OS X
Use Fake to automate web testing on the Mac
Last week’s Mac techmail was Use Fake to automate web testing on the Mac which takes a look at a neat app for the Mac called Fake. This app is similar to Automator, except instead of automating desktop-related tasks, it automates web-related tasks. With it you can automate web submissions, use it to do regression [...]
Choosing the right Git GUI client for Mac OS X
Last week’s mac techmail was Choosing the right Git GUI client for Mac OS X in which I looked at the Tower application, a Git GUI client for OS X. I’ve looked at a few Git clients for OS X and Tower was my application of choice amongst the contenders; the tip explains why. Tower [...]
Two tips: OS X ACLs and hidden Option key commands
I’m a little behind on putting up my recent Mac articles for TechRepublic here, so I’m going to put them all in one post. The first is Introduction to OS X Access Control Lists (ACLs) which introduces you to OS X’s implementation of filesystem access control lists. OS X, like Linux, has ACLs that can [...]
How to use CrashPlan for online backups
The mac techmail from a few weeks ago was How to use CrashPlan for online backups, which looks at getting the CrashPlan client setup on OS X. CrashPlan is pretty neat: you can pay to store your backups on CrashPlan’s servers in the cloud, or you can use the client for free to backup to [...]
Easily distracted? Mac tools that keep you focused
The Mac tip from a few weeks ago was Easily distracted? Mac tools that keep you focused. This was an interesting tip to write because when you sit in front of the computer all day, it’s sometimes hard to quantify how much productive work you get done. Like now, updating my blog, for instance. =) [...]
How to reassign the primary display on multi-display Macs
This week’s mac techmail is How to reassign the primary display on multi-display Macs which is pretty simplistic, but really sweet all at the same time. I’m not sure how to do this in Windows (never done it before) and on Linux it’s pretty straightforward too. But it wasn’t until I needed it that I [...]