https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/ 2026-04-30T11:20:49+0000 https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/ https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/lib/tpl/default/images/favicon.ico text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mac:batch_resize_images_using_the_command_line_under_os_x?rev=1591052021&do=diff Batch Resize Images using the Command Line under OS X The following command will resize all the .jpg images in the current directory, maintaining aspect ratio, and making the longest side 640 pixels. sips -Z 640 *.jpg text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mac:blank_touch_bar_on_macbook_pro_late_2016?rev=1591052021&do=diff Blank Touch Bar on MacBook Pro Late 2016 Is the Touch Bar on your MacBook Pro dark, black, or blank? Do the buttons only show up after you touch the Touch Bar? [Blank Touch Bar MacBook Pro Late 2016] A quick work-around is to hit the fn key on the keyboard. In the default setup this causes the MacBook Pro Touch Bar to show all the function keys instead of the default ones. It's a quick way to clear the touch bar and kinda reset it. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mac:finder_slow_on_first_start?rev=1591052021&do=diff Finder Slow on First Start After using my Mac for a while, Finder started to become slow every time I started it for the first time and after closing it with the X. The delay was 3 or 4 seconds, which seems like an eternity when you open Finder so frequently. text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mac:fixing_google_chrome_pinned_tabs_on_macos?rev=1591052021&do=diff Fixing Google Chrome Pinned Tabs on MacOS On MacOS (previously OSX) pinned tabs do not open back up when you close the last Chrome window without closing Chrome completely. Closing the last window doesn't typically close an application. This is “by design text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mac:how_to_use_a_soundfont_in_garageband_10?rev=1591052021&do=diff How to use a Soundfont in Garageband 10 First, you'll need to follow my instructions for Installing Soundfonts (SF2) on Mac. Once your soundfont is installed, you can use it to play music in Garageband. Here's how to create a track with your new instrument. * Select the Track menu then text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mac:installing_sound_fonts?rev=1591052021&do=diff Installing Soundfonts (SF2) on Mac You can install soundfont files on your Mac and then use those sounds in Garageband or other music apps. Soundfonts are instruments created from real instrument samples. * Open Finder * Select the *Go* menu then *Go to Folder* text/html 2020-06-01T22:53:41+0000 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/mac:write_to_ntfs_drive_in_os_x_mountain_lion?rev=1591052021&do=diff Write to NTFS Drive in OS X Mountain Lion I looked around quite a bit before I found this answer. I needed an NTFS drive to work in a pinch and this trick saved the day. CNet has an article on how to mount and use an NTFS drive on OS X I've tested it in Mountain Lion and it worked for my purposes. Keep in mind, however, that support is not well tested. Be careful.