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OSX Software update from command line

OSX Software update from command line This is the command to have OS X run software update from the command line via terminal. Good for running as a task via ARD. As admin user: sudo softwareupdate -i -a Password will be the admin user’s password. -a pulls down all available updates -i installs them. This [...]

How To: Check your computer’s IP address

An IP address is a number that identifies devices connected to a network. In short every single computer, mobile phone, printer, server, etc, connected to the Internet is assigned a unique address. Note that this is totally different then a MAC address which is unique and is only assigned to one device. IP address can [...]

Review: Deeper, Customization for OS X

Deeper is a Mac OS X program that brings “hidden” system features to the desktop. All the features it can enable, disable or change are already accessible via the Terminal if the correct command is known. As such the software simply throws a nice graphical interface around these commands. While the GUI is fairly intuitive, [...]

How To: Check OS X Disk Usage

In OS X there are two ways to do everything. Via the GUI, or Via the command line. Frequently the GUI method does fine for most uses. But sometimes a bit more information is needed. In the GUI, getting Disc Usage is simple. Open Finder, click on the drive and look at the bottom of [...]