OS X Software Update From Command Line | How can I run Software Update from the command line in OS X? This command will update OS X via the terminal: sudo softwareupdate -i -a The output will look something like this: $ sudo softwareupdate -i -a Password: Software Update Tool Copyright 2002-2009 Apple Checking packages… Installing Waiting for other installations to complete… Validating
Backup Gmail Email in Linux
Backup Gmail Email in Linux | How can I backup my gmail email in Linux? On Linux (and OS X) you can use the command line program getmail. This how-to uses IMAP to connect to your gmail account. If you haven’t already, make sure to enable IMAP in the gmail settings! 1. Ok now install getmail in Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install
Check for IPv6 Connectivity
Check for IPv6 Connectivity | How can I find out if my ISP is IPv6 ready? The website test-ipv6.com will check for IPv6 connectivity right from your browser. An IPv6 enabled connection will look something like this: If enabled, you can search via ipv6.google.com for example: Contact your ISP to inquire into IPv6 trials or beta testing.
Thunderbird Recover Email Password
Thunderbird Recover Email Password | How do I recover saved passwords from Thunderbird? Finding saved email passwords in Thunderbird is as easy as going to the Security portion of the settings: Tools -> Options (Windows) | Edit -> Preferences (Linux) | Thunderbird -> Preferences (OS X) -> Security > Passwords > Saved Passwords There you are given an option to
Virtual Appliances for Download
Virtual Appliances for Download | Where can I find a good variety of Virtualbox or VMware images? Two great websites are turnkeylinux.org and virtualboximages.com. Many of these images available can run in various virtual machine types (VMware, Virtualbox, Parallels, etc). In particular the Turnkey LAMP Stack Appliance is most excellent! There is no need to bother setting up an entire
Straighten Crooked Photos – GIMP
Straighten Crooked Photos – GIMP | Use gimp to easily straighten crooked photos! Here is my random photo which is slightly crooked to the left. First choose Tools > Transform Tools > Rotate Then you can simply adjust the angle to straighten your photo as desired. If needed, you can also adjust the center pivot point. I turned on the grid
Rsync Over SSH
Rsync Over SSH | Here is a quick and easy way for transferring files via rsync over ssh. rsync [options] ssh [local source directory] [user@server]:[destination on server] Example: # rsync -avPz /home/bob/workstuff bob@192.168.1.125:~/ a (recursive, hidden files incl, etc. – the standard rsync option) v verbose P show Progress z compress data during transfer This will make a copy
Quick Hping How-To
Quick Hping How-To | hping is an excellent networking tool that can be used to send a crafted packet over a specific port to test firewall settings. In this example, I’ll show you how to do quick firewall port testing using hping3. First, install hping! Ubuntu has the latest hping3: sudo apt-get install hping3 Ok, now let’s send a
Annotate PDF Documents in OS X
Annotate PDF Documents in OS X | How can I edit a PDF document on OS X? FormulatePro is an excellent free and open source app for OS X that lets you annotate, edit, insert graphics, fill out forms, and otherwise manipulate PDF documents. For an example, here is a PDF that comes from OS X. I’ll open it with FormulatePro to
Watch YouTube Without Ads
Watch YouTube Without Ads | To watch YouTube videos without ads, commercials, and other annoyances, simply use the Chrome browser with this extension. This will enable the playback of videos in HTML5 and ad free. Sweet! PS: There are several other Chrome extensions that work similarly. If this particular one causes any trouble, try others. If you use Safari,
