Recent content by Flying Meat

As far as I can tell, you'll need to pull the group info from dsconfigad, then append the group/s, and then write it all back to dsconfigad. I don't see an append argument for dsconfigad. If dscl's append argument can't write to the AD plugin, it might be easier to use the "defaults" command to...

Was there software to install, from Verizon? If so, Don't install it. :P

As for loosing the ability to drag files/folders to the terminal to enter paths, there is a nice contextual menu add-on, PathSnagger, that can copy the path to the clipboard for pasting. Certainly not as sweet as dragging the object to the terminal window, but it helps bridge the gap... Also...

An example of where this might be handy, would help. The command line is not really intended to be a GUI editor. You could try using BBedit, or maybe even TextWrangler. Both have the ability to run commands from within the application, and get the output back in editable documents.

That "blong" startup sound, right after you hit the power button, is in firmware/ROM and is not changeable, any more than the beep-beep, famous in older PCs or the silence in the newer PCs. There is no alternate "bios" you can install. You can however find a utility that makes the startup...

Ideally, you want to respect the font folder organization of OS X: /System/Library/Fonts is for OS specific resources /Library/Fonts is for shared application font resources, as well as fonts for all users on the machine /Users/username/Library/Fonts is for fonts licensed and/or accessible by a...

Weird. In a kajillion macs (I've been support, and an administrator for a few large-ish organizations) I've only ever seen insomnia in machines with unsupported PCI cards, or funky USB devices. If the product linked by jbarley works for you though,..

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh14.html

Have you given any consideration to using a third party font management app? Lots of folks like the Linotype FontExplorer product, which to the best of my recollection, is free... http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19514

I'm going to guess it's a third party issue. Either the Application enhancer, or drivers for one or more add-on device... Check with the vendors of your add-ons (software or hardware) to see if there isn't an update or patch that addresses the problem. While those external devices may have...

There is probably on-line Microsoft Office help to guide you through the process of setting up default fonts on new documents. It won't however prevent you from have to look through the list of available fonts on the system if you want to choose a different font. Get to know what the style...

did you mean libpcap? http://sourceforge.net/projects/libpcap/ It should be, but it is not installed by default (at least it's not in the "usual" locations...)

Are you sending the documents from Entourage? There is a bug in Entourage, by which the first attachment in a sent message is mangled. I don't recall if this is applicable to all Entourage users, but it is a reported bug. Also, if you are sending to PC users, you may want to set the font in...

yup. Yer gonna wanna make sure "require password to wake from sleep" is enabled in the security tab. Then set the lower left corner of the display to be the "sleep now" corner (set it in the Screensaver preference pane). When you leave your machine, move the cursor to the lower left...

Oooo. That folder called "." is a bad sign. In unix, "." is a pointer to the current folder. If it's in your home folder, and you don't have access, then that may be why some of your prefs are not accessible. launch the /Utilities/Terminal.app and type the following: ls -al ~/ Post the...