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osx – How to find out Mac OS X version from Terminal? (via: Super User)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/03

I’m a command-line addict, so this was a great SuperUser question by Željko Filipin:

I know how to find Mac OS X version from GUI: Apple Menu (top left) > About This Mac

Is there a Terminal command that will tell me Mac OS X version?

It was answered by User delfuego:

You have a few options:

sw_vers -productVersion
system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType

These commands led me to this post: Finding OS X Version and Build Information From the Command Line | The Nubby Admin that also showed these commands:

uname -a
osascript -e 'system info'

Where uname shows only the kernal version, oascript gives a ton of information. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Apple, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Power User | 2 Comments »

Simple Solutions | The Owner-Builder Network

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/02

Simple Solutions | The Owner-Builder Network: Use a rubber band to unscrew stripped screws.

Dus als de kop van de schroef stuk is: elastiek gebruiken (:

–jeroen

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RemObjects Hydrogene got released March 1st, 2014 (via: Get Started with iOS Development using RemObject C#)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/02

The estimate was that the Hydrogene bete would become public beta on March 1st 2014.

Well, Marc Hoffman did an even better announcement yesterday:

marc hoffman originally shared to RemObjects C# (Discussion):
When, you are asking, is RemObjects C# going to be out? It’s out as of right now!Visit http://www.remobjects.com/cs for details, trial download, and (of course) to purchase. Let us know what you think!

BTW: Most of my guessed URLs were right (:

–jeroen

via: Get Started with iOS Development using RemObject C# | RemObjects Software « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff.

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osx – OS X Terminal “must have” utilities – Ask Different

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/28

Make sure you read osx – OS X Terminal “must have” utilities – Ask Different after reading:

–jeroen

Posted in Apple, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Power User | Leave a Comment »

Best time zone map ever: xkcd: Now

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/28

I’ve never seen a beter time zone map than this one: xkcd: Now.

 

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Get Started with iOS Development using RemObject C# | RemObjects Software

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/28

Wow, just wow for this teaser:

This page provides a few videos to help you get started with RemObjects C# for iOS development.

and this:

This page provides a few videos to help you get started with RemObjects C# for Android (and Java) development.

It is about Hydrogene, a.k.a. RemObjects C#, which – like Oxygene – also adds a few extensions to the C# language, just like Jolyon speculated december last year.

It wil be in beta tomorrow (:

Summary of tools used for iOS:

Summary of tools used for Android:

Summary of tools used for iOS and Android

I’m gussing here, as the URL is not yet live, but from March 1st (tomorrow!) you should be able to download a beta of Hydrogene/RemObjects C# from http://www.remobjects.com/elements/hydrogene (Just like Oxygene is available from http://www.remobjects.com/elements/oxygene/).

.  .

–jeroen

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The Tracktor – Seiki Digital SE39UY04 39-Inch 4K Ultra HD 120Hz LED TV

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/28

Not only wow because this is cheap (though only 4K via HDMI at 30Hz as it is using HDMI 1.4).

But also wow because I didn’t know about The Tracktor.

But 28 inch might be a better fit to field of view, and come closer to my Retina MacBook Pro resolution (which is normally either at 1920×1200 or 2800×1800).

But it looks like neither of them are IPS. Bummer. Maybe wait until august.

–jeroen

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Google Now Launcher for KitKat (Android 4.4) via: Android – Google+

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/28

I just installed the Google Now Launcher on my Nexus 4 that runs KitKat (Android 4.4) from the AppStore.

Looks nice, though I could not get “Call Brother” configured (it thinks there are 3 entries for him, and selecting any of them does not make a selection).

But being able to start voice stuff with one click less is convenient.

Now hopefully the battery duration won’t be affected by another piece of software.

–jeroen

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KISS: stickers to protect your webcam from being spied (Dutch: Bescherm je laptop met een principiële sticker « Bits of Freedom)

Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/27

Didn’t notice they published these stickers while I was on holiday earier this year: Bescherm je laptop met een principiële sticker « Bits of Freedom.

There must be stickers like that in other languages as well, just did not yet search for them (:

–jeroen

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