Gus Pinto

I’m a developer who started in the Virtualization industry over 10 years ago working for both Microsoft and Citrix. I spend lots of time writing apps and sharing knowledge on the internet. I’m also a 4x Microsoft MVP - Virtualization Technologies and I currently work at Citrix Systems as a Technology Evangelist.
Sep 29
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» 10.6: Enable root user on Snow Leopard

Accessing the root account is disabled by default in Snow Leopard and the Directory Utility application is not available in the Utilities folder any more.

Here’s how to enable root in Snow…

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» 10.6: Copy/paste current IP into active application

Ever wanted to quickly copy/paste your current IP address into an application? Now you can, using a relatively simple Automator Service in Snow Leopard.

Just download this file (75KB) and save…

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» 10.6: Fast forward QuickTime X at less than 2x speed

A simple hint for the new Quicktime X player. Clicking the fast forward button increases video playback speed to 2x, then 4x then 8x. 2x, however, is a bit fast to watch a video.

To increment by…

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» 10.6: Remember PDF display options in Preview

In Snow Leopard’s Preview, if you Control– or Right-click on a PDF and change the display option (e.g. from Single Page Continuous to Two Pages), this setting does not stick between launches. The…

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» 10.6: Use enhanced keyboard navigation in Finder

When navigating the Finder in column view in 10.6, the system now allows the use of Tab/Shift-Tab to go forwards and backwards in the folder hierarchy. Unlike (for me at least) 10.5, the arrow…

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» 10.6: Possible fix for screen savers closing on activation

Just in case someone wonders why the screen saver immediately closes after it starts, check your system for an activated Caffeine. The program doesn’t seem to be 10.6 compatible, therefore, the…

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» 10.6: Take advantage of better screen zooming

In OS X 10.5, when you zoomed in (Control and scroll/gesture), the screen would zoom to your mouse and then move when you moved your mouse. In 10.6, when you do this, the viewing portion only…

Sep 28
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» Liars, Thieves & Virtualization Statisticians

It seems everyone understands the “true picture” of the enterprise virtualization landscape. Everyone too, appears to be in a unique position to report on it. In the latest salvo, Alex Barrett,…

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» With a Flip of a Switch....or a Click.

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» Betting Big on Desktop Virtualization

Network World created quite a buzz last week with an article about a “major desktop virtualization push” being rolled out by Citrix. The story, which was picked up by sister publications like…

Sep 26
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» 10.6: Permanently disable spelling correction in TextEdit

I write a lot of notes to myself in TextEdit. Ever since the autosave feature was introduced, I use it as a better version of Stickies. I was surprised when Snow Leopard kept changing my text,…

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» Recreate 'Page Snapback' feature in Safari 4

I was unhappy when Safari lost the Page Snapback command from the History menu. This command would take Safari back to the very first History page for that window/tab. Well, here’s a little…

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» 10.6: Open a new Search this Mac window

New to Snow Leopard (I think) is the ability to open a new global search window in the Finder via a keyboard shortcut. Just press Command-Option-Space, and you’ll get a new Finder search window…

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» 10.6: Auto-scroll large Stacks

When you open a large Stack in which you can scroll, it is possible to let it auto-slide to the bottom or the top.

Open the stack and use the mouse to ‘drag’ on the very bottom or very top of…

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» 10.6: Run FreeHand in Snow Leopard

FreeHand won’t run in Snow Leopard, apparently due to a permissions issue. The solution is just copy two Macromedia folders from the previous system into the same relative folders in the new…