Prank Your Local Mac User(s)
August 12th, 2008. Published under Computers, Technology. No Comments.
For those of us that are Mac users, you may feel left out of all the pranks there are for Windows because of the Mac OS’s security features. I have a really fun one today. If you know a Mac user(s) who has their desktop icons all clean and organized, this wreaks havoc. You alos dont need the password because you don’t need to use sudo. First, open up Terminal.
/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app
Type in the following.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
Then…
killall Finder
What you just did is make Finder show you all the hidden files and folders. Now, go to their desktop and delete a file named .DS_Store. This is the file that Desktop Services stores (See why it’s called .DS_store now?) it’s icon information.
DO NOT forget to type in this when you’re done.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
One last command…
killall Finder
Although it will automatically regenerate a clean .DS_Store file at reboot. Rebooting is only optional. I wouldn’t do it, especially if the computer if password-protected, like mine ALWAYS is from certain older and younger, non-geeky family members… So just wait for them to have to reboot, they will login as normal, and all their icons will no longer be all clean and organized. This will immediately trigger a “ZOMGWTF!?” reaction. Cheers!
E-Mail: admin@joshcranephoto.com
Josh Crane Photo Blog Gets A New Look
July 20th, 2008. Published under Technology. No Comments.
My blog, as you might have noticed, has not been updated in a while. No, I wasnt in a coma :P, I was looking for a good theme and working on my pictures. I also had some trouble with updating WordPress to 2.6, but thankfully it was resolved. I hope you enjoy the website’s new look and feel as much as I do. If you have any comments of suggestions, please, email me.
E-Mail: admin@joshcranephoto.com
Photo Library Browsing
June 5th, 2008. Published under Computers, Technology. No Comments.
As you may not have known, JoshCranePhoto.com’s image gallery will be based on the latest and greatest image viewing architecture - PicLens.
What It Is
PicLens is a plugin-
…A computer program that interacts with a host application (a web browser or an email client, for example) to provide a certain, usually very specific, function “on demand”.
All you do is go to the PicLens home page, install the plugin, restart your browser, and your done! Note that not all computers can handle the intense 3D graphics. Most computers made by Apple in the last 5 years can, Dell: 2, etc, etc. Stay Tuned!
~AppleNerd
E-Mail me at: admin@joshcranephoto.com
Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite
Funniest Mac vs. PC Spoof EVER!!!
May 29th, 2008. Published under Computers, Technology. 1 Comment.
Not for sensitive people to watch. VERY FUNNY!!!
~AppleNerd
E-Mail me at: admin@joshcranephoto.com
Lunch Break
May 24th, 2008. Published under Food, Lunch. 3 Comments.
Where’s your favorite place to go out to eat? I don’t know about you, but mine is Panera Bread by far. Whenever I go there, I get a Turkey Sandwich, with a Cheddar-Broccoli soup in bread. It tastes great, is very healthy, and filling!
Where do you like to go out to eat lunch? Do you eat lunch at home? Do you eat it at work? Comment and let me know!
~AppleNerd
E-Mail me at: admin@joshcranephoto.com
Leopard Intro
May 20th, 2008. Published under Computers, Technology. 2 Comments.
What was the feeling you had when you brought home you first, Brand New Apple Mac, and turned it on? I don’t know about you, but I was pretty damn excited! Here’s that video, in full resolution! This is for you Mac users out there who love it so much you do a Leopard reinstall just to see it!!! Plus, you Windows users can drool over it, too!
~AppleNerd
E-Mail me at: admin@joshcranephoto.com
Best Web Hosts
May 16th, 2008. Published under Computers, Technology. 7 Comments.
Want your own website? Well, you need a web host. You can host it yourself — but then you use precious Hard Drive space. And Hard Drives are usually not cheap. The better, cheaper alternative is to pay someone to use their disk space. But then, there’s so many! Don’t worry, I’ll tell you what one is best for you.
Basic WebSite Hosting ~ StartLogic PersonalLogic. It’s pretty cheap and the support is GREAT!
More Advanced Hosting ~ StartLogic ProLogic / DreamHost. No, I’m not a StartLogic Fanboy, but they have never failed me. DreamHost is supposedly really great.
Best Web Hosting In The World ~ MediaTemple (mt)’s (dpv) Nitro. They cost A LOT, but they are the best host in the world. 15,000 RPM SAS Drives, Quad Core Woodcrest Xeon 2.33 Ghz, and 4 GB Fully Buffered DDR-2 RAM.
~AppleNerd
E-Mail me at: admin@joshcranephoto.com
My Pictures
May 15th, 2008. Published under Cameras/Photography, Technology. No Comments.
I know you all [I Hope ^.^] have been waiting to see my pictures. When school is out, I’ll continue working on a page with all my photo’s on it. It should take me some time, but not too long. I have to watermark them all!!! Stay Tuned!
~AppleNerd
E-Mail me at: admin@joshcranephoto.com
How To Setup Your New Mac
May 14th, 2008. Published under Computers, Technology. 1 Comment.
1. Press power button.
2. Enter desired username and password.
3. (none)
End of School is Near!
May 12th, 2008. Published under Cameras/Photography, Technology. No Comments.
School is almost out everyone! What are you going to do over summer break? Play outside? Watch TV? Work on next year’s science fair? I’m going to be me - a photographer. The only bad thing is my HD is only 120GB.
This will be fun!
~AppleNerd
E-Mail me at: admin@joshcranephoto.com