Create Mac OS X (Yosemite) Bootable Installation USB drive
All steps need to be completed on a Mac computer.
- Download Mac OS X (Yosemite) from Apple App Store
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Apple Mail - Change Default Sent Folder for IMAP Account
If Apple Mail didn't automatically assign a correct folder on the IMAP server as its Sent folder, this can be easily fixed.
Simply select the correct folder in the folders pane on the left-hand side. Then from the menu select Mailbox > Use This Mailbox As > Sent Mailbox.
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Stop .DS_Store file creation by Mac OS X
Mac OS X has an annoying habit of littering network shares with .DS_Store (Desktop Services Store) files. If you only use Mac OS X and other Unix based systems you may never actually see them, but in mixed environments they can become a bit of a nuisance. There is nothing critical stored in .DS_Store files, just Finder specific settings, such as icons size and location, view settings, etc.
To prevent .DS_Store from being created on network shares, run following command in terminal.
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true
To revert changes and resume .DS_Store file creation run:
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores false
Disable mouse acceleration for Microsoft mouse in Mac OS X
One of the best things about Macbooks is a fantastic Apple trackpads. Unfortunately, this cannot be said about third party mouse support. Maybe I haven't used Macs for long enough, but I really hate mouse scrolling (and tracking) acceleration. What I want is linear predictable scrolling and tracking, regardless of how fast I'm moving the mouse or scrolling the wheel.
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