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Mac OS X: Prevent .DS_Store file creation on network volumes

christian — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:39:21 +0000

This KnowledgeBase article explains how to prevent OS X from creating new .DS_Store files when opening folders on remote volumes mounted using SMB/CIFS, AFP, NFS, and WebDAV. The creation of .DS_Store files (and more so, ._AppleDouble files which are not covered in this hint) is frequently the source of complaints against Mac users, who often leave a trail of these files scattered throughout the filesystem when "visiting" a Windows computer. Even with this hint in place, the .DS_Store files will continue to be created on local volumes (which is a good thing).

To prevent the creation of these files, open the Terminal and type:

defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true

It may be necessary to log out and back in, or even to restart the computer (which is what the article states), for the change to take effect.

Note: Most of the settings controlled by data in .DS_Store files are "cosmetic" in nature — for example, Finder window position, view style, icon position, etc. However, .DS_Store files in OS X also store Finder "comments" so in this sense, disabling .DS_Store files may result in loss of data.

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iPhoney – iPhone emulator / simulator

christian — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:58:32 +0000

Looking for a way to see how your web creations will look on iPhone? Look no further. iPhoney gives you a pixel-accurate web browsing environment—powered by Safari—that you can use when developing web sites for iPhone. It’s the perfect 320 by 480-pixel canvas for your iPhone development. And it’s free.

iPhones_Screenshots

iPhoney is not an iPhone simulator but instead is designed for web developers who want to create 320 by 480 (or 480 by 320) websites for use with iPhone. It gives you a canvas on which to test the visual quality of your designs. If you have questions about iPhoney, visit their issue tracker on SourceForge.

New features version 1.2

Added a few handy features to iPhoney 1.2, and it is still open source so that talented developers from around the world can make it the best tool for testing iPhone-compatible web creations. What’s new in version 1.2:

* View source to see the source code for the page you’re viewing, great for checking iPhone targeted pages.
* Localized for Norwegian, French, and German users.

‘Unfortunately’, this ones only available for Mac OS-X ..

Links

Download iPhoney from Marketcircle

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Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Console or Admin Session

christian — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:53:12 +0000

Did you know, when you connect to one of your Systems using Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection, you can choose whether you want to connect to the console or create a new terminal server session. If you always create console sessions, you will be able to re-use or reconnect to the last session..

Until today, i didn’t know, that a console session can be created using the Remote Desktop Connection Client GUI. In the past i always did something similiar to:

MSTSC.exe /v:MYSERVER:[PORT] /CONSOLE

or on systems with newer Remote Desktop Client Versions

MSTSC.exe /v:MYSERVER:[PORT] /ADMIN

When playing with display settings, local resources like (connecting printer or drives over a Remote Desktop Connection) the command line got a bit complex. Now since i bought an Apple MacBook Pro, and i faced the challenge to connect to my servers using the Mac OSX implementation of the Remote Desktop Connection, i realized, that it is possible to place a /CONSOLE or /ADMIN Parameter directly into the address textfield of the Mac OSX Remote Desktop Connection Client. So i figured out, that this can also be done using the Windows Remote Desktop Connection Client.

RemoteDesktopConnection_AsAdmin_Console

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