Category Archives: Apple
Flush DNS cache on MacOS
For most versions of OSX and macOS I have found the following works sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder I have seen notes to indicate that dnscacheutil -flushcache or discoveryutil udnsflushcaches are needed for Yosemite and older versions. Thanks to: https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/214981288-Flushing-your-DNS-cache-in-Mac-OS-X-and-Linux amongst other sites.
Installing MySQL Server as a Docker image
For my PhD project I have elected to deploy a Mysql server to store data, but I don’t want to install it directly on my Mac. Various reasons for this but mainly as I need to be able remove it … Continue reading
Python3 setup on OSX/MacOS High Sierra
By default MacOS has Python 2.7 installed out of the box, however for my PhD project I am using a number of libraries that require Python 3.x.x. There are numerous approaches to deploy multiple versions of Python to MacOS, so … Continue reading
ErrorDocument pages and Sandvox
An iritating problem with Sandvox is that is doesn’t appear to allow a page to be setup with absolute references pointing at the local site. This causes a problem when create DocumentError pages for Apache, because the current references for … Continue reading
Keep the Bombe at Bletchley
An excellent crowfunded shout out to keep the Bombe on the Bletchley Park Estate. I have pledged a years membership of the TNMOC. The link for pledging is as follows: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/new-display/ I visited TNMOC a few years ago. In addition to the … Continue reading
Python MatPlotLib on MacOS
To accompany NumPy and PyLab we need a way of producing graphical output and the prefered route is MatPlotLib. The problem is that the ‘out of the box‘ pip installation on MacOS creates a slightly unfriendly configuration which means graphs don’t display without a ‘.show()’ command and then they’re … Continue reading
OpenVPN 2.2.x and iOS 9.3.x – No routing over the VPN
Whilst going through the process of renewing certificates, and the recent updates for OpenVPN and iOS, I discovered that traffic was no longer being routed over the tunnel. There are a number of postings blaming changes that Apple have made … Continue reading
Excel:Mac 2008 F2 Key equivalent
(This is because F2 will cut the contents of a cell) However if you want the complete list, open Help -> Excel Help and then type “excel keyboard shortcuts” There is great article on this subject buy Rob Griffiths of … Continue reading
Resize iTunes to fit screen
I run both a macbook and a macpro and periodically synchronize between the two of them. Unfortunately as the screen on the macpro is considerably bigger than the macbook 13″. Occasionally I open an application only to find the window … Continue reading
Region Free MacPro
After hunting the Internet I finally managed to confirm how to change the MacPro to region free. For this I have to give many thanks for www.rpc1.org and the administrator puma. NB: The posting assumes that your DVR is a … Continue reading