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Is it possible to get the maximum supported resolution of a connected display in os x from java?

What the title says. Assume java 1.6 and leopard. Ideally, it would also be nice to get a list of all supported resolutions and the current resolution. If this isn't possible in java, is there some way to do it that could be called from java? ...

Blocking part of a website

I am trying to block Google Reader: reader.google.com www.google.com/reader The hard part is blocking the reader directory I blocked reader.google.com by changing my /etc/hosts file (this is for a Mac) Is there any way to block www.google.com/reader without buying software? Note this is for Safari so Greasemonkey won't work, and Le...

Uninstall Mono from Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard

I installed Mono on my iMac last night and I immidiately had a change of heart! I don't think Mono is ready for prime time. The Mono website says to run the following script to uninstall: #!/bin/sh -x #This script removes Mono from an OS X System. It must be run as root rm -r /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework rm -r /Library/Receipts...

OSX 10.5 Leopard Symbol Mangling with $non_lazy_ptr

Why does Leopard mangle some symbols with $non_lazy_ptr? More importantly what is the best method to fix undefined symbol errors because a symbol has been mangled with $non_lazy_ptr? ...

What is the best way to log out another user from their session on Mac OS X Leopard?

In other words: Log on as Bert (who is an administrator) Using fast user switching, log on as Ernie (Bert remains logged on) Switch back to Bert Bert logs Ernie off What is the best way to achieve step 4? ...

How do I install modperl under OS X Leopard's default Apache 2?

My attempts to install modperl under the default vanilla Leopard Apache 2 have failed and all I can find online are variations on this: I would like if possible not to rely on MacPorts or Fink, though if they can be made to work with the default Apache 2 install that would probably be ok. (The best answer is the one that I've supplied ...

Can you control the speed of a video clip playing in Quartz Composer?

Is there a way to manipulate the speed of the video playback? I'm especially interested in a way to slow down with frame blending, exactly like the function in Final Cut Pro. ...

How do I uninstall python from OSX Leopard so that I can use the MacPorts version?

I want to use the macports version of python instead of the one that comes with Leopard. ...

How do you make the background of a video or picture clear in Quartz Composer?

I'd like to remove all of the black from a picture attached to a sprite so that it becomes transparent. ...

Software for Mac OS X Leopard to track and record network usage

I'm looking for a program that I can install on a Mac that will tell me how many bytes I download each day, and store that info in such a way that I could later view the results. Limiting by ports (80, 443, 21, 22) would be awesome as well. Does such a thing exist? ...

How do I make the apple terminal window auto change colour scheme when I ssh to a specific server

When I ssh into a remote production server I would like the colour scheme of my terminal window to change to something brigh and scary, preferably red, to warn me that I am touching a live scary server. How can I make it automatically detect that I have ssh'ed somewhere, and if that somewhere is on a specific list, change the colour sc...

How can I make a program start up automatically in OSX?

I have a little program that I want to make open automatically when my mac is started up. Because this program accepts command line arguments, its not as simple as just going to System Prefs/Accounts/Login items and adding it there... From google, I read that I can create a .profile file in my user's home folder, and that will execute ...

Is it possible to select a specific tab in OSX Terminal.app using keyboard shortcuts?

I know I can cycle through my tabs using cmd+{ or cmd+}, but is it possible to select a specific tab (i.e. cmd+3 for the third tab in iTerm) in Leopards' Terminal.app? ...

Does anyone know if NetBeans 6.x can be used with Java SE 6 on Leopard?

Java SE 6 (64 bit only) is now on OS X and that is a good thing. As I understand it since Eclipse is still Carbon and thus 32 bit, it cannot be used for 1.6 on Leopard, only 1.5. Does anyone know if NetBeans 6.x can be used with Java SE 6 on Leopard utilizing its JVM? ...

PHP w/ Zend Debugger on OS X 10.5

I have OS X 10.5 set up with the precompiled versions of PHP 5 and Apache 2. I'm trying to set up the Zend Debugger, but with no luck. Here's what I did: I downloaded ZendDebugger-5.2.14-darwin8.6-uni.tar I created the directory /Developer/Extras/PHP and set the permissions to: Permissions: drwxrwxr-x Owner: root:admin I copied Zen...

openCV doesn't compile on Leopard

I've been for the past few hours trying to figure out why openCV doesn't compile on leopard. I've been googling for references but all point to a dead google group. So my question is quite simple: I've read INSTALL file, read all documentation i could find and still couldn't figure a solution for this. The compile breaks here (this is ...

Force Apache HTTPD to run in 32bit

I have been running Apache HTTPD in 64bit mode by stripping out the 32bit architecture from the binary (along with the ppc parts). I did this to make it more compatible for python and mysql. However I have another machine that needs it to be run in 32bit mode (it has all four original architectures still in it). Is it possible to make s...

Cocoa 10.5 multithread app runs slowly

Got a Cocoa video capture app that works fine in 10.4. It uses NSThread to start the video capture driver. When app just started, video capture is very slow ( 1-2 fps). But after resize the UI window (or bring the window from background to foreground), video capture speed is back to normal. This only happens in 10.5. ...

Mach-O binary editor for OSX?

py-macholib does not work properly on osx (using darwin ports). I have not found any other alternative. Any ideas? ...

Accidental overwrite of OSX Python system framework

I got ahead of myself and downloaded and installed the OSX Python 2.6 package from www.python.org/download/ on my OSX 10.5.5 Intel Mac and installed the full package contents. Only after this did I come across http://wiki.python.org/moin/MacPython/Leopard stating that you should do a partial install of the package to avoid interfering wi...