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Disable Guest Accounts for Shares on OSX Tiger
sudo defaults write
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.AppleFileServer guestAccess
-bool false
- Disable Dashboard
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES
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Reduce Safari Rendering delay
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitInitialTimedLayoutDelay 0.25
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Increase animation speed of sheets
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime .001
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Disable spotlight
edit /etc/hostconfig to change "SPOTLIGHT=-YES-" to "SPOTLIGHT=-NO-"
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Enable Safari debug menu
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu 1
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Get rid of .DS_Store files on network shares
(specifically works for smb shares)
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices
DSDontWriteNetworkStores true
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Show full path to current directory in Finder title
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES
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Mount external drives at boot rather then on user login
defaults write
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/autodiskmount
AutomountDisksWithoutUserLogin -bool true
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Setting a custom software update server for a client
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
CatalogURL "http://customupdateserver.com/index.sucatalog"
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Show All Files in Finder
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
- Terminal Focus Follows Mouse
defaults write com.apple.Terminal FocusFollowsMouse -string YES
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Add Application to OSX Dock (example uses Calculator.app)
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add "<
dict><key>tile-data</key><dict><key>
file-data</key><dict><key>_CFURLString
</key><string>/Applications/Calculator.app/</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0
</integer></dict></dict></dict>";
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Disable the OSX Crash Reporter
defaults write com.apple.CrashReporter DialogType none
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Add Recent Applications Stack to the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add
'{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; };
"tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'
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Change Login Screen Background
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow
DesktopPicture "/Library/Desktop Pictures/Aqua Blue.jpg"
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Disable Time Machine External Disk as Backup Prompt
defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool YES