One of my favourite hacks that enables you to put a small gradient behind an icon. I think this should be enabled by default. Defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-stack -boolean YES killall Dock. 3) Add A Message To The Login Window. This little Terminal command enables you to add a message of your choice to the Login window.
The Mac’s Terminal is an amazing utility. In fact, we have written about it more than once before. It is a greatly capable tool that has enough power to alter the very core aspects of your Mac.
However, not everything has to be work when it comes to the Terminal. You can also have a lot of fun with it if you follow these neat tricks.
- Jun 12, 2018 To start the journey, learn how to open Terminal app on Mac: Click Launchpad and then type Terminal in the search bar. 1) Make your Mac talk to you. One of the simplest commands which can be very fun, especially when you are planning a prank on somebody. Just type any text in Terminal and your computer will speak it in your Mac's default voice.
- If you’re an advanced user of Mac OS X, it’s very likely that you know what Terminal.app is. If you’re not, the Terminal is an application included in every version of OS X into the Utilities folder which provides a command line interface to manually control your Mac. In this roundup I’ve collected the best links about Terminal.app: you’ll find the best commands, hacks and tips to.
1. Make It Snow
The holiday season might be over, but winter is still on everywhere. So what better way to get into the spirit of the season than to make your Mac snow?
Cool Tip: You can make the Terminal window dark by choosing the Pro settings from the app’s Preferences.To do so, just enter the following command into the Terminal window and you’ll have your Mac snowing in a second:
ruby -e 'C=`stty size`.scan(/d+/)[1].to_i;S=['2743'.to_i(16)].pack('U*');a={};puts '033[2J';loop{a[rand(C)]=0;a.each{|x,o|;a[x]+=1;print '033[#{o};#{x}H 033[#{a[x]};#{x}H#{S} 033[0;0H'};$stdout.flush;sleep 0.1}'2. A Unique Take on Star Wars
This next trick is not just tremendously fun, but simply astounding if you consider the amount of effort put into it.
Have you ever watched Star Wars Episode IV? Well, perhaps you have, but believe me, not like this.
All you have to do is enter this command on Terminal…
telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl..and you will be treated to the entire episode four of the saga (A New Hope) in ASCII code.
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As you can see, this is really cool. Not only you get to experience the entire episode again, but you also get to see all your favorite characters rendered in this original artwork.
3. Your Own Personal Psychotherapist
There’s no denying that we all have problems of all sorts. Some of them more serious than others of course. And sometimes we all wish we could just talk to someone about them, right?
Well, it might not be the ideal ‘professional’ to talk to, but if you want, your Mac can help you deal with your issues in some quite funny and uncharacteristic ways thanks to the psychotherapist available through Terminal.
To call him/her up, just type the following command on the Terminal window:
emacsThen press the Esc + X keys and introduce the following command when prompted:
doctor
The ‘doctor’ will pop up and prompt you to tell him/her your problem.
Just write them down, press Return two times and you will start getting some really curious/funny answers.
You might not find a solution to your problems, but you’ll definitely have a lot of fun.
4. And Don’t Forget the Games
We recently showed you how to play some classic games on your Mac such as Tetris and Pong. If you want more of those to choose from, just take a look at that article and add these names to the list of games you can find in Terminal: 5×5, blackbox, dunnet, gomoku, hanoi, landmark, mpuz and solitaire.
And there you have them. Now whenever you feel bored, you’ll know how to have a bit of fun with your Mac without even leaving your desk.
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