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I'll add "don't let it get stolen" to my to-do list. :P One of the reasons I use FieVault instead of just using an encrypted disk image for a few sensitive files is that I'm really not in control of where everything is stored. How much private data is strewn about in ~/Library? Do my chat...

The "new screen recording" command creates a new screen recording document. So "stop new screen recording" basically means, make a new recording and stop it, which isn't what you want at all. You want to stop the EXISTING screen recording. You can access it from QuickTime Player's documents...

I use FileVault. I have no big complaints. The most annoying thing is that I cannot back up my personal files with Time Machine without logging out. There was also a time when that failed for some reason I never quite figured out (perhaps because I was on battery power, as I only had one outlet...

Open AppleScript Editor (in /Applications/Utilities) and past the contents of the text file in there.

Ever tried Python? Python is generally considered easier to pick up than Perl. Personally I like it, but then I've only dipped my toes in Perl, so I'm not in position to compare the two. You might also like Objective-C/Cocoa a bit more. But actually, string handling in Cocoa is kind of a pain, too.

Just a quick-and-dirty solution: tell application "Finder" set the_files to the selection repeat with f in the_files set ext to the name extension of f if the name extension of f is "" and the class of f is document file then set the name of f to the name of f & ".mp3" end if end...

Maks sure to check the "numbers match by value" box for alphanumeric sorting. You shouldn't need a search pattern for basic sorting. If you uncheck the "sort using expression" box, it will use the entire line, which sounds like what you want. Like MisterMe, I'm also using TextWrangler, but I...

As log as this is not Apple's first (second? hundredth?) step in removing freedom of software development and distribution from OS X, I think it's a good thing. But I don't have so much faith in Apple, to be honest. I think they've been going down the wrong road for about a decade. They've been...

Here's one way to do it: set x to 0 try set x to (do shell script "grep -c 'TEXT TO FIND' /var/log/system.log") end try if x > 0 then say "The string was found." else say "No matches were found." end if I use a shell script within an AppleScript to search for the text in the file. There's...

Edit: Never mind. Beat to it.

I've not known that to be the case. It's supposed to work on whichever movie is frontmost. It's dependent on the order QuickTime Player reports. Maybe it changed in a newer version. I'll run some tests later. I should also make a new script to work with QuickTime X. I haven't even tried it with...

Are you "using namespace std"? Otherwise try "std::cout" instead of simply "cout".

I have a USB flash drive I've been using for about a year. It's an 8GB PNY model. Recently it stopped working in my MacBook Pro. The flash drive works fine in other computers, and the MacBook's USB ports work fine with other devices, so I'm not sure what the problem is. When I plug in the...

There's yet another method detailed here, which uses the Open Firmware command prompt: http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/269120-what-do-if-dvd-wont-eject.html Do any of the methods produce a mechanical response? For example, can you hear the motors at least attempting to...

Generally speaking, once a file is open, its path is no longer relevant. In some poorly-written programs (like TextEdit, last I checked!), if you open a file, move it, and then save changes, it will create a NEW file in the location the original was opened from. But most apps will even save it...

I used to delete GarageBand, iMovie, and other large apps when I had a smaller HD and needed the space. Today my HD is big enough that I don't feel the squeeze. If you don't use them and want to save space, you can safely delete the applications from the Applications folder, and also the...

Along with the release of iPhone 4, AT&T changed their service plan. Now instead of unlimited data, they offer either 200MB/month or 2GB/month. I heard a lot about this directly after the announcement, but I'm wondering now that it's been out for a while how real users feel about it. I'm...

If it happens again, take a screenshot by pressing command-shift-3. If the screenshot looks right, with no color distortions, then that means it's a problem with your display or video output hardware. If the screenshot contains the distortion, that could point to a software problem (or perhaps a...

Well, at least you didn't have -r set. So what you did was delete all files (not directories) in both your current directory and in /. The only system FILES in / are mach_kernel and some symbolic links. /tmp and /etc point to /private/tmp and /private/etc. At least on my Snow Leopard system they do.

Glad you solved it. What was the answer? You might save someone else some trouble in the future if you post it.