Favorite Snow Leopard Tips and Features

Although the Snow Leopard upgrade is less about new features and more about enhancements to what OS X already has to offer, there's a lot to like about the new OS. Here are some hidden gems.

Restore Development Databases After Snow Leopard and MySQL Upgrade

Provides instructions for migrating your legacy MySQL databases after upgrading to the 64-bit version of MySQL running under Snow Leopard.


Using Aliases to DRY the Terminal: OS X Tips for Developers, Part Two

Part 2 in a series devoted to organizational tips for developers, this article demonstrates how to use UNIX aliases in Mac OS X Terminal to boost productivity.

New Terminal Toolbar Scripts for Finder

PlusXBit and RunDotSlash are Finder toolbar scripts that let you set the execute bit on a Finder selection, open a Terminal window at the current Finder window, or execute your Finder selection in the Terminal.


XCode Crashes after Safari 4 Beta Installation

Addresses conflicts between XCode and Safari 4 Beta.

Bizarre BBEdit 9 bug

I just came across a very strange bug that crashes BBEdit, and thought I'd share a workaround in case someone else has this problem. The bug report has already been filed.


Self-Signed SSL Certificates in Apple Mail

Every time I launch Mail, I get a dialog box for each of half a dozen accounts stating "Unable to verify SSL server pop.idolhands.com". That's really, really annoying.



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