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Detailed info on OS X processes #
Upload a list of your running processes (ps -A > log.txt) for an instant custom report or check out the entire list of known processes. Like Neuber Software's Windows process and task list, user comments can be added to process listings as well.
/mac | May 12, 2012
Recover Photo Stream photos from iOS device #Photo Stream photos are:
- not accessible via iCloud.com
- not normally accessible from the Finder or Windows Explorer when stored on an iOS device
- only stored for 30 days on Apple's servers
- automatically deleted from iOS devices to keep the total under 1000
Photo Stream photos from an iOS device can be copied to a Mac or PC via the free and cross-platform iExplorer:
(Relatedly, Photo Stream photos can be permanently saved to Camera Rolls or Albums within iOS by pressing the Action button, selecting the desired photos (multiple select with two finger drag), and tapping "Save".)
/mac | May 03, 2012
Two newly-listed apps #- Noisy [249k] {S} White/Pink noise generator
(via Mike Leddy) - IconScanner 1.0 [244k] {S} Searches hard drive for all Apple Icon Images (.icns) and displays them in an image browser.
/mac | Apr 22, 2012
Slipstreaming OS X updates #into clean system images that can be restored to blank drives:
- DeployStudio creates and restores custom disk images.
- InstaDMG "creates clean, never-booted ASR images for deploying MacOS X". Tutorial
- NetRestore method uses Apple's System Image Utility included with the free Server Admin Tools.
- PSU Blast Image Config supports OS X versions from 10.2.2(!) to 10.7 and "restores asr-ready disk images created with various tools: Apple Disk Utility and System Image Utility, InstaDMG, etc."
- BootCD - "Create bootable OS X CDs" (OS X 10.3 only)
- Slipy 1.3 - "Create DVD disk images from existing OS X CD set" (OS X 10.3 only)
- Slipstream OSX - "A Mac OS X Install DVD conversion script" (written primarily for OSx86 and 10.5)
/mac | Mar 03, 2012
iOS disk image acquisition #LanternLite is an open source app from Katana Forensics for imaging devices running iOS 4 or 5. Features include: physical imaging of data partition over USB, bruteforcing simple passcodes, recovering device keys necessary to decrypt data partition, and decrypting data partition. The Apple Examiner has an excellent walkthru.
/mac | Feb 16, 2012
iMac G5 SATA hard drive keeps disappearing #Same symptom, different causes:
- Question mark on boot. Partition/format drive, run hardware tests (passed), install OS X - OK
- After a week or two, question mark returns. Replace SATA cable - OK
- After another week or two, question mark returns. Hard drive has failed (verified on another Mac) - install new hard drive and repeat step 1 - OK
- After yet another week or two, question mark returns. Set jumper on hard drive to limit feature set to SATA revision 1.0 (SATA 1.5 Gbit/s) - OK (over a month and counting)
- Why will only certain SATA data cables work?
- iMac G5 Hard Drive Upgrade--Jumper settings?
- Mac Drive Upgrades/Compatibility Database
- Seagate's Barracuda 7200.9 Serial ATA Installation Guide, Publication Number: 100390002, Rev. B, January 2006 - Your SATA-equipped motherboard or host adapter may use a chipset that does not support SATA speed autonegotiation or other 3 Gbit feature. Install a jumper as shown in the following illustration to limit the data transfer rate to 1.5 Gbits per second and enhance compatibility with some computers.
- SATA 1.5 Gbit/s and SATA 3 Gbit/s - To prevent interoperability problems that could occur when next generation SATA drives are installed on motherboards with legacy standard SATA 1.5 Gbit/s motherboard host controllers, many manufacturers have made it easy to switch those newer drives to the previous standard's mode. For example, Seagate/Maxtor has added a user-accessible jumper-switch, known as the Force 150, to enable the drive to be switched between 1.5 Gbit/s and 3 Gbit/s operation.
