Saturday, June 6, 2020

Launching apps automatically on app at defined time

Hi Guys,
So I wanted my mac to sync one drive in evening (9 pm) instead of keeping the app open throughout the day

Here is how I created a LaunchDaemon and saved it in Library->LaunchDaemons folder

sudo nano com.runOneDrive.plist

Following is the plist file

https://1drv.ms/t/s!AhtxYZmjxi2zhNQuzD9csmBdzPmpww


Ctrl X to save on nano

finally saved the file

And Viola! when the system starts it automatically picks up the job to run at 9 pm daily.


Thursday, June 4, 2020

Apps for mac

Mac doesn't allow to place two windows side by side without going in full screen mode. Enter spectacle, it's a nice app to align windows side by side and work without going in full screen mode. Great app!

Spectacle - https://www.spectacleapp.com

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Mac bug - Pressing fn key launches Mission Control

So you accidentally press fn key and the apps show up (which is what mission control is) despite not setting fn key as shortcut for mission control.

I believe this issue is a small bug in mac which can be addressed just by resetting mission control short cut (worked for me and many others)

Go to settings -> mission control
Under Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
Select Mission Control drop down box and set the shortcut to say - and close the window

Now again go to settings -> mission control and set back the mission control shortcut to whatever you want. Viola! fn key issue is resolved.