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Creating a Recent Items Stack on the Dock in Mac OS X

Mac OS X stacks usually list the contents of specified folders, but the Dock has a hidden Recent Items Stack feature for Applications, Documents, Servers, and Volumes.

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Creating shortened URLs from the command line

URL shortening services usually require that you use their APIs or websites, but it’s relatively simple to build command line Bash scripts that interface with them.

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Changing the Mac OS X Login Window’s background image

Mac OS X has only one background image for its Login Window by default, but the commands in this post can be used to change it.

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Showing hidden files and directories in the Finder in Mac OS X

In Mac OS X, the Finder doesn’t display hidden files and directories by default. This functionality can be changed by using the commands in this post.

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Displaying gradients behind Stack items on Mac OS X

To display gradients behind the Mac OS X Dock’s Stack items as the mouse is moved over them, follow the instructions in this post.

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Making hidden application icons transparent on Mac OS X

By default the icons for hidden applications look no different than those for visible applications, but you can change this setting using the commands in this post.

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Putting an iPhone into DFU or Recovery Mode with iTunes 8.2

The iPhone Jailbreak, Activate and Unlock process requires that you put the device in DFU or Recovery Mode; This post details how to do this with iTunes 8.2.

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Getting an iPhone out of the Recovery Mode Loop

Once an iPhone is put into Recovery Mode, it will be stuck in the Recovery Mode Loop (when the device restarts it’ll automatically go back into Recovery Mode).

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