Category: Tips

  • CMD + Q to close Finder window in OS X

    CMD + Q to close Finder window in OS X

    Issue One of the most annoying things that I have encountered while using mac was the inability of os x to close the finder window with the default quit button(cmd+q) . The default button to close finder in os x is cmd+w. But that, for me is a slow process when I want to quit…

  • nsurlsessiond consuming bandwidth issue

    This issue is mainly due to the icloud and other things such as photos etc are linked. It’s bascially downloading the files from apple servers. It can be bit annoying at times as it consumes most of the bandwidth making us sit idle for hours. This can be a problem if you are having a…

  • Clear values inside bootstrap modal upon closing

    I don’t know whether this is going to be useful for anyone. Since i wanted to share something in the site after a long time, i am putting things. I will be regular now on wink (i hope so)   $(‘#mymodal’).on(‘hidden.bs.modal’, function() { $(this) .find(“input,textarea,select”) .val(”) .end() .find(“input[type=checkbox], input[type=radio]”) .prop(“checked”, “”) .end(); }) Njoy smile

  • USB Live boot Kali Linux on Mac

    Follow the steps to USB Live boot Kali Linux on Mac 1.  Download Kali Linux from www.kali.org/downloads/ 2.  Open Terminal (use spotlight for easier access) 3. Run the following in Terminal (don’t forget to change the path) hdiutil (e.g.,hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o ~/path/to/target.img ~/path/to/Kali.iso) 4. The output file will be target.img.dmg. Change it to target.img 5.…

  • Page Timer: Chrome extension to see how long i have been on this page

    Page Timer is a nice tool from Google which allow us to track the time we spend on a website or tab. All the data that Page Timer counts is stored in ram and doesn’t store anywhere else. So if you close the tab, you will loose the time. You can download the extension here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/page-timer/enljfpkeopdppbphgadibdpodgjhmabm…