MacOS
Mac-specific fixes, utilities, and small workflows I’ve built or tuned.
12 posts in MacOS.
Codex in the Jail
I wanted to run codex-cli in a real sandbox on macOS. The goal was simple: keep the tool useful, but stop it from touching anything outside …
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Param2Clipboard
A MacOS application to grab an argument and set system Clipboard as per argument text.
How it works? Under the hood it’s invoking pbcopy as …
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How to prepare bootable USB stick for Lenovo PC BIOS flashing
This post is actually a note to self how I’ve done it…
Steps taken from: …
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PlantronicsHub – major memory leak?
I’ve noticed that process SpokesUpdateService is promoted to the top of my Memory list. Here an example which I captured today (just 24hrs …
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How to workaround MacBook Pro 2017 scroll lag
Another embarrassing problem with my MBP: when scrolling in e.g. Chrome, Safari or actually – any other window, there is annoying lag. When …
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MacOS QuckLook Plugin for Java class
Quick Look at Java classes! This Quick Look plugin allows you to decompile Java class and look at the content.
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Prevent Mac hidden files being written to a shared storage
MacOS tends to trash mounted disks with number of useless hidden files (e.g. ._* or .DS_Store ). There were number of recipes in the …
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Deleting unwanted time zones from Apple Calendar
When you add some timezones to your Apple Calendar, it’s somehow difficult to remove them and you end up with a list which you perhaps don’t …
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Open Cisco Webex through Alfred workflow
A MacOS Alfred workflow to open a predefined Webex session.
Pre-requisites:
Alfred – free Alfred Power Pack – commericial, but I strongly …
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Installation of pygraphviz in MacOS 10.12 (Sierra)
First attempt to the installation failed because of missing graphviz:
(django_python_env) MBP:mysite jhartman$ pip3 install pygraphviz …
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USB‑Serial adapter on Mac OS X
Even though the serial port is considered a “dead” interface, people still need it from time to time. On a Mac it’s possible — just not …
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BlackBerry upgrade via MacBook Pro + VMware/Parallels
My advice if you ever plan to upgrade a BlackBerry using Windows in a VM on a MacBook Pro (Mac OS X 10.6):
Don’t do it.
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