Category: OS X

Link: Power of Linux wget Command to Downloand Files from Internet

Wget is the command line, non interative , free utility in Unix like Operating systems not excluding Microsoft Windows, for downloading files from the internet. Most of the web browsers require user’s presence for the file download to be completed. But wget allows users to start the file retrieval and disconnect from the system. It will download the files in the background. The user’s presence can be a great hindrance when downloading large files.

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Power of Linux wget Command to Downloand Files from Internet (LinOxide)
Related:
Wget. Resume, limit rate and run it in background (G. Garron)
Download an entire website with wget (ugly duck)

Link: 4 Ways to Preview Fonts in OS X

OS X comes with a large number of different fonts included, and if you also install third-party software such as Microsoft Office, your system should be full of fonts. Now, this isn’t really much of a problem I mean – come on. What harm is it to have a large number of different fonts to choose from? The only issue is that if you want to see what a font looks like before using it, you will have to slowly go through a large list which can become impractical.

Luckily for you, Apple also cared to include several options in OS X for previewing fonts which can really help you streamline this process. More details follow:

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4 Ways to Preview Fonts in OS X (Make Tech Easier)
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Take Control of Your Fonts in OS X (tuts+)
How to Manage Fonts Within Mac Apps the Quick and Easy Way (The Mac Observer)

Link: Easily Run Windows Applications on Mac OS X

If you are using Mac OS X and want to run Windows applications, the most popular option is to install Windows OS using Bootcamp, or run Windows in a virtual machine. Linux users will know that you can use Wine to install and run Windows applications natively. The good news is that Mac users can run Wine to install Windows applications as well. Wineskin is a Wine-tool ported over to the Mac platform. Check out how you can run Windows applications on Mac OS X.

Wineskin is simply an implementation of Wine at its core. For those who are not sure what Wine (an acronym for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”) is, it is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X.

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Easily Run Windows Applications on Mac OS X (Make Tech Easier)
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Wineskin: Run Windows Software On Mac OS X Without An Emulator [Mac] (MakeUseOf)

Link: How to use sshfs (Secure Shell FileSystem) to Mount Remote Directories Locally

Sshfs is a file system for operating systems that have FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) implementation. Examples of such operating systems are Linux, Mac OS X and FreeBSD but not limited to these. SSHFS is a great tool as it enable a user to mount remote directories on the local machine securely. The SSH protocol encrypts the connection between the local and remote machine. This makes it difficult for a third party to see the files being exchanged between the two machines on the network.

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How to use sshfs (Secure Shell FileSystem) to Mount Remote Directories Locally (LinOxide)
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SSHFS (Secure SHell FileSystem) for Mounting Remote Linux Filesystems (Tecmint)
Mount Remote Filesystems Over SSH Using SSHFS (Unixmen)
SSHFS in Linux (Linux/Vmware Solutions)
Linux Terminal: sshfs, Remote directory over ssh (Linuxaria)

Link: How to Clear Spotify Cache

If you have been a regular user of Spotify (on desktop), you should know that it caches your playlist in the local hard disk so it can quickly playback the songs without having to stream from their server again. However, if you are running low on hard disk space, you might want to clear the cache to make way for more important documents. The Spotify desktop client doesn’t come with a way to clear the cache. Here is how you can clear Spotify cache in Windows, Mac and Linux.

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How to Clear Spotify Cache (Make Tech Easier)

Link: Linux Terminal: Poor Man’s Spotify (actually works with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X)

While I was looking some video related to Linux I’ve found this video of gotbletu an user that I follow on Youtube, related to a small player to listen music directly from the terminal: pms AKA Poor Man’s Spotify.

I like lightweight clients, and so I’ve gave it a try, these are the results.

Note that this is a Python script, and therefore should run on any platform that has Python 2.7 or 3 installed.

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Linux Terminal: Poor Man’s Spotify (Linuxaria)

Link: 8 Little-Known Tips For Mac OS X Users

OS X includes a number of commands in various system and application menus which give you quick access to file and windows management. In addition to these, there are also hidden options which can be found by holding the “Option“, “Shift and ”Command” keys with the various menus open.

Along with all these commands, there are several useful, but somewhat unfortunately hidden behaviours which can be beneficial to some people. These behaviours include information about various system controls, manipulating items in Spotlight and moving windows around on screen.

We’ve compiled 8 of the most useful tips for Mac OS X, so check them out:

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8 Little-Known Tips For Mac OS X Users (Make Tech Easier)

If you tried upgrading XBMC under OS X, run a MythTV backend, and get the error “No PVR Client has been started yet”, see this thread

This thread contains information on the buggy XBMC version 12.3 for OS X, and a couple of suggestions for reverting back to XBMC 12.2, which will fix the problem for now.  This issue does NOT appear to be present in Linux versions of XBMC 12.3.

Link: Do More, Faster In The Linux Terminal With Midnight Commander

This is the program we always install first in any new Linux-based installation, and if for some reason we can’t install it, that system tends to get blown away and replaced by a different version of Linux (or whatever) almost immediately. Not being able to install Midnight Commander is kind of a deal-breaker around here.

File browsing in a Linux terminal is alright, but it could be so much better. Midnight Commander is the program you’re looking for –  it gives you a two-paned file browser that makes working in the terminal so much easier. And the best part? It’s simple to get and use.

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Do More, Faster In The Linux Terminal With Midnight Commander (MakeUseOf)

We’ll just add that even some Mac OS X users are apparently lost without Midnight Commander, since an older article on installing it under OS X is still one of the most popular on this site, even though for day-to-day use, we would think that most OS X users would be happier with the more recent versions of XtraFinder, which now includes dual pane functionality (and it’s free!). As for Windows users, there is always the venerable Total Commander.

Link: How To Set Up An External Hard Drive For Use With Mac OS X

When you first attach a hard drive to your Mac, it should automatically mount and be ready to use; however before relying on it, you should consider taking a couple of precautionary steps to ensure that the drive continues to work as expected.

Note: This guide is for those whose drive isn’t really working with their Mac, or those who want to set up their drive to work specifically work on OS X. By default, most drives should work with both Windows and OS X unless specified otherwise.)

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How To Set Up An External Hard Drive For Use With Mac OS X (Make Tech Easier)