Mac Hacks
Tips & Tools for unlocking the power of OS X
By Chris Seibold
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Released: March 2013
Pages: 330
More info: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920024934.do
Want to take real control of your Mac? The hacks in this book help you dig below the surface to tweak system preferences, mount drives and devices, and generally do things with your system that Apple doesn’t expect you to do. With a little effort, you can make your Mac and its applications perform exactly the way you want them to.
There are more than 50 hacks in this book that show you how to fine-tune the interface, work with multimedia, set up your network, boost security, and perform a few tricks with Unix.
Go beyond Preferences: change the way OS X Mountain Lion behaves
Customize your experience by taming browsers and making apps full screen
Get information delivered right to your desktop, and automate mundane tasks
Use the command line and install various Unix apps to unlock your Mac’s Unix power
Increase security, monitor network traffic, and remain anonymous
Play Wii games and host a Minecraft server on your Mac
Modify your WiFi, move iTunes, and record TV shows
Turn your MacBook into a tablet and give it a custom dye job
Contents
Chapter 1 Before You Hack
Create a Great Backup
Create a Bootable Flash Drive
Partition that Drive Nondestructively
Get to Know Your User Account
Home Folder to Go
Fun with PLIST
Troubleshooting Mac OS X
Chapter 2 Mountain Lion Hacks
Copy the Mountain Lion Installer to a Flash Drive
Resurrect Web Sharing in Mountain Lion
Make Notification Center Less Annoying
Quick Hacks for Mountain Lion
A Clean Install of Mountain Lion
Chapter 3 Customize Your OS X Experience
Tame Your Browsers
Blog with Your Mac
Host a Web Page on Your Mac (and Get at Your Files Anytime)
Change the Startup Sound
Full Screen for (Almost) Any App
Create Custom Icons
Chapter 4 Hacks for a More Informative Mac
Quit the Finder
Move a Widget to the Desktop
Turn Your Desktop into a Fount of Useful Info
Chapter 5 Make It Automatic
Getting Things Done with AppleScript
Create a Service with Automator
Customize the Services Menu
Speed Things Up with Keybindings
Eject iTunes
Chapter 6 Fun with Unix
Harmless Unix Tricks
Install Homebrew
Get Things Done Safely with the Command Line
Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
Customize the Dock with Terminal
Chapter 7 Lock Down that Mac
Achieve Network Anonymity
Monitor Your Network Traffic
Protect Sensitive Files
Encrypt a USB Drive
Add Physical Security Measures to Your Mac
Chapter 8 Other OSes
Run a Minecraft Server on Your Mac
Play Wii Games on Your Mac
Manage Your Devices with Profile Manager
Chapter 9 Networking Hacks
Optimize Your WiFi
Secure Your Wireless Network
Use Your Mac as an Access Point
Chapter 10 Multimedia Hacks
Turn Your Mac into a DVR
Master Torrents
Move Your iTunes Library
Get Free and Better-Sounding Music for iTunes
Chapter 11 Hack Some Hardware
Have Your Mac Automagically Recognize You
Squeeze Some Speed out of an Aging MacBook Pro
Give Your Polycarbonate Mac a Dye Job
Get that iMac out of the Way
Use a Wiimote with Your Mac
Turn Your MacBook into a Tablet
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