From the command line: sudo mdutil -E / sudo mdutil -i on / The amount of time this will take depends on how many files are on your hard drive.

How To: Manually update OS X time from Command Line Sometimes OS X’s time and date gets out of sync with the real world, and using the option “Set date and time automatically:” doesn’t always work. You can use this command in terminal to update it manually: ntpdate -u The server address can be any [...]

How To: Disable OS X Quick Look Quick Look in OS X is an awesome feature. I’m constantly using it to check out PDF files without needing to open them. But in some environments, it doesn’t make sense or causes a huge amount of issues. So to disable this, in the terminal type; (as root [...]

How To: Use Equation editor in Office 2008 (for Mac) Equation Editor in Office 2008 should be installed by a default install of Office. If for some reason it is not, you’ll need to find your Office Disc and reinstall Office 2008 for Macintosh. To check if Equation Editor is already installed, look in /Applications/Microsoft [...]

How To: Tweak OS X “Spaces” Spaces is OSX’s cool virtual window program that allows “multiple” desktops to be setup. The thought is that it allows you to group programs together by task and thereby increasing your workflow productivity. Apple has a great tutorial on how to really maximize it’s usefulness. But some of us [...]