I am always in need of a certain command or utility and end up searching the Internet for a solution. I’ve gotten tired of it and am starting to collect useful commands and utilities here so that I can easily find them. Of course that means anyone else can find them as well.
macOS Wireless Network Roaming
macOS wireless roaming for enterprise customers
Mac OS Show All Files (including dot files) in Finder
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
Tested on version: 10.12.5 Sierra
I found this at Ian’s Blog.
FreeBSD set system Timezone
There are a number of write ups on the Internet about making links to various system timezone control files, and while I like knowing what is going on under the covers, there is a much simpler way. The utility that is used at system installation time to set the timezone can be run at any time to set the system timezone, tzsetup.
2011 MacBook Pro Graphics Failure
My 2011 MacBook Pro has the dreaded discrete graphics failure. The best description of the failure (and the fix) is here. I now have two bootable partitions on that machine, one has the kernel extensions for the discrete graphics removed and I use it only to fix the NVRAM and main partition after doing an OS update. It is running High Sierra (10.13) latest and runs great except for the graphics, but I don’t use it for heavy graphics work anyway.
Mac Recovery
How to create a bootable installer for macOS
How to reset SMC (System Management Controller
- Laptop with non-removeable battery and without T2 chip: Left side Shift-Control-Option then press Power and hold for 10 seconds.
- Hold down Option-Command-P-R while turning on.
How to boot from USB drive
- Apple Silicon Mac: Hold the power button while turning on to get the startup disk chooser.
- Intel Mac: Hold down Option while turning on to get the startup disk chooser.
Network Stuff
A collection of Ubiquiti WAP links follows. I am a big fan of the Ubiquiti Wireless Access Points (WAP) and supporting Enterprise network systems.
Ubiquiti High Density WLAN Scenario Guide
Ubiquiti New BaseStationXG at a Concert Venue
