Drive Genius 2: MAC Maintenance This is for those that are looking to increase the performace of their hard drives. This will work on both your boot & connected hard drives.
Using a program from http://www.prosofteng.com/products/drive_genius.php
Called Drive Genius. After running this on my main boot drive & I defrag it, I noticed a system that was more responsive & snappier. While still keeping everything stable. So if your looking to get the most out of your system after long months of usage then surely take a look at this program.
Windows Command Line: Tasklist Taskkill In this tutorial I will show you how to use the CMD Line to view & also how to kill applications or processes running on your Windows XP system.
To list processes type:
tasklist
To kill processes type:
taskkill
While using the taskkill command you will need to define how to kill it by image name or by process id.
for example.
image name.
taskkill runningapp.exe
process id.
taskkill 0134
If you would like to see what options you have available for a command type:
name of commnad /?
My Current Dock This is just how I currently have my dock setup for easy use & quick access.
To remove the arrows:
$ cd /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources
$ sudo mv AliasBadgeIcon.icns AliasBadgeIcon_OFF.icns
$ killall Finder
Change it Back:
$ cd /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources
$ sudo mv AliasBadgeIcon_OFF.icns AliasBadgeIcon.icns
$ killall Finder
Mouse Over effect:
$ defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-stack -boolean YES
$ killall Dock
Change YES to NO to revert it back then type
$ killall Dock
Dock Tip 1 Just a quick tip on how to hide & unhide your Dock when needed for what ever you may be working on at the time when you need more space for viewing.
