Category: OS X
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How to connect to a Prusa Mk3S via USB in Terminal on MacOS?
After connecting the printer via a USB C -> USB adapter, run: ls /dev/cu* In my instance the USB adapter was /dev/cu.usbmodem14101 Then run: screen /dev/cu.usbmodem14101 115200 Where 115200 is the baud rate. Et voila, you can see what the printer is doing.
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OS X El Capitan downloaded but is not installing – how to fix it?
When upgrading one of our MacBook Pros today we found that El Capitan downloaded but did nothing else, still showing “download” in the App Store: Clicking on the “Download button here does nothing. Selecting the “Updates” tab shows this: Not super handy. However, assuming that it downloaded correctly we can kick off the installer from…
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 and Mac OS X – will no longer open
After upgrading Lightroom 5.6 to 5.7, it refused to open with the error: Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/asneu.framework/versions/a/asneu This problem stems from the fact that the system drive is a case sensitive file system; in a similar vein, we were recently unable to install Adobe CC on a similar system as it is also…
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How to auto mount samba or cifs shares in OS X Mavericks
After mounting your shares using Command+K in Finder, go to: Settings -> Users and Groups -> Click on the lock to allow changes Select “Login items” at the top, click on the plus symbol, then find your server on the left pane: Click on the samba/CIFS share you wish to automount, then…
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How to hide user account names on OS X Mavericks’ login screen
For those who don’t want the available users to be publically visible to whoever wakes up or powers on your Mac, there is an easy way of hiding the list – or just select members. In a Terminal window run the following: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList -array-add [username] You can do…