Quick Tip #056

For Leopard users:
Simple terminal commands for adding a custom login message to your Mac.

To create a custom message:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText “If Found Please Call 555-1212”

To delete the custom message:
sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText

Or check out OnyX:
> http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/download.html

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Quick Tip #055

Help iCal stay on top of your appointments with folks across time zones or when you’re traveling across the country … or around the globe.

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FMEO-QTW055-052209 (3’27, 1.65MB, 64kbps)

Quick Tip #054

Need to copy a podcast in iTunes for a friend? Drag it out to create a copy.

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FMEO-QTW054-051509 (2’59, 1.44MB, 64kbps)

Quick Tip #053

Use this week’s tip to prevent Adium from automatically logging in to all of your accounts.

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Quick Tip #052

Not sure you meant to delete that file? Use Quick Look to make sure before emptying the trash.

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FMEO-QTW052-050109 (1’33, 808KB, 64kbps)

Quick Tip #051

This week’s tip tells you how to use a Terminal command to change Time Machine’s backup schedule.

> sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto StartInterval -int 1800

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Quick Tip #050

This week’s tip tells you how to connect to another computer running a VNC server without a third-party VNC client.

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FMEO-QTW050-041009 (2’24, 1.2MB, 64kbps)

Quick Tip #049

This week’s tip tells you how to combine all your active iChat windows into one.

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Quick Tip #048

This week’s tip tells you how to slide a window out from behind another one.

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Quick Tip #047

This week’s tip offers a quick way to rearrange your Mac’s Spaces.

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FMEO-QTW047-032009 (1’50, 940KB, 64kbps)