/mac | Dec 25, 2011
Address Book .abbu & iCal .icbu Archives #are normally created via File > Export. These archives are actually nothing more than folders, disguised as files, containing copies of:
~/Library/Calendars/longstring.calendar/Events ~/Library/Calendars/longstring.calendar/Info.plistin .icbu archives, and
~/Library/Application Support/AddressBookin .abbu archives. Which makes scripting something up to compress, encrypt, and remotely back up your contacts and calendar very simple.
/mac | Nov 27, 2011
Downgrading from Lion to Snow Leopard on the latest Mac hardware #Booting a new MacBook Pro (Late 2011) from a retail 10.6.3 disc resulted in a black screen and a repeating 3 beep pattern. This is due to missing Sandy Bridge drivers. Apple will ship a 10.6.6 (iMac) or 10.6.7 (MacBook Pro) installer disc* upon request which includes the necessary drivers to boot the latest models.†
As I could not wait for the disc to arrive, here is the process I followed to downgrade a new MacBook Pro (Late 2011) from Lion to Snow Leopard (see notes below for a faster method):
- Install 10.6.3 to Firewire drive connected to white MacBook (13-inch Late 2007)
- Boot white MacBook from Firewire drive with 10.6.3 and update to 10.6.8
- Boot new MacBook Pro from Firewire drive running 10.6.8
- Clone Firewire drive to internal SSD with SuperDuper! (Carbon Copy Cloner is another excellent choice)
- Boot MacBook Pro from SSD - success!
Here is an abbreviated version of Apple's Mac OS X versions (builds) for computers showing only the latest models:
| Latest model | Introduced | OS originally included | OS included later |
| iMac (Mid 2011) | May 2011 | 10.6.6 | 10.6.7,10.7 |
| Mac Mini (Mid 2011) | Jul 2011 | 10.7 | |
| Mac Pro (Mid 2010) | Aug 2010 | 10.6.4 | 10.7 |
| MacBook Pro (Late 2011) | Oct 2011 | 10.7.2 | |
| MacBook Air (Mid 2011) | Jul 2011 | 10.7 |
See also Finding your Mac OS X version and build information.
Notes & Updates:
- * These machine-specific installers can be made universal as well: Make a universal 10.6.7 Snow Leopard installer.
- † I have successfully tested the 10.6.7 MacBook Pro installer DVD on a Late 2011 MacBook Pro purchased Feb 2012.
- Reportedly, a MacBook Pro 10.6.8 image can boot the latest Mac Mini as well.
- Roy Miller explains how to slipstream 10.6.8 into a 10.6.3 image via NetRestore. Note that System Image Utility 10.6.8 is found in Server Admin Tools 10.6.8, not in Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1, as mistakenly mentioned in the "Required resources" section.
- Found a fixed and formatted version of Roy's instructions, along with a Target Disk Mode method that is much faster than using an external drive.
- Recap of downgrade methods and performance notes
- Apparently OS X system drives are largely universal, generally booting any Mac of the same basic generation.
- Apple strongly discourages downgrading: Don't install a version of Mac OS X earlier than what came with your Mac
/mac | Nov 24, 2011
Outbound firewall for OS X #TCPBlock v2.10 [837k] Outbound / application firewall. Runs in whitelist or blacklist mode. Support for filtering TCP and UDP.
(via AddictiveTips)See also Little Snitch, Hands Off!, and Radio Silence.
/mac | Oct 31, 2011
Mac OS X P2V #Paragon Virtualization Manager for Mac OS X is a free P2V (physical to virtual) converter that runs under OS X 10.5 or higher. Images can be created for Fusion 3+, Parallels 5+, and VirtualBox 4+. Until Lion, the OS X EULA did not allow for virtualizing non-server editions, hence Paragon's warning/disclaimer: "Please make sure that you do not violate the licensing agreement of your operating system and other installed software by virtualizing your system."
/mac | Oct 24, 2011
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