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So i have my Bitcoin application running and as the latest version now supports wallet encryption i have this turned on with a long password.

I was looking for a way to backup my wallet in case i need to format my machine or things go south.

First quit the Bitcoin application and then move the wallet.dat file from the Bitcoin folder located at “~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin” and put it in your Dropbox folder as below.

Secondly i now needed to create a link from the location that the Bitcoin application looks at to where the wallet file now resides.

Now start the Bitcoin application and your address’s should all be there and correct.

Category: Apple OSX, Bitcoin Tags: Dropbox Bitcoin

To disable downloading translations, create a file named /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations & put the following in it:

You may also need to remove existing translation files in /var/lib/apt/lists/
I personally just empty the lists folder and do an apt-get update

Category: Linux Tags: Acquire Languages

Finder on Mac OS X Lion by default is always showing “All My Files” on every new window. Well to be honest not even once I found it useful, never used it since the first install.

Even if you are a geeky Terminal fan, there are always times that you start up Finder, and you need to get faster to your important files. Most of the times I am looking for something in the Documents folder/subfolders, so here is how I have set it as the default Finder directory:

Go to Finder, main menu -> Finder -> Preferences… -> General -> and select your favorite folder in “New Finder windows show” option as shown in the screenshot below.

You can also remove “All My Files” from the Finder’s sidebar as well, just right-click and remove it, or uncheck it from Preferences -> Sidebar.

Category: Apple OSX Tags: Finder Preferences General, New Finder, Preferences Sidebar

Mac: Usually, if you want to find out what’s playing in iTunes, you either need to right-click the icon or open it. Macworld found a method that only requires a little work in Terminal to enable a small pop-up on your dock showing the currently-playing track.The process is simple, but only works in OS X Lion. First, boot up Terminal in your Utilities folder on a Mac, then, type:

Now, when you’re playing a track a small pop-up will show in your dock for a few seconds with information on the currently-playing track. If you decide you don’t like it, disabling it is simple. Back in Terminal, type:

For ways to customise the pop-up, hit up the post linked below.

Category: Apple OSX Tags: TRUE

Category: Apple OSX Tags: SSH, System Preferences, VNC