A super fast way to create ISO images (or any kind of bit for bit copies) from the OS X (or linux, or unix) command line is to use the DD command. This isn’t without it’s risks since the DD command will duplicate byte for byte all data from one location to another, but once [...]
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Creating ISO Images from the OSX Command Line
January 9th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: cli · command line · dd · howto · iso · mac · os x · terminal · tutorial
Mac Tip: Showing All File Extensions
October 29th, 2008 No Comments
OK, for many of you out there, this is probably so basic you didn’t even need to search for it. That said, I figured I’d post it anyway (partly because I’ve been so lax about blogging recently).
If you’ve ever wanted to have OS X show file extensions for all files, all the time, it’s a [...]
Tags: advanced · Apple · ext · file extension · finder · howto · Mac OS X · os x · preferences · reveal · tips · walkthrough
Disable Anonymous Edits in MediaWiki
October 14th, 2008 1 Comment
It didn’t take me forever to find this, but I felt it was simple enough that it bore re-posting. If you’ve ever wanted to disable anonymous editing of articles in a mediawiki-based wiki (the ones that look & feel like wikipedia…) there’s a simple one-line fix:
In your LocalSettings.php file, add this to the bottom:
#Disable Anonymous [...]
Tags: access · Admin Tools · anonymous · authorization · disable · edits · howto · Mediawiki · php · prevent · secure · Security · wiki