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daviesgeek

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142 Questions

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409 votes

5 answers

332k views

What is the difference between .bash_profile and .bashrc?

asked May 10, 2012 at 21:39

197 votes

10 answers

216k views

What is the difference between iTerm2 and Terminal?

asked Sep 15, 2011 at 21:13

176 votes

20 answers

356k views

Can I change the brightness on a secondary display?

asked Aug 5, 2011 at 16:54

161 votes

4 answers

127k views

How do I delete all Terminal mail?

asked Oct 21, 2011 at 21:21

44 votes

4 answers

62k views

Will Terminal show a progress bar when I copy with "cp"?

asked Jul 28, 2011 at 18:46

36 votes

1 answer

149k views

Is it possible to play sound through both the headphone jack and my internal speakers?

asked Apr 13, 2012 at 17:09

35 votes

4 answers

126k views

What is the new turbo boost in the MacBook line?

asked Jun 12, 2012 at 22:49

30 votes

2 answers

20k views

What is the difference between .command, .tool, and .sh file extensions?

asked Sep 5, 2011 at 23:59

29 votes

4 answers

58k views

How does "Find my Mac" work, since there's no GPS in a Mac?

asked Mar 24, 2012 at 6:07

26 votes

5 answers

2k views

How do I take a picture of the login screen?

asked Mar 6, 2012 at 6:14

25 votes

3 answers

73k views

What are the "sleepimage" and "swapfile" documents?

asked Mar 8, 2012 at 23:23

24 votes

5 answers

6k views

What exactly is a retina display?

asked Mar 20, 2012 at 18:58

21 votes

7 answers

111k views

Is there a Terminal-like app for iOS?

asked Feb 27, 2012 at 17:41

18 votes

7 answers

71k views

How do I share a Wi-Fi connection via a Wi-Fi hotspot?

asked Feb 15, 2012 at 21:42

17 votes

3 answers

134k views

How do I find out what wireless card my Mac has?

asked Sep 15, 2012 at 6:08

16 votes

4 answers

5k views

Is there a way to auto-complete the open command in Terminal?

asked Feb 4, 2012 at 3:51

14 votes

6 answers

156k views

How do I download folders through FTP in Terminal?

asked Jul 21, 2011 at 17:50

13 votes

3 answers

5k views

Why is the Network Link Conditioner preference pane crashing as soon as I turn it on?

asked Apr 20, 2012 at 22:07

12 votes

1 answer

21k views

Is the 9-pin "Lightning" connector faster than the 30-pin?

asked Sep 12, 2012 at 19:36

12 votes

2 answers

8k views

What should I do when the menu bar seems frozen/unresponsive?

asked Feb 4, 2012 at 3:46

11 votes

2 answers

36k views

What are the risks of jailbreaking an iOS device?

asked Nov 11, 2011 at 18:36

9 votes

2 answers

52k views

How do I connect a Mac to an analog TV?

asked Sep 6, 2011 at 2:02

9 votes

9 answers

61k views

Why does iTunes continually ask me to authorize my computer?

asked Mar 4, 2013 at 7:12

8 votes

1 answer

3k views

How do I go invisible in Messages (OS X)?

asked Feb 26, 2012 at 4:09

8 votes

3 answers

31k views

How can I trim the first 3 characters in file name with AppleScript?

asked Aug 4, 2011 at 22:51

8 votes

5 answers

22k views

How do I make an AppleScript with a drop-down menu without Xcode?

asked Aug 12, 2011 at 18:55

7 votes

2 answers

772 views

Can I have a second menu bar on my secondary display?

asked Aug 27, 2011 at 22:35

7 votes

4 answers

13k views

How do I tell if the Flash Player Installer is a virus?

asked Jan 29, 2012 at 16:49

7 votes

14 answers

4k views

Useful Chrome extensions for OS X

asked Sep 5, 2011 at 18:14

7 votes

4 answers

51k views

Is there a web browser for iOS that will allow me to change the user agent?

asked Feb 16, 2012 at 22:19

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