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- Finder,
- Preferences - Show all filename extensions
- View
- Show Path Bar, Status Bar, Sidebar,
- Printer - Using native drivers will ensure updates are automatic.
Office and Day to Day
- VLC Media Player - play DVDs and almost any video format
To have multiple windows, run,
Code Block language bash open -n /Application/VLC.app/
Note, the playlist tends to go over the same place so it's not obvious sometimes if it worked. Figure out a parameter to fix this later.
- Clear recent files in dock
- Possibly remove the function of recent files in dock (still to try)
- Microsoft Office - Yeah you can't avoid it and using it since 2010 have not run into compatibility issues.
- Kuvva (yet to try) - Wallpaper changer that pulls down nice wallpapers.
- Secure Delete - Built into OS, drag files into garbage, then hold down apple key and right click, select "Secure Empty Trash".
- Kasperski Security Essentials (reading about) - Anti Virus
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caffeinate - disable sleep until CTRL-C is pressed
SSH Server with Key Based Authentication
Edit /etc/sshd_config,
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PasswordAuthentication no # Don't think this is necessary as defaults to no... check out in test VM.
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no |
Restart ssh daemon,
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sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist; sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist |
According to this article, it is not necessary to use "PasswordAuthentication no" or even reboot. Will test this out on a test VM.
Determine Mac Build Date
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