Category Archives: Leopard

Time Machine has gone off the deep end

By Ryan | Published: September 7, 2009
While browsing Reddit I found this article. If you’re an avid Time Machine user you should definitely take a look at what could happen to your backups if you’re not careful. You see Time Machine used to warn you when it was about to destroy backups to make way for new ones. Not anymore. Time [...]
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Automatically toggle Bluetooth depending on your power source

By Ryan | Published: July 30, 2009
One of my biggest complaints about using my Macbook in clamshell mode is toggling bluetooth back on to use both my mouse and keyboard. I am one of the many Mac users who attach a large monitor while at my desk and then turn bluetooth off while on battery. Usually when I get home I [...]
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Disk access spike? Check your Spotlight icon

By Ryan | Published: July 26, 2009
I noticed the other day that Spotlight had a glowing dot in the middle of the magnifying glass like this screenshot gif I made. It was very faint but I could tell it was there. Holding command and clicking on the icon gave me a drop down to let me know Spotlight was running an [...]
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