Show Hidden Files in Open or Save Dialog

To see hidden files or folders in OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (I don’t have Lion so I don’t know if it still works) from the Open or Save dialog within an application:

1. Click File > Open or File > Save then press Command Shift . to reveal all hidden folders and files.
2. Press same combination to hide them again.
   

This is the method I used to open a hidden folder using the Finder.

MobileMe Security Certificate Not Trusted

Just when I think my MobileMe Mail experience is not going to get any worse, Apple manages to lob a new issue at me in the form of the mail server security certificate is now 'Not Trusted'.
I have not been able to access my MobileMe Mail account using Mail.app on OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) for months now, with password rejection issues. I was unable to use PostBox for the same reason. I had to make Sparrow my default mail client because it is the only Desktop application I have that is unaffected by the password issue.
On my iOS devices I needed to delete and reinstall my MobileMe Mail account once iCloud became active in order to overcome the password rejections. Now there is this -- Not Trusted Certificates.
I am trying to shift all my email connections and usage from Apple to Google Gmail. Apple's iCloud debacle has lost the love of this unhappy bunny.

Email this page on Chromebook

Email this page (by Google) is an extension for Google Chrome. To make it work on a Chromebook, I have found I specifically need to set Gmail as my email client in options otherwise an email will be created but without any link included to the web page.

To get to options, either right-click the Email this page icon on the extensions bar:

Or click the Spanner icon on the extensions bar > Tools > Extensions

On the Options, click Gmail and close the page tab

Twitter Spammers Run Out of Avatars

I have had a spate of very spammy-looking Twitter account following me. Whilst the names are always different the avatar photo ID is not.

Problems with Google Chrome

Since version 15 update to Google Chrome I have been having problems with web pages freezing and needing to be killed.

Aw, Snap! Indeed.

So this could be an extension conflict problem or a corrupt user profile. Which ever it is, it will cost me some time to fix it.

Update:
I noticed that my Evernote Extensions were not updating using the Update extensions now button. I had to remove them and reinstall them to get the latest version in Google Chrome for Mac. They are the up-to-date versions on the Chromebook, so is this just a update issue with Chrome for Mac?

It seems on first test of pages that previously caused Aw, Snap! that with the updated Evernote extensions (particularly the Evernote Web Clipper which was called Clip for Evernote and was a relatively old version) these pages have loaded without problem.

I will need to do some more testing to see if the problem has really stopped. I will also need to keep an eye on what version numbers the extensions are and what is the latest version in the Chrome Web Store. I have regularly clicked the update extensions button but it appears not to work for all extensions.

Update Mon–09-Jan-12: Still problems. Disabling all Extensions. Re-enabling them one-by-one. Trying different combinations of Extensions. There is not one Extension that causes the problems. It will appear that one is the problem but in another combination there is no problem when the previously problem Extension is re-enabled. Combine this with all same Apps and Extensions enabled on the Chromebook and there isn’t a problem with them (or I can’t recreate a problem page at the moment).

Update Tue–10-Jan-12 : This is costing a lot of time. The only thing to do is to work with a vanilla Google Chrome, one with no apps nor extensions and see what happens.

Note: Trying to see what was different between Google Chrome on my Chromebook and my Mac I listed what was on each. In the lists below Apps/Extensions in bold are not on other device.

Google Chrome for Mac (16.0.912.75)

Apps Installed

1. Chrome Web Store
2. Blogger
3. Picasa
4. Gmail
5. YouTube
6. Picnik
7. Scratchpad
8. Google Books
9. Google Docs
10. Google Maps
11. Google News
12. Google Reader
13. Box
14. Clock
15. (Kindle) Cloud Reader
16. Evernote Web
17. HootSuite
18. Pixlr-o-matic
19. Prezi
20. QuietWrite
21. 20 Things I Learned…

Extensions Installed

1. 1Password
2. AVG Mobilation
3. bitly
4. Blogger Dynamic Views (Google)
5. (Evernote) Clearly
6. Clock
7. Create Link
8. Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (Google)
9. Email this page (Google)
10. Embedly
11. Evernote Web Clipper
12. FastestTube
13. Google Dictionary
14. Google Quick Scroll
15. Google Tasks
16. Google Translate
17. Greplin
18. Native URL Shortener
19. Paste to YoruFukurou
20. Picasa Uploader
21. Picnik Extension
22. Pixlr Grabber
23. Postponer Adder
24. Postponer Manager
25. RSS Subscription (Google)
26. Scratchpad
27. Screen Capture (Google)
28. Search by Image (Google)
29. Tab Menu
30. TinEye Reverse Image Search

Chromebook Google Chrome 16.0.912.75

Apps Installed

1. Chrome Web Store
2. Blogger
3. Picasa
4. Gmail
5. YouTube
6. Picnik
7. File Manager
8. Scratchpad
9. Google Books
10. Google Calender
11. Google Docs
12. Google Maps
13. Google News
14. Google Reader
15. Box
16. Clock
17. Evernote Web
18. Pixlr-o-matic
19. HootSuite
20. Prezi
21. QuietWrite
22. Google Talk Launcher
23. 20 Things I Learned…
24. Entanglement

Extensions Installed

1. AVG Mobilation
2. bitly
3. Blogger Dynamic Views (Google)
4. (Evernote) Clearly
5. Clock
6. Create Link
7. Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (Google)
8. Email this page (Google)
9. Evernote Web Clipper
10. FastestTube
11. Google Dictionary
12. Google Quick Scroll
13. Google Tasks
14. Google Translate
15. Greplin
16. Native URL Shortener
17. Picasa Uploader
18. Picnik Extension
19. Pixlr Grabber
20. Postponer Adder
21. Postponer Manager
22. RSS Subscription (Google)
23. Scratchpad
24. Screen Capture (Google)
25. Search by Image (Google)
26. Tab Menu
27. TinEye Reverse Image Search

ImageOptim PNGout Setup

ImageOptim is a free OS X application for optimising and so reducing the file size of images. It works via the Services Menu or simply launching the app and drag-and-drop a PNG, JPEG or GIF file onto its window. One extra component can added to enhance the PNG optimisation. The tool is called PNGOUT. It isn’t essential for ImageOptim to work to have PNGOUT installed. I found that PNGOUT needed to be added to the hidden /usr/bin/ folder. Adding it to another folder did not work for me.

1. Download PNGOUT
2. Open: ImageOptim > Preferences… > PNGOUT
   
   
   
3. Type the PNGOUT path as: /usr/bin/pngout
4. Alteratively: It is possible to browse to the hidden folder in OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Click Browse button (shown in step 2) then press Command Shift . to reveal all hidden folders and files. Press same combination to hide them again. In this case, it’s as easy to type the path.
   
   
   
5. Add the PNGOUT file into the /usr/bin/ folder. This is the method I used to add PNGOUT to /usr/bin/
6. Authenticate the move of PNGOUT to bin
   
   
   


Open Hidden Folder in Finder

I wondered how to reveal and open a hidden folder in OS X. There are applications that will show and navigate hidden folders, for example FolkLift. I know that the Finder can work with hidden folders once they have been made visible without the need for any other app. I knew that the folder I wanted was /usr/bin/. I used this method to reveal the folder:

1. In a browser (I used Google Chrome) enter web address of: file:///usr/
   
   
   
2. Drag the link to bin/ onto the Desktop
   
   
   
3. Double-click the file location icon
   
   
   
4. Finder opens the bin folder as a visible folder so that I can drag-and-drop files into it