Fluid is a great concept. You take your favorite web applications and turn them into actual Mac applications. This means you can do things like minimize them, fullscreen them, put them in the dock, launch them from your favorite launcher app, etc. The two apps I did it on are Feedly and Chartbeat. Consuming these resources as applications…
Annoying Things in OS X
I have a friend who is getting into OS X for the first time after being a lifetime poweruser in Windows. He has a number of valid complaints, and I wonder what the official OS X fanboy answers are. [ Note: I’m an OS X fanboy. ] Basically, the problem is that for an operating system that is…
Switch Between OS X Dialog Buttons From Keyboard
To switch between dialog options in OS X from the keyboard, use the TAB key. ::
Mount an ISO From the Command Line in OS X
Dead simple: hdiutil mount yourfile.iso
Mac vs. PC Security In One Sentence
If you follow Information Security at all or have been part of a PC vs. Mac discussion at any level, you’ve probably come across the timeless question of: What’s more secure, Mac or PC? Well, there’s an analogy from renowned security researcher Charlie Miller that elegantly captures the answer in a single sentence: Mac OS X is like…
OSX: Reformat a Drive via Command Line
diskutil is a very powerful utility within OS X that lets you do all sorts of things to the various storage media on your system. I use it to clear USB drives, since it’s really annoying to have to go into the .Trashes directory and kill the 501 contents (not to mention all the other artifacts, e.g. spotlight,…
OS X: Manipulating the Clipboard via Command Line
So I somehow just found out that you can manipulate OS X’s clipboard via command line. The utility that does it is called pbcopy (and pbpaste). [bash]echo “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet” | pbcopy[/bash] Now, go into any OS X application and perform the paste (⌘-v) command and you’ll have the content you placed there via command line.…
How to Manage a Cisco Device via Console Using a USB Port in OS X
Problem: you need to manage a Cisco device via console, but the only box you have available is your non-macpro-mac, i.e. you don’t have a console port available. Solution: manage it via USB. Step 1: Procure a USB to Console Cable It should look something like this. You can get them most anywhere. Step 2: Download and Install…
Prominent Infosec Personalities That Use OS X
I often have to explain to other IT people (and even too many in infosec) why I prefer OS X as my primary operating system. If you lack the time to make a complete argument, one shortcut to giving strength to your position is to give a list of well-known security professionals that have made the same decision.…
Controlling OS X Network Connections Using Little Snitch
Being in Information Security, I understand that knowing what’s going on is the first step to being secure. The way this translates to networked computers is knowing who they’re talking to. And for this task I use Little Snitch to both monitor and control what applications are able to reach out from my OS X system. In addition…
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