Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

Mac Geek Gab #178: Batch Permission Changes, Encrypting Follow-up, Re-Enabling AirPort, and GigE

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  • chown (-R /path/to/drive)
  • chmod (-R u+w /path/to/drive)
  • update_prebinding (aka update_dyld_shared_cache)
  • syslogd hogging CPU (via Apple Discussions)
  • 10.5: One fix for a runaway syslogd process (via Mac OS X Hints)
  • Resetting your Mac’s PRAM and NVRAM (via Apple Support)
  • PGP Whole Disk Encryption Mac
  • ifixit.com
  • Nondestructively Resizing Volumes (via Mac Geekery)
  • Stateful firewall
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