Hide icons on OS X desktop
Posted onQuickly Hide All The Icons On Your Desktop [OS X Tips] defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false killall Finder Enable defaults write com.apple.finder
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Fix missing ciphers in OS X
Posted onError: Unable to negotiate with x.x.x.x port 22: no matching cipher found. Their offer: aes256-cbc,aes128-cbc Fix: sudo vi /etc/ssh/ssh_config Find the string: Ciphers aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc Uncomment it and your ssh will work as usual.
Fix MacBook SSH to Cisco ASA firewall
Posted onSome versions of ASA firewall is using a week ssh implementation that OS X does not support. See like this if you try Unable to negotiate with x.x.x.x port 22: no matching key exchange found. Their offer diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 Here are a fix for it (easy) https://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0001245
How-To: Flush DNS cache i Mac, Windows and Linux
Posted onWhen doing changes on the network, e.i. web portals for login, it can be handy to clear the DNS cache in the test device to force the device to discover the changes. Here is a handy list of the command on often used devices.