Category: Mac

Unofficial version of Pale Moon browser now available for OS X

Found this post on Reddit by user ajorpheus and thought it would be worth sharing:

You might be interested in knowing that there is now an unofficial up-to-date palemoon build (26.0.0) for OSX: https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=10847&sid=8884ca5df7cb55adb954d304466f8e01

Also, efforts are underway to document the process of building OSX: https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=10389

Pale moon is a fork of Firefox that some people prefer because it seems to be faster, and it doesn’t force the new look on users. Many (but not all) Firefox addons can be used with it. Official builds are only created for Windows and Linux, and OS X users are usually left out in the cold.

Here’s a better description from the Pale Moon web site:

Pale Moon offers you a browsing experience in a browser completely built from its own, independently developed source that has been forked off from Firefox/Mozilla code, with carefully selected features and optimizations to improve the browser’s speed*, resource use, stability and user experience, while offering full customization and a growing collection of extensions and themes to make the browser truly your own.

There is no link to this unofficial build for OS X on the official Pale Moon site (other than in their user forum) but nonetheless it seems to work pretty well, in fact I’m using it right now to compose this post. I make no guarantees, but if you are feeling a bit adventurous, give it a try – you just may prefer it to the increasingly lethargic Firefox!

Bringing Back Advance Screen Calibration Options | Mac Tricks And Tips

One of the annoying features of every update that Apple provide to there[sic] operating system is the removal or hiding useful advance options were in the previous versions of the operating system. In this case Apple have hidden the advance calibration options, very useful if you want to calibrate your screen colours. The options is in the normal location, but give no clue that it is there.

Source: Bringing Back Advance Screen Calibration Options | Mac Tricks And Tips

OS X users, here’s a QuickLook plugin to display the dimensions and size of an image in the title bar instead of the filename

There are many sites that list useful QuickLook plugins for OS X users but many of them have missed this one. Now, when you’re in Finder, a simple tap of the spacebar can show you the dimensions of an image and its file size in the title bar:

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But wait, there’s more!

This plugin can also preview and generate Finder thumbnails for unsupported images formats like :

AND it comes with a Spotlight plugin to display informations of unsupported images (WebP, bpg, Portable Pixmap) in Finder’s inspector window. But really, it had me at displaying the dimensions and size of an image, since that’s information I’ve often needed after receiving an image. Real all about it at the project’s GitHub page or just download the installer.

How to Burn Disc Images in OS X El Capitan Without Disk Utility

Apple removed the ability to burn disc images from Disk Utility in OS X 10.11 and newer, and while that makes sense for many Macs that no longer have SuperDrives, CDRW, and DVD burners, for those who use an external burner, use disc drive sharing, or who do have hardware with a built-in SuperDrive, may find it frustrating to lose such a feature. But not to worry, you can still burn disk images and data discs in OS X El Capitan, and you can start the process either from the Finder or from the command line on the Mac.

Source: How to Burn Disc Images in OS X El Capitan Without Disk Utility (OS X Daily)

ShellWrangler – FREE DIY monitoring tool and menubar application for OS X

Weather information, stock market trends, gmail unread emails count, battery charge level, Facebook unseen notifications and more can be at your OSX StatusBar. But the most important is that: you can build your own monitoring triggers by your self! And YES, it’s FREE!

Source: ShellWrangler – DIY monitoring tool
For further reading: DIY your menubar application! Don’t waste $ for what is already available for free. (Mac Rumors)

Stop Spotlight Stalling & Beachballs When Searched in Mac OS X with External Drives

Spotlight is the lightning fast search engine built into the Mac, but some users may have noticed that once Spotlight has been summoned and a file search query is beginning to be typed, OS X freezes up, stalls, and beachballs for anywhere from 10-30 seconds for seemingly no apparent reason. If you’re in a quiet room, you may even hear a little spin up sound as this happens as well.

Source: Stop Spotlight Stalling & Beachballs When Searched in Mac OS X with External Drives