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Adding Perl modules to OS X Lion with Terminal and CPAN.
If you’ve installed the Apple developer tools for OS X Lion, then you should already have a working installation of Perl. But you might find a need for some additional modules. Visit CPAN and search...
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Xcode 4.2 – using source code branches and other Xcode shortcuts
command T — to open a new tab in Xcode. Tabs can be pulled outside the main tab to create a multi-window environment. These additional windows can then be pulled over to a second monitor. The Xcode...
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Install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion in VMware Fusion 4.1.3 (clean installation,...
Previously I’ve been using older OS X virtual images and upgrading them as needed. Looking back through some notes about various utilities, features, and command line tools, I noticed something which...
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Install CentOS 6.3 64-bit Linux in VMware Fusion 4.1.3
As part of my iOS app development and testing lab, I have a need to be able to test client applications against multi-platform database services. Last year I determined a collection of OS X, CentOS,...
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Reduce size of guest vmdk disks with VMware Fusion 4.1.3 on OS X 10.8
When running multiple VMs, and keeping backup copies of various configs, a considerable amount of disk space can be used quickly. The following steps have been confirmed to reduce disk usage for...
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Fix repeating iTunes prompt to accept incoming network connections.
Do you want the application ‘iTunes.app’ to accept incoming network connections? If you get this prompt every time you start iTunes, it’s probably an issue with the application contents vs the...
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Installer quit unexpectedly… root cause missing JavaLaunching.framework
Error logs indicate the system needs Java for the package installer to work properly. As verified and documented below, it does not; it only needs a “framework folder” containing some reference...
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Was “IP enabling” the OS Kernel, System Libraries, and Application Frameworks...
For the impatient reader… I’ll cut to point. Yes, it was a mistake. We are well beyond the point where a seemingly good idea has been taken to excess and evolved into a bad implementation. How did I...
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Delete individual items from OS X 10.11 El Capitan “Messages 9.0” app.
To delete individual items from OS X 10.11 El Capitan “Messages 9.0” app. *this is for deleting specific messages within a conversation thread. if the same Messages/iMessage account is active on...
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OSX: Unable to talk to lsboxd ( and other console errors)
mdworker: Unable to talk to lsboxd sandboxd: mdworker deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd Cured by doing a safe boot and then restarting normally ? Really ? < cue twilight zone music >...
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