Archive for the ‘ Apple ’ Category

Running AppleScript from Java

In my current project, I need to launch an external application and maybe execute some additional commands on this external application. Due to the very nature of the project, the whole system will always be run on Mac OS X. So I thought, "why not use AppleScript"? Turns out using AppleScript to launch applications is fairly [ READ MORE ]

Keyboard shortcuts for Apple Mail

I use Apple Mail on my MacBook Pro, mainly because it has a better integration with Spotlight than Thunderbird. It also has a nicer UI and is easier to configure. However, the keyboard shortcuts are really strange. In case you didn't find out yourself, here are the most important ones: Send message - CMD+SHIFT+D (what does the [ READ MORE ]

CVS on a Mac

In order to be able to work on some of our Xtext / Eclipse related build scripts, I needed to install a CVS command line client on my Mac. Now if you google for "cvs mac", you'll get a large list of result, basically telling you to get the Apple Xcode SDK. While the Xcode [ READ MORE ]

Using Safari to view the Eclipse Help System (when Safari is not your system default browser)

I belong to the minority of people who love the Opera Browser. You've got to try it, it has got all sorts of nice features - e.g. you can easily create keyword-driven search shortcuts or browse the web using mouse gestures. But I digress... Of course, I configured Opera to be the default browser on my [ READ MORE ]

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