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First of all, you need to install Expect. Expect is just like perl, but I don't believe it's installed by default in OS X. Anyway, you'll need tcl libraries for Expect too. So once you have the software installed. O'Reiley has a very good book on how to write expect scripts. The thing...

I used NFS Manager to mount a Linux partition to my OS X, and the NFS share appears under the Network icon you were talking about.

Yes, you can write an expect script and run that script every time you want to do the action.

shift-cmd-t to set the title in a terminal window

Is there a way to change the display setting, like resolution and frequency from the command line? I can't find a plist associated with the system preference. Thanks.

I think these ads are targeting to people who think of themselves not knowing too much about computers, but really needing one that works. A Mac royal or a computer literal person may think those ads or the characters dumb, but again, they are not what the ads are targeting. Apple are making...

AT&T did a series of commercial just like that about 10 years ago visioning year 2000. We are still pretty far from the vision.

So are you buying the Mac or the iPod? Most people buy a Mac because they want a Mac. iPod is just the extra joy when you own a Mac. Why would Apple bundling an iPod stimulate their sales big time?

I have a question that is yet to be resolved. I'm trying to forward the syslog messages from my OS X box to a log host on a RedHat Linux box. I edited the /etc/syslog.conf and put *.debug in the file as I would do on a Solaris box. However, I'm not seeing the syslog being forwarded. Any step...

Ok, I kinda found the cause. I moved my default Utilities folder out of the Applications folder in MacOS X. And of course the default location of the Installer application which handles the .pkg file is also moved. That probably causes the .pkg file unable to be recognized. The solution...

I have experienced a problem recently. Probably after the update to 10.1 or the latest security patch. All the package files (.pkg) are shown as a folder instead of a single package file. Has anyone experienced the same thing or know a fix for it? Thanks in advance.

I am sharing my own directory on a OS X machine via AppleShare. It's a OS X to OS X setup. Everything seems working fine except for the Desktop (Mac OS 9) folder. Every time I open up that particular folder, it brings me back to my own "Desktop (Mac OS 9)" folder on my local machine, instead...

Ahh... I see what you are saying. The scroll bar. Well, to me, this feature isn't really that obvious though. I would think that from a GUI perspective, they should have made it more obvious.

I also think that the new File Dialog box has some flaws. For instance, if I would like to import some MP3s from a mounted CD to the iTunes Library, there is no way to get to it from the GUI. I'll have to type /Volumes to choose the CD. Also, there is no "up_to_the_parent_directory" option...

Okay, I kinda solved my own problem. Here was the mistake that I made. In the /etc/exports file on the Linux box, it's really picky about the space. So make sure that you don't follow the format. /stuff_i_want_to_mount hostinfo(privledge,insecure) No space in the bracket. Harry

Okay, I've been following all the information that I can find on the web about mounting a LINUX NFS volume to MacOS X. So far, no luck. After adding my Linux box information to NetInfo, I was able to use showmount -a to see the NFS sharing information on the box, but the volume just doesn't...

The shutdown command typed in the terminal doesn't seem to shutdown the system. Instead it reboots the system. Any idea how I can turn off the system from the command line? Thanks. -harry

or from a unix command, just type "ssh -l [login] [hostname or ip], then it prompts you for password, just use your user password.

Well, it seems that the new OS X update solves my image download problem from the Kodak DC 290 camera I mentioned few days ago. Now, as soon as I plug in the camera and set it to the "Connect" mode, the images get downloaded instantly.

According to Kodak's web site, the Image Capture application coming w/ OS X is supposed to work with DC290. I plugged in the camera to my the USB port on the keyboard, but Image Capture can't seem to find it. Does anyone have a different result? Thanks.