Via: Online Universities
On github there is list of the ever popular defaults that can be altered via the terminal for much of your Mac OS X GUI experience. A new on for me was the removal of the checkmarks on the DropBox folders.
file=/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/check.icns
[ -e "$file" ] && mv -f "$file" "$file.bak"
unset file
View full list here.
What it does: Trojan-Downloader:OSX/Flashback.I connects to a remote site to download its payload; on successful infection, the malware modifies targeted webpages displayed in the web browser.
Removal:
Caution: Manual disinfection is a risky process; it is recommended only for advanced users. Otherwise, please seek professional technical assistance.
Manual Removal Instructions
- 1. Run the following command in Terminal:
defaults read /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Info LSEnvironment
- 2. Take note of the value, DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES
- 3. Proceed to step 8 if you got the following error message: “The domain/default pair of (/Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Info, LSEnvironment) does not exist”
- 4. Otherwise, run the following command in Terminal:
grep -a -o '__ldpath__[ -~]*' %path_obtained_in_step2%
- 5. Take note of the value after “__ldpath__“
- 6. Run the following commands in Terminal (first make sure there is only one entry, from step 2):
sudo defaults delete /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Info LSEnvironment
sudo chmod 644 /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/Info.plist
- 7. Delete the files obtained in steps 2 and 5
- 8. Run the following command in Terminal:
defaults read ~/.MacOSX/environment DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES
- 9. Take note of the result. Your system is already clean of this variant if you got an error message similar to the following: “The domain/default pair of (/Users/joe/.MacOSX/environment, DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES) does not exist”
- 10. Otherwise, run the following command in Terminal:
grep -a -o '__ldpath__[ -~]*' %path_obtained_in_step9%
- 11. Take note of the value after “__ldpath__“
- 12. Run the following commands in Terminal:
defaults delete ~/.MacOSX/environment DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES
launchctl unsetenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES
- 13. Finally, delete the files obtained in steps 9 and 11.
VIA : [F-Secure]
Total Prep and Cooking Time: 45 minutes (including roasting your own peppers)
Yield: 2 1/2 cups hummus
3 large red bell peppers or 1 jar roasted bell peppers
1 15 oz. canned/rinsed/drained garbanzo beans or 1 lb. dried/soaked/drained garbanzo beans
1/2 cup tahini
2 cloves garlic, minced
juice of 1 lemon
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
pine nuts, for garnish
red pepper flakes, for garnish
1. First, if you have fresh bell peppers, preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. Cut your peppers in half, removing the pith and seeds, and place skin side up on a roasting tray. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until nice and charred. Allow the peppers to become cool enough to handle, then simple peel away the skin and roughly chop the peppers so that they will all fit in your food processor.
2. Add the chopped roasted red peppers, garbanzo beans, tahini, minced garlic, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, paprika, and salt to your food processor and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings as necessary. This keeps well in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days.
VIA: (Crepes of Wrath)
1. Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn’t mean anything else.
2. Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. Don’t implementpromises, but keep them.
3. Never use abstract nouns when concrete ones will do. If you mean “More people died” don’t say “Mortality rose.”
4. In writing. Don’t use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was “terrible,” describe it so that we’ll be terrified. Don’t say it was “delightful”; make us say “delightful” when we’ve read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers, “Please will you do my job for me.”
5. Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say “infinitely” when you mean “very”; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
The file is:
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist
You need to add/edit two lines: the first is Kernel Flags and the second is mbasd=1.
Insert “mbasd=1″ in the <string></string> value below the <key>Kernel Flags</key> (If the string is not empty to begin with (it normally is), then use a space to separate the mbasd=1 from what’s already there). The file will then look like:
[Update: As CyborgSam pointed out in the comments, the file might not yet exist at all on some Macs. In that case, the pico editor window will initially be empty - if so, just copy and paste the entire XML block from below].<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC “-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN” “http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd”>
<plist version=”1.0″>
<dict>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>mbasd=1</string>
</dict>
</plist>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC “-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN” “http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd”>
<plist version=”1.0″>
<dict>
<key>Kernel Flags</key>
<string>mbasd=1</string>
</dict>
</plist>
Then Reboot.
Over a deviantART, *blitzcadet, had this faux comic cover. I can see many different styles of Frazetta incorporated here.
