Why are there so many people nowadays closing their windows and opening their doors to have taste of that.. not red nor green but white.. fruit with a small bite from Mr.Jobs on one side?
Well, I've seen a lot of review comparisons of these two Operating Systems, as well as the machines they're running. Or should I rather say the machines running these two OS's, haha. And yes, they both appeal to various consumers, however, to some it boils down to whether one is a mac or a pc zealot. But among the apple to apple.. err.. apple to pc video comparisons I've seen, this one hits the mark. Unbiased and just straight talk from a normal desktop user. Check out this vid.
(video courtesy of youtuber LACK78)
Without a doubt, Windows has opened the door.. hmm, this doesn't sound right, hehe, okay rephrase.. Windows has succeeded in bringing desktops to our home and offices. Mr.Gates has made significant contributions to the world of computing. But as technology advances, competition gets tougher for the manufacturers of these wares. Some geeks may continue to rant about their antagonists while others are enjoying these clash of the titans since it's us, the consumers, who'll really benefit from such competitions.
So back to my previous question.. will you stick to your well-loved & long-established OS or will you take a bite?
Gnyt! and have a great week ahead! Ciao! c",)
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TechLife: Will you take a bite? (Part3) |
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TECH TIPS (Gimp/X11): Unusual big font! |
If you need a powerful graphics editor and you currently do not have enough budget for a licensed copy of Photoshop, then Gimp (short for General Image Manipulation Program) is the best alternative, whether you're using a Mac or PC. Although you cannot expect the same solid functionalities the Adobe's Image Editing workhorse has, you will still be able to perform advanced graphics editing compared to any other software you can pull for free over the internet.
However, if you're using a mac, you would be needing the X11 (which comes free in the latest OSX installer CD or can be downloaded from Apple website) to install and use GIMP because it uses separate windowing layer.
With the latest updates in OSX (versions 10.5+), you will notice that the normal font of X11 is kinda huge, and so as your other applications using the X11 windowing protocol, e.g. GIMP.
Here's a workaround to change the rather annoying X11's big font size.
1. Make sure X11 isn't running. Now launch Terminal.app and goto this directory: usr/X11/bin
2. Open the script startx in a pseudo window by issuing this command: sudo nano -w startx
(Note: Be careful with sudo commands. This command will allow you to edit programs with security privileges. Hence it'll prompt for password before it opens the pseudo terminal. It is not advisable to edit any secured scripts as it may cause the program/application to behave abnormally. Do it at your own risk, hehe)
3. Then search for the string defaulserverargs="" by pressing
Control W then typing the aforementioned string in the visible command line.
4. Change this string from defaulserverargs=""
to defaulserverargs="-dpi 72"
5. Pressing Control X to exit will prompt you to save your changes. Select Y to save and exit.
There you have it! Open your GIMP (X11 automatically opens) then notice the font in normal 72x72 dpi size.
Hope you find this useful :)
Note.
After installing any recurrent OSX updates, you might need to repeat the above procedure, unless you prefer big fonts, which I don't, hehe.
God bless! ciao! c",)
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TECH TIPS (OS X): Resolving issue on Securely Emptying your Trash |
If you've ever deleted a locked file and you want to permanently get rid of it, you may do so by opening your trash and holding the "option" key while clicking on the "empty securely" button. It's that simple.
However, this may not work all the time especially if you've deleted "a bunch of locked files" from an external drive attached to your mac. When you "secure empty" these files, you may encounter the error "The operation could not be completed because the item [item name] is locked. Or you do not have the permission blah blah..."
Please note that this does not mean that all files in your trashed contents are locked, there could only be some. When the "Secure Empty" operation encounters the address of a locked file (where it is residing), it will not proceed further even though the rest of the files in your bin aren't locked. Hence you might need to resort into doing a Terminal deletion.
To do so, here are some tips:
1. If the deleted files came from an external drive, make sure this drive is attached when you perform this operation.
How do I know if it is from external HDD? You'll probably notice when ejecting an external drive the Trash Bin gets emptied, and when you plug the external drive back in you'll see the trashed contents again. Well that's because those items are residing externally in the hidden trash bin of your attached HDD
2. Open a Terminal window (from your Applications\Utilities). Just type the following directly at the command prompt:
rm -rf "trash directory path"
IMPORTANT: Be careful with this command. Make sure you specify the correct "trash directory path" otherwise you might end up erasing files you don't intend to delete.
** the option -rf is to remove the directory including its subdirectory
** to verify your trash directory path in your external HDD, simply tick one of the items from your trash in your finder window and press "Command"+"I" Then go to this location by issuing this command in your terminal window: cd /volumes/"your hdd name"/.trashes (inside this directory, by issuing LS command, you'll find the list of all trashed items identical the one you see in your finder window).
Does this command deletes all the trashed contents? Nope, but it will delete most and leaving only the locked files ('say for a thousand deleted files, perhaps only 10 or 20 of them are locked). Now you can manually unlock them from your finder window by selecting all files then pressing option+command+I then uncheck the lock radio-box. Doing this manually provides you the option to double check whether you want the item(s) permanently deleted. If you're sure about getting rid of 'em, well just empty the rest of these files using "option"+"empty securely button"
Hope you find this useful.
ciao! c",)
