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For those of you who are getting the following error when trying to launch Portal, there is hope! Unless you’re running it under Boot Camp on a MacBook, if that’s the case you’re screwed. Hanging application hl2.exe, version 0.0.0.0, hang module hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000. Just add the following to the end of…
Continuing the series of posts I started last week, here are a few more Terminal tips. [16] uptime Shows the current time, how long your computer has been running, as well as the average load. [17] top Much like Activity Monitor, the top command displays a list of all running processes on your system. [18]…
[13] defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES This command lets you see the current path of the Finder window you are in. Quite handy if you’re working with a ton of finder windows. [14] defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool YES Enables Quit in Finder. killall Finder command is required to take effect. [15] telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl…
[10] defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES Leopard only. Replaces the 3D dock with a 2D one. Requires killall Dock to take effect. [11] defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool TRUE This sets the save dialogue to the expanded view as default. Requires restart. Replace TRUE with FALSE to disable. [12] sudo chmod 0 /System/Library/CoreServices/Spotlight.app This…
Yay! More terminal commands! [7] whois It’s a handy way to quickly track down registration/contact information about domain ownership. Simply enter whois domainnamehere.com. [8] defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg If you use the screen shot function, you may at times want to change the format it stores the images in. Where jpg is in the…