How to move a window on the Macintosh if the header is not visible
There are times when a window opens on your Mac and the header is out of the screen or hiding behind the Macintosh Toolbar. To show the toolbar Option 1. Click the window to select it, Press Command 1 to switch the window to full-screen mode, Press…
How to verify or generate file checksums
You can verify the checksum of a file with the built-in features of the operating systems On Macintosh and Linux Open the terminal window and execute the commands SHA-256 shasum -a 256 FILE_NAME On Windows CRC32, CRC64, SHA256, SHA1, BLAKE2sp Right-click…
Bluetooth: Not Available in Sierra on the Macintosh
After software update in Sierra on my Macintosh, my Bluetooth mouse usually stops working. The toolbar displays the Bluetooth not available icon: When I click it, the “Bluetooth: Not Available” message is displayed. There are two recommended…
Minimum Windows workstation setup to work with Windows servers
If you work on a Mac or Linux workstation and need to script and administer Windows servers, you need a few Windows tools. You can create a Windows Virtual Machine hosted in the free Virtual Box from Oracle or in VMware Fusion. For installation…
Keep multiple versions of applications on Macintosh
Most of the DevOps tools are still in beta versions, many times the new version is not compatible with your existing scripts or have an error that stops your scripts working. To be able to keep multiple versions of the applications and easily switch…
Disable the Caps Lock key on the Macintosh
I am not sure who uses the Caps Lock button anymore. It was important in the age of typewriters to be able to type all uppercase titles without holding the shift key, but these days I don’t remember the last time I needed it. In fact I frequently…
DevOps Engineering part 1. (Mac) – Make your Macintosh easier to use
Enable the right-click To be able the right-click on the mouse Sounds Disable the startup sound To disable the sond during the computer start Enable notifications when external monitors are connected By default notifications are turned off during screen…
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To download apps from the Apple Store you need an Apple Id. If the app is free, you may not want to enter credit card information during the registration. If you try to create the Apple Id without the credit card in the App Store application, you may get…
How to copy files to the clipboard
When you work in the graphical user interface (GUI) of your operating system, and want to copy the contents of a file to the clipboard, you can use the following commands: On OS X run: cat FILE_NAME | pbcopy On Linux run: cat FILE_NAME | xclip On Windows…
QWERTY Hungarian keyboard on an English Macintosh keyboard
The English characters on the English and Hungarian keyboards are almost at the same place. The exceptions are the Z and Y keys, those are swapped. When you activate the Hungarian keyboard on a Mac with an English keyboard, the Z key will display Y and…