScript “list size” example
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MacOS tip: How to show hidden windows
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Mac tip: How to show just the current application
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How to fix the hide and seek problem with a Mac window and hidden dialog
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The Mac Finder new folder keystroke command
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TypeAhead, a continuous predictive text editor
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Blurry text in a Mac OS X Java Swing application (solution)
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Linux ‘find’ command: How to find and copy files
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A free, complete, Java Mac OS X application
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Amazon Kindle eBook self publishing for Mac (and Windows) users
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SARAH, a Mac OS X speech interaction app
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Java Mac AppleScript ScriptEngine null (ScriptException)
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Using the Client JVM and controlling RAM when building a Scala/Java/Mac application
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Java on MacOS: A default Mac menubar without a JFrame
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How to set the Java version on Mac OS X (macOS) systems
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How to bookmark a directory in the Mac Finder (Part 2)
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Creating Mac Finder bookmarks (Part 1)
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How to install Script-Fu scripts to work with Gimp (Mac OS X)
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How to insert text with a custom TextMate Bundle snippet
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macOS AppleScript example: Display clipboard contents in a dialog
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How to copy the macOS Terminal path to the clipboard
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Mac OS X Finder FAQ: How to open the Finder from a Terminal window
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MacTex LaTeX installation path on macOS (pdflatex not found)
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Emptying the Mac OS X trash from the command line
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AppleScript code to read file contents into a list (array)
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How to copy text from the MacOS Terminal to the clipboard
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Mac OS X Finder keyboard shortcuts
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Free Mac eReader applications
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Siri reads from Fifty Shades of Grey, sings Cracklin' Rosie, and more
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AdWords campaign disapproved - trademark terms
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How to create a podcast using GarageBand, part 2
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Mac exodus?
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Restart Mac OS X networking (AirPort) from the Mac command line
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How to break long lines using AppleScript
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How to create an iTunes album list
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Two more Textmate commands (capitalize, CSV to list)
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Mac SVN - How to install a Subversion (SVN) server on Mac OS X
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A Linux “sort by field/column” example (‘sort’ command)
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Java, Mac, and the Dock: How to handle drop events to a Mac OS X Dock icon
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Apple has an iOS/macOS “Stagefright” security flaw
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Mac Java FAQ - Where is Java installed on my Mac OS/X system?
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Akka Streams stencils for OmniGraffle
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Mac text to speech - have your Mac read web page text to you
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Major changes to SARAH
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Lightsaber
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Monodraw, an ASCII art drawing app for Max OS X
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Male and female developers at WWDC
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Scrivener, an app for writers
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Top reasons Apple rejects apps
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TypewriterFX - A Mac OS X application that plays typewriter sound effects
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Artboard
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Android Studio on Mac OS X - Unable to find a valid JVM
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10 Mac app design concepts
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How to configure AppleScript to work with Java 7 on Mac OS X
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Things I don't like about Mac OS X 10.9
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How to type real single-quote and double-quote characters on Mac OS X
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How do I find out what application elements can be scripted with AppleScript?
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Mac OS X mouse cursor/pointer size
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Mac OS X performance tuning tools and commands
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Sinus?
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Jony Ive and Mac OS X 10.10
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How to kill/disable the Dashboard in Mac OS X 10.9
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Notes on configuring Sencha Touch, Nginx, and Play on Mac OS X
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Mac 'Things' app
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Useful Mac OS X keystrokes (that I can't seem to remember)
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Boom for Mac
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How to add menu items to your Dock menu in Mac OS X Java applications
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Textexpander
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A designer's concept of Mac OS X with the iOS 7 look and feel
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Parallels Access
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Website visitors by Operating System and Browser
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A Kickstarter project for SARAH
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A Mac OS X application with an iOS 7 look and feel
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How to schedule an automatic Mac wake up time
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Set your Mac screensaver as your desktop background
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How to report Mac Java bugs
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I think the Windows Vista guy designed OS X Lion (and that's bad news for Apple)
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Mac OS X Lion - Preview reopens all previous documents (Preview history feature)
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A free Mac 'font tester'
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Mac Dropbox - Using dropbox.com as a Mac online backup system
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Mac online backup services - comparison chart
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Mac folder size - how big is this folder?
