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Unfortunately, DBDesigner4 is written in Delphi, which is practically Windows-only, so there is not and probably will not be a Mac OS X version. Also, no other applications are able to show diagrams in this format.DBDesigner is replaced by MySQL workbench. It ...

For any system service agent that you want to create in Mac OS X, you would do the following:sudo dscl localhost -create /NetInfo/root/Groups/system_groupnamesudo dscl localhost -create /NetInfo/root/Groups/system_groupname gid group_idsudo dscl localhost -cre...

Choose OS while starting upYou can select which operating system to use during startup by holding down the Option key. This displays icons for all available startup disks, and lets you override the default setting for the startup disk in Startup Disk preferenc...

One way of installing Mac OS X DVD media on a Mac that only has a CD drive (like a G3 iBook) is to use a Mac with a DVD drive and connect the CD only Mac via Targeted Disk Mode using a firewire cable. When running the OS X installer, you can choose the drive ...

Local Apple Store: (Free) Training sessions and Genius Bar — http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/The South Bay Mac Users group — www.sbamug.comOnline videos — www.lynda.com and www.youtube.com.iTunes Podcasts — Apple podcasts MacBreak The Mac Observer’s Mac Gee...

In some cases, constant indexing of files inside large compressed files (eg: Netboot images) can cause a machine to become unusable. Simply unchecking options in System Preferences >> Spotlight will not help prevent Mac OS from constantly attempting to ...

On a Mac, to convert a winmail.dat file into the original format is to download the free program called “TNEF’s enough”. Alternatively, there is a paid OS X Mail plugin available called “Letter opener” which will automatically decode the attachment still in M...

Disable Mac OS X Lion Resume & App Window Restore Completely http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/18/disable-mac-os-x-lion-resume-window-restore/_Disable “Reopen Windows When Logging Back In” in Mac OS X Lion Completely http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/25/disable-reopen...

Log in as an admin, run the following commands from Terminal:sudo rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.AutoWake.plistsudo rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagement.plistsudo rm /<user>/Library/Preferences/com....

BackgroundAs of October 2011, a Trojan named Flashback has been targeting Mac OS X users by masquerading as a legitimate version of the Adobe Flash Player installer. Its visual elements and user interface are is quite similar, if not identical in certain cases...

Apple Repair Agreement (ARA):bq. The AppleCare Repair Agreement adds two years of repair service coverage to Apple’s standard one-year limited warranty, giving you a total of three years of Apple-certified repairs. It also covers qualified repairs that occur a...

Users of Microsoft Word for OS X may notice frequent program crashing and instability. Mac Word’s “track changes” feature has been known to increase the incidence of document corruption. Tips and options for remediation, as well as issue description are desc...

OS X by default hides file extensions on files, so users may be confused when they have files that are not recognized at all by OS X and hence do not open.One source of the error is the fact that the file in question has no extension at all.To check for a sing...

Firefox’s major asset is its wide variety of user community created and supported extensions.The ability the save all open windows and active tabs was a “cannot live without” feature brought forth, in part by Tab Mix Plus. Firefox 2 now incorporates similar f...

Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) for Windows XP+ only has been released in November 2006. Some have said the “Quick Tabs” is reason alone to use IE7.Firefox already has had such a feature through add-ons:Tab Catalog — https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1937/ Has an ...

To burn a UDF DVD that plays in standalone DVD players, fire up Terminal and type the following:hdiutil makehybrid -udf -udf-volume-name <dvd_text> -o <dvd_name>.iso <path/to/folder>The dvd_text will be the disc’s title. Make sure to use the...

My name is Alex Podobas and I’m a member of the UCLA IT Security Office. My IT security work at UCLA involves an ample amount of code review and writing web applications and I use OS X as my primary, day-to-day operating system. Recently, I wiped my computer a...

Apple’s High Sierra is coming. Below are some links to help prepare for it—Upgrade to macOS High Sierra Model specific firmware updates are required (via the internet) for each system. Monolithic system imaging is therefore only supported to re-install macOS ...