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Make hidden app icons translucent in your Mac’s Dock
Posted On Tuesday, February 14, 2012 By temp. Under How-Tos, MacRumors Tags: app-store, archives, clipboard, computer, desktop, iphone, news, Terminal
When looking at the Dock, it can be difficult to tell when a running Mac app has been hidden from view. But with a quick Terminal command, hidden app icons can fade into the background with lowered opacity.

How to use AirDrop over Ethernet and on older Macs running Lion
Posted On Monday, October 3, 2011 By temp. Under DVICE, How-Tos, MacRumors Tags: app-store, ipad, iphone, iTunes, mac, macrumors, network, Terminal
AirDrop is a new feature in Mac OS X Lion that makes sharing files between Macs easier than ever. There are no accounts to sign into, networks to connect to, or preferences to set up
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Pause a process in OS X to temporarily free system resources
Posted On Monday, February 21, 2011 By admin. Under DVICE, How-Tos, MacRumors Tags: apple, archives, audio, computer, hardware, iphone, ipod, mac, os x, photos, Terminal, utilities, windows
When your Mac is in the middle of a long, CPU intensive task it can bring the entire system to a crawl if you try to do something else at the same time. To avoid this issue, you can temporarily pause processes in Mac OS X. Computers are far more powerful today than they have ever been, but there are still times when the system is overwhelmed by a greedy process that uses nearly all of the CPU.
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