Tag Archives: mac os

Receive “net send” messages in Mac OS X via Growl

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Dae

Quick recipe to receive “net send” messages (usually sent from Windows) in Mac OS X via Growl. I worked it out while helping user kamlay @ habrahabr.

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The cause for all your Mac OS X mouse annoyances

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Dae

…is 32 milliseconds. The main problem of mouse movement in Mac OS X is not acceleration — it’s lag.

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Select input language by Caps Lock in Mac OS X

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Dae

(Эта статья также доступна на русском языке). Also: Switch input language by Caps Lock in Windows. * * * I found a new way to bind input language (input source) switch to the Caps Lock button in Mac OS X. … Continue reading →

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Переключение языка ввода по caps lock в Mac OS X

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Dae

(This article is as well available in English). Для пришедших из поисковых систем по схожим запросам: Если вы не знаете как вообще переключать язык на Mac OS X, попробуйте Cmd + пробел. Имейте в виду, 1) что поставить сочетание «как … Continue reading →

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Mouse cursor skipping (jumping) bug in Mac OS X

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Dae
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“Building boot caches” error when changing startup disk

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Dae

Once I tried to change the default startup disk on my Mac running Snow Leopard and the following error appeared: “you can’t change the startup disk to the selected disk. Building boot caches on boot helper partition failed”.

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