- Click
File > OpenorFile > Savethen pressCommand Shift .to reveal all hidden folders and files. - Press same combination to hide them again.

Fear of Confusion
Trying to Learn
Thursday, 16 February 2012
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:
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
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.
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
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
To get to options, either right-click the Email this page icon on the extensions bar:
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012
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.
Sunday, 8 January 2012
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
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.
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- Chrome Web Store
- Blogger
- Picasa
- Gmail
- YouTube
- Picnik
- Scratchpad
- Google Books
- Google Docs
- Google Maps
- Google News
- Google Reader
- Box
- Clock
- (Kindle) Cloud Reader
- Evernote Web
- HootSuite
- Pixlr-o-matic
- Prezi
- QuietWrite
- 20 Things I Learned…
- 1Password
- AVG Mobilation
- bitly
- Blogger Dynamic Views (Google)
- (Evernote) Clearly
- Clock
- Create Link
- Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (Google)
- Email this page (Google)
- Embedly
- Evernote Web Clipper
- FastestTube
- Google Dictionary
- Google Quick Scroll
- Google Tasks
- Google Translate
- Greplin
- Native URL Shortener
- Paste to YoruFukurou
- Picasa Uploader
- Picnik Extension
- Pixlr Grabber
- Postponer Adder
- Postponer Manager
- RSS Subscription (Google)
- Scratchpad
- Screen Capture (Google)
- Search by Image (Google)
- Tab Menu
- TinEye Reverse Image Search
Chromebook Google Chrome 16.0.912.75
Apps Installed- Chrome Web Store
- Blogger
- Picasa
- Gmail
- YouTube
- Picnik
- File Manager
- Scratchpad
- Google Books
- Google Calender
- Google Docs
- Google Maps
- Google News
- Google Reader
- Box
- Clock
- Evernote Web
- Pixlr-o-matic
- HootSuite
- Prezi
- QuietWrite
- Google Talk Launcher
- 20 Things I Learned…
- Entanglement
- AVG Mobilation
- bitly
- Blogger Dynamic Views (Google)
- (Evernote) Clearly
- Clock
- Create Link
- Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (Google)
- Email this page (Google)
- Evernote Web Clipper
- FastestTube
- Google Dictionary
- Google Quick Scroll
- Google Tasks
- Google Translate
- Greplin
- Native URL Shortener
- Picasa Uploader
- Picnik Extension
- Pixlr Grabber
- Postponer Adder
- Postponer Manager
- RSS Subscription (Google)
- Scratchpad
- Screen Capture (Google)
- Search by Image (Google)
- Tab Menu
- TinEye Reverse Image Search
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Saturday, 7 January 2012
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.- Download PNGOUT
- Open: ImageOptim > Preferences… > PNGOUT
- Type the PNGOUT path as:
/usr/bin/pngout - 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.
- Add the PNGOUT file into the
/usr/bin/folder. This is the method I used to add PNGOUT to/usr/bin/ - Authenticate the move of PNGOUT to
bin
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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:- In a browser (I used Google Chrome) enter web address of:
file:///usr/
- Drag the link to
bin/onto the Desktop
- Double-click the file location icon
- Finder opens the
binfolder as a visible folder so that I can drag-and-drop files into it
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