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Java on OS X - A free Mac/Java application to get the mouse cursor location and color
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Mac speech recognition - text to speech, and speech to text
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Mac text to speech - selecting a default system voice
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Creating a HAL 9000 voice for Mac OS X
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JustWrite - a free, full-screen Mac OS X text editor
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So long Firefox, hello Chrome
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How to install Git on Mac OS X
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How to copy files on Mac OS X
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Mac iTunes keyboard control (Mac OS X)
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Apple's new Mac OS X antivirus/malware business
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How to hide your desktop icons (Mac OS X)
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Mac Dock applications - How to move (or remove) a Mac application icon
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Mac Dock folder tip - How to move a folder to the Mac Dock
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vim backup files - how to move
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Evidence of a Mac - Firefox - Yahoo Mail memory leak
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Free Mac batch image resizing software
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Hyde, free, coming soon
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Options to put your Java application name on the Mac menubar
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What the Bleep is my Mac doing?
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Mac speech recognition - How I control my iMac with speech recognition
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Mac Java deprecated - Steve Jobs and James Gosling reply
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Mr. Jobs - Mac Java support is a matter of goodwill
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Mac keystrokes and keyboard utilities
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Mac voice recognition software update
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Mac speech recognition software (a short review)
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Mac speech recognition software - How to create custom commands
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A Mac CPU and memory usage monitor
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Mac Finder 'new folder' keystroke bug
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Mac Flash uninstaller - How to uninstall Flash on Mac OS X (and Windows)
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Steve Jobs Thoughts on Flash security
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Apple to CIOs: Don't buy Macs
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Apple Xserve: Nobody using Xserve or WebObjects, why support Java?
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Apple OpenJDK for OS X and a "New graphical client"
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Apple's Lion Mac Java support
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Create custom Mac dashboard widgets from web pages with Safari
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How to delete Mac dashboard widgets
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Mac OS X debug tip - Check the log files
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Social networking - Who do you trust?
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Mac Desktop font size (and icon size)
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Mac Finder font size (folder font size)
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Mac Safari shortcuts
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Mac Dropbox performance news - Dropbox 1.0 release
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Mac Social browsers (a review)
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Best Mac Twitter app - RockMelt plus Growl
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RockMelt browser review
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Java in the Mac App Store? Not.
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Carbon apps in the Mac App Store?
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The best Mac Git GUI client (2011)
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How to swap Mac Spaces
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How to make Mac backups with burn folders (Part 2)
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How to make Mac backups with burn folders (Part 3)
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How to make Mac backups with burn folders (Part 4)
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Mac antivirus and malware software (Is it needed?)
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How to make Mac backups with burn folders
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Mac OS X image scaling - Create your own fast, free image scaling app
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Mac, RSS news, and E-Mail: Mail an RSS news feed from your Mac
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Setting Mac iCal event reminders
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When is Dropbox syncing? The icons tell
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Mac Stickies backups - the Stickies database file location
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Hide your Mac desktop icons - Free
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Removing the Mac Defender trojan
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Preventing the Mac Defender trojan
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Where are Java WebStart files kept on Mac OS X 10.6?
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Those Mac .DS_Store files
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My first problem with Windows
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Mac OS X Postgresql: How to start a Postgres server on a Mac
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A Mac OS X translucent JFrame with a dynamic slider control
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How to set the brushed metal look and feel in a Swing app
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Java Swing Mac FAQ: How to determine if you're running on Mac OS X
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Mac Java keystroke - How to handle the Apple (command) key with Java on Mac OS X
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Chrome "early access" release for Mac OS X
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Mac Java - Image drag and drop
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Java: How to handle drop events to your Mac OS X Dock icon (Part 2)
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A review of five free Mac text editors (part 2)
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A review of five free text editors for Mac OS X (Part 3)
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Quaqua JSheet - Display a sheet in a Java Swing application on Mac OS X
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Use Quaqua to display a sheet in a Java Swing application on Mac OS X (Part 2)
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How to control iTunes from the keyboard on Mac OS X
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The Google Chrome OS
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How to type the name of a directory in the Mac Finder
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Growl, a system notification program for Mac OS X
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How to start a Mac in safe mode
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Snow Leopard coming this Friday
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How to build your own Mac (using PC components and Snow Leopard)
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A Mac Java Applescript example - how to execute Applescript from Java
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A review of five free Mac text editors (part 1)
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Applet tablet rumors enter their fifth year
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A simple Mac Meditation application
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Hide Mac Desktop clutter with DesktopShield (free)
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Java, Mac OS X, and the Preferences menu item
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A Mac Java ApplicationAdapter class example
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How to make your Java/Swing application look like a native Mac OS X application
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New Google Chrome for Mac OS X release
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Where are Java preferences stored on Mac OS X?
