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Mac Sleep Timer
I often wanted to leave my computer on when I go to bed but don’t want it running all night – when downloading a torrent for example. Here is a quick Automator script to use on your mac to do … Continue reading
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Eclipse Settings for Mac
I’ve found Eclipse (3.5) runs really slow on Mac in recent releases. These settings seem to help somewhat. Add/Update them in the eclipse.ini file which can be found in the eclipse package on your mac. -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.6 -Xms512m -Xmx512m The ‘Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion’ … Continue reading
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Embed Google Waves
Embed Google Wave posts with the new google tool at: http://www.google.com/webelements/wave/ example below: google.load(“wave”, “1″); google.setOnLoadCallback(initialize); function initialize() { var waveframe = document.getElementById(“waveframe”); var embedOptions = { target: waveframe, header: false, toolbar: false, footer: false }; var wavePanel = new … Continue reading
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Time Machine on a Linux Share
Some time back I went through the process of configuring the Apple Time Machine backup system with my Linux based network file share. Unfortunately it is not a straight forward process but as is often the case I found a … Continue reading
iSight Snapshot and DropBox
Ever thought it handy to be able to take a picture of whoever is using your computer? Great for security, particularly if your laptop gets flogged. Well I’ve just uncovered a neat solution for my MacBookPro and Mac Air using … Continue reading
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