stephancasas

#!/usr/bin/env osascript -l JavaScript

const App = Application.currentApplication();
App.includeStandardAdditions = true;

const kCFPrefsFeatureFlagsDir = '/Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain';
const kCFPrefsFeatureEnabledKey = 'Enabled';

const kUIKitDomainPrefsTemporaryPath = '/tmp/UIKit.plist';
const kUIKitRedesignedTextCursorKey = 'redesigned_text_cursor';

macshome

How to Defang macOS System Protections

If you want to change things on the root drive of a Mac you will need to take some steps to disable the built in security of the system. Most of these steps are the same regardless if you are on Intel or Apple Silicon. If there is a difference it is noted.

Note that all of these things put a Mac into an unsupported and less secure state.

Make sure you either perform these steps in a VM or that you reset the protections after you are done poking around

Protections and Terms

(This list is not exahustive on the details of each. Check the links at the end for more info.)

stephancasas

{
  "65536": [
    "alphashift"
  ],
  "131072": [
    "shift"
  ],
  "196608": [
    "alphashift",
    "shift"

dvessel

url scheme:
x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.KEY[.KEY]?SUB-PANE

examples:
x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.systempreferences.AppleIDSettings?iCloud
x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.keyboard?Shortcuts

urls:

com.apple.systempreferences.ApplelDSettings

grahamperrin

FreeBSD: Wi-Fi: suggested adaptors

There are numerous suggestions, I'm not yet aware of any other collection.

If the list below grows to become useful, someone might like to adapt its content for the FreeBSD wiki.

Suggestions, in chronological order

https://forums.freebsd.org/posts/381779 (2018-03-17)

usagimaru

@objc func toggleMainView(_ sender: Any) {
	let splitViewItem: NSSplitViewItem = self.splitViewItems[0]
	splitViewItem.animator().isCollapsed = !splitViewItem.isCollapsed
}

@objc func toggleInspector(_ sender: Any) {
	let splitViewItem: NSSplitViewItem = self.splitViewItems[1]
	splitViewItem.animator().isCollapsed = !splitViewItem.isCollapsed
}

IsaacXen

WWDC                                2006  2007  2008  2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 

rmcdongit

macOS 10.15 System Preference Panes

Below are a list of System Preference pane URLs and paths that can be accessed with scripting to assist users with enabling macOS security settings without having to walk them through launching System Preferences, finding panes, and scrolling to settings. Not all panes have an accessible anchor and some are OS specific.

To find the Pane ID of a specific pane, open the System Preferences app and select the desired Preference Pane. With the pane selected, open the ScriptEditor.app and run the following script to copy the current Pane ID to your clipboard and display any available anchors:

tell application "System Preferences"
	set CurrentPane to the id of the current pane
	set the clipboard to CurrentPane

vividvilla

#OSX Tweaks:
===========

- Most need reboot to show changes
- Most of these tweaks are just for speed, but some are specific for development
- All of these are to be ran in terminal. The commands to be copy and pasted start after the less-than sign.
- I'm not responsible for any adverse effects to your computer, at all.


##Increase the speed of OS X dialogs boxes:

b0gdanw

# https://macadmins.slack.com/archives/general/p1449604450017318
# https://gist.github.com/clburlison/db6aaf4a717eb8ef3545
# https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/feature-requests/5158/built-in-inventory-fields-for-os-x-macos-security-and-malware-protection-systems
# https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/discussions/19111/xprotect-status-extension-attribute

set MacOSName to do shell script "defaults read /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist ProductName"
set MacOSVers to do shell script "defaults read /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist ProductVersion"
set MacOSBuild to do shell script "defaults read /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist ProductBuildVersion"

set XProtectVers to do shell script "defaults read /Library/Apple/System/Library/CoreServices/XProtect.bundle/Contents/version.plist CFBundleShortVersionString"