Category Archives: OS X

29 September, 2026

The vi Cheat Sheet (2026 Edition): From Survival Keys to Power Moves

Use this vi cheat sheet to master survival keys and power moves. Learn vi modes, operator grammar, and vim extensions for fast config editing.

29 September, 2026

grep vs. egrep vs. fgrep: One Engine, Three Personalities

Learn the difference between grep, egrep, and fgrep. Fix legacy scripts, handle deprecation warnings, and choose the right mode for fast log analysis.

26 March, 2026

Monkey Bites – Auto Move Shortcut for macOS

Create a macOS Shortcut to auto move files from your Downloads folder into organized subfolders based on file extension. Includes automation setup.

21 March, 2026

Decoding the Alphabet Soup: A Guide to macOS Network Interface Naming

Understand macOS network interface naming conventions like en0 and lo0. Learn to map BSD names to hardware using networksetup and scutil commands.

21 October, 2024

Sublime Text Customizing

Sync Sublime Text 4 settings via iCloud on macOS. Use these shell commands and keyboard shortcuts for faster editing, macros, and panel management.

2 March, 2022

GoToMeeting and Emoji Problems when sharing screen

Fix the GoToMeeting emoji shortcut issue on macOS. Remap the Option Command E key to stop the emoji popup from appearing during screen sharing...

27 February, 2022

Stream Deck for the SE

Configure Stream Deck for security engineers. Automate Zoom controls and run macOS bash scripts for Firefox tabs. No fluff. Just the config that works.

16 February, 2022

Removing Parallels VM Apps from macOS Spotlight

Disable Parallels Spotlight indexing to stop Windows apps from appearing in macOS search. Follow these steps in Parallels Control Center to clean up your...

13 March, 2021

DNSTracer and Dig for Troubleshooting DNS problems

Learn to troubleshoot DNS with DNSTracer and dig. Install tools on macOS, run queries, configure dig defaults, and capture traffic with Wireshark and tcpdump.

26 May, 2020

Using Apple Configurator for Kids IOS devices

Use Apple Configurator 2 to set iOS restrictions and prevent app uninstall. Supervise your kids devices to enforce security policies without MDM.

2 May, 2020

Beware of MacBook Pro 16″ and Kernel Panic

Stop MacBook Pro 16 kernel panics by disabling Power Nap. This post details the workaround for macOS sleep issues and SMC resets.

1 May, 2020

Switching back to Bash on new MacBook Pro

Switch default shell to bash macOS using System Preferences or chsh. Remove the ZSH warning and customize your prompt on a new MacBook Pro.

29 March, 2020

macOS 10.15.4 Broke my FortiClient

Resolve FortiClient macOS 10.15.4 connection errors caused by KEXT changes. Reinstall the FortiClient package to restore VPN connectivity immediately.

7 March, 2020

Using OpenSSL to encrypt files

Learn how to encrypt files with OpenSSL on macOS and Linux. Use simple command line steps to secure data at rest and decrypt it...

2 March, 2020

Bash Script to dig a list of IP Addresses

Use this bash script to dig a list of IP addresses for PTR records. Automate reverse DNS lookups and export results to CSV for...

19 January, 2020

2-Way Sync with RSYNC

Configure rsync 2-way sync between macOS or Linux machines. Learn to automate file synchronization using cron jobs and exclude .DS_Store files.

11 January, 2020

Workaround for Running Unetbootin for macOS on Catalina

Run Unetbootin on macOS Catalina using this terminal workaround. Bypass Gatekeeper errors to create bootable USB drives with Unetbootin on modern Macs.

9 January, 2020

Adding Color to Your macOS “ls” Output

Colorize macOS ls output by adding an alias to ~/.bashrc. Customize LSCOLORS in ~/.bash_profile to improve readability and identify file types instantly.