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Flash should open window in new tab, but instead it opens a new pop up on mac

using target="_blank" in the navigateToUrl with firefox on windows it opens in new tab, with firefox on mac it opens a 'popup', anyway how to make the window popup in a new tab on ff on mac as well? ...

How do stop mysql on a Mac OS install

I installed it it via mac ports, what is the command I need to stop the server (i need to test how my app behave when MySQL is dead) ...

Mac SQLite editor

I am aware of CocoaMySQL but I have not seen a Mac GUI for SQLite, is there one? My Google search didn't turn up any Mac related GUI's which is why I'm asking here rather than Google. ...

Finding per-process bandwidth usage on the mac?

On the PC there are several programs that will show you your bandwidth usage on a per process or per program basis. Is there anyway of doing something similar on the Mac? ...

How do you install Boost on MacOS?

How do you install Boost on MacOS? Right now I can't find bjam for the Mac. update: Thanks for the MacPorts answer, and special thanks to hasseg's comment for the link http://www.macports.org/ I'm still new to my Mac, but with ports it seems like we'll get going along much better. ...

Mac OS X Java Swing Buttons are Disabled for no aparent reason

I wrote an application in Java and when it runs on one customer's computer running OS X The Save and Export buttons are disabled. (Everything else works in the application.) Both of these buttons open up a standard save file dialog. Any ideas? ...

Bash prompt in OS X terminal broken

I am using bash in os X Terminal app, and my custom $PS1 breaks when I scroll through my history. PS1="${BLUE}\u${CYAN}@${RED}\h${BLUE}\w\n\[${red}\$${NC}\]" also tried PS1="${BLUE}\u${CYAN}@${RED}\h${BLUE}\w\r\n[${red}\$${NC}]" The problem seems to be in the newline. I have used this bash prompt on Slackware no prob. ...

What's a good alternative to the included Terminal program on OS X?

My keyboard acts flaky when I use a terminal session on OS X (another question?), so using the command line is often frustrating. Other native applications seem fine and don't suffer the same problem. Is there another terminal application that might work better for me? ...

Is QuickSilver dead?

After having read that QuickSilver was no longer supported by BlackTree and has since gone open source, I noticed more and more people switching to/suggesting other app launchers i.e. Buttler and LaunchBar. Is QuickSilver still relevant? Has anyone experienced any instability since it's gone open source? ...

How Can I Remove .DS_Store Files From A Git Repository?

How can I remove those annoying Mac OS X .DS_Store files from a Git repository? ...

How to create a zip file in the same format as the Finder's "Compress" menu item?

On Mac OS X, you can create a zip archive from the Finder by selecting some files and selecting "Compress" from the contextual menu or the File menu. Unfortunately, the resulting file is not identical to the archive created by the zip command (with the default options). This distinction matters to at least one service operated by Apple...

best way to get started in setting up Mono for ASP.NET on Mac

I have recently gained access to a Mac. I am wondering if anyone has any tips/advice for setting up Mono on a mac for development and execution of ASP.NET? Most resources point to Linux implementations which tend to differ a lot from the way Mac's do things. Any tips or advice would be helpful ...

Are there any OS X equivalents to `hcitool`?

I'd like to write some quick scripts to play with bluetooth devices (scan etc…), for the Mac. Under linux I'd probably use hcitool, or the python bluez library. What tools are there for the Mac? ...

What MySQL client application would you recommend for Mac OS X?

My colleagues and I are looking for alternative client tools for Mac OS X. I tend to prefer the text-based interface and we have PHPMyAdmin installed on our development servers (Linux). What are your recommendations? (One recommendation per answer please, so people can up-mod individual recommendations). ...

Create a small 'window-form' application that runs anywhere

I work in the embedded world, using mainly C and no GUI at all (because there is no display screen). Moving over to the non-embedded world, in which I have nearly no experience, what is the best programming environment (langauge/IDE/etc) for me to build a simple window-form application that will run on all the common platforms: windows/...

Mac toolbar via WINE / Crossover

Does anyone know if it's possible to get a Win32 application to run under wine / crossover but have the main toolbar appear as a Mac toolbar (i.e. outside the wine / crossover app)? ...

How to send Ctrl-Break from Remote Desktop Connection Client?

I am connecting to a Windows XP machine via Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection Client, version 2.0.0 Beta 3, running on a Mac. On the Windows machine there is a Java console running, where I want to send a Ctrl-Break so I can see the Java threads running. According to the RDC help, Alt/Option-F3 is break, but Ctrl-Opt-F3 and various ...

Is there a free IDE for PHP on Mac?

I wanted to find a good but free PHP IDE for Mac. Any suggestions? Thanks! ...

Opening more than one of the same Mac Application at once.

Hi there. I'm developing a Mac App in Java that logs into any one of our client's databases. My users want to have several copies of this program running so they can log into a couple clients at the same time, rather than logging out and logging back in. How can I allow a user to open several copies of my App at once? I'm using Eclip...

How do you create an osx application/dmg from a python package?

I want to create a mac osx application from python package and then put it in a disk image. Because I load some resources out of the package, the package should not reside in a zip file. The resulting disk image should display the background picture to "drag here -> applications" for installation. ...