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Apple's motivation for their iPhone 4.0 SDK licensing changes
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Java on Mac OS X: Where is a Swing appplication's System.out and System.err written?
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"Hide Your Desktop" -- a $0.99 Mac app
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My favorite Mac screenshot software app
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How to use a Time Capsule as a Mac network drive
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Transparent JFrame - How to make a JFrame transparent on Mac OS X
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Mon, Feb 27, 2006 (Making the switch)
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Thu, Jul 12, 2007 (Using Windows on a PC is a form of masochism)
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Recent Unix, Linux, and programming tutorials
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How to create a podcast on Mac OS X using GarageBand
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My new Apple/Mac landing page
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Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 6
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Converting Java on Mac OS X tutorials to PDFs
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Apple TimeCapsule backups: Initial backup with Apple Time Capsule runs very slow
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How to slowly minimize a Mac OS X window to the Dock using the Genie effect
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How to use Spotlight to search for files from a Mac OS X Terminal window
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An operating system for all
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Windows as a tax compared to Linux
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Microsoft "cheaper" ads open the door for Linux
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Getting PHP, MySQL, and Mac OS X to work together
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How some people always seem to know about new software releases
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Rumors of an Apple "media pad" device
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Apple responds to Microsoft ads
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Free Mac OS X software (and shareware) tour
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Asus reliability rating dives; Apple recovers top spot
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Google Chrome for Mac OS X (beta release)
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Google Chrome for Mac OS X - a review
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Microsoft Vista - trouble, turmoil (Fri, Mar 24, 2006)
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Mac Java - how to use a different JVM on Mac OS/X 10.4
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Keep your mind open
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Mac OSX Apache - How to get server side includes (SSI) working on Mac OS X
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Frustrations with the Mac "Open With..." menu
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Mac default application configuration
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Mac Firefox URL shortcut - keystroke to select the Firefox URL field
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Mac HTML editor product reviews
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Mac / Windows - UI design differences
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Java JMenuBar Mac example - put the JMenuBar on the Mac OS X menubar
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Mac Java - Make your Java Swing app look like a native Mac app
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I like my platform freedom
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More Linux grep command examples
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Exploring the Linux locate command
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Mac Terminal - disable blinking text
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Can't delete a Mac burn folder - problem solved
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Mac podcast - Creating a podcast on the Mac using GarageBand, part 3
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Mac Cocoa-Java API is deprecated
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Mac Java - How to make a Java/Swing application look like a native Mac app
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A Mac Olympus DS-30 review
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Mac Java application - how to bundle a Java application on Mac OS X
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AppleScript error: Can't make (handler) into type string
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TextMate product review
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Two cool Mac applications from Hog Bay Software
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Easy Task Manager product review
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TaskPaper product review
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Mac - VoodooPad review
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Mac Genie tip - how to enable the slow Genie effect
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Mac lost password - lost OS X root password
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Design kata regarding Mac OS X Spaces
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Experimenting with Mac OS X text to speech
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Mac Finder FAQ: Is there a simple way to jump to a folder using the Mac Finder?
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Mac tip: command-click the folder icon
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Mac Finder tip: delete a file without dragging it to the Trash
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Mac OS X dictionary
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Mac Stickies (and easily saving content)
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Mac OS X Dashboard Widgets (intro)
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Mac Stickies and the Stickies widget
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Run Dashboard widgets from your desktop
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The Mac DigitalColor Meter utility (get Mac RGB values)
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Run a picture slideshow from the Finder
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Apple events and the AE Monitor
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Copy files on Mac OS X using drag-and-drop
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AppleScript Finder tip - Get the full path of the Finder
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Mac Open Source - the Fink command
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Will Snow Leopard include an anti-malware feature?
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A Java tool to access Grand Central Dispatch (GCD) on Mac OS X
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Mac Defender trojan (virus) information
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First Mac Ruby Appscript examples
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One way Mac OS X lost its sexy
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