Author Archives: fsormok

Change font size within X11

Posted on 11. January 2011 by fsormok

defaults write org.x.X11 dpi 70 restart X11   Result DPI 50 DPI 75 DPI 120

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Enable remote login via syslog

Posted on 11. January 2011 by fsormok

Edit the /etc/syslog.conf file to include local4.none in the second line, and to redirect the output of local4.* to /var/log/whatever.log (replace whatever with a name of your choice). There’s a sample syslog.conf file at end of this hint. Create the … Continue reading →

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Extend Mac PowerBook Pro with a Serial Port

Posted on 11. January 2011 by fsormok

One really important feature for me is a COM port. I mostly use it to access and configure headless computers or servers. Since i’d like to by a MacBook Pro i’ve called the appleshop support. They didn’t know of any … Continue reading →

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Guru tools and applets

Posted on 11. January 2011 by fsormok

Contents 1 AuthSight 2 GeekTool 3 OmniGraffle 4 Kismet for MAC 5 Insomnia 6 Tunnelblick AuthSight AuthSight uses your Mac’s iSight camera to take snapshots of the nut behind the keyboard whenever an invalid password is entered, either at login … Continue reading →

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