Opening Finder Windows from Terminal
Rich has a tip posted for opening Finder windows while you are in Terminal. This is handy if you are cruising around the command line and decide that you would like to use the GUI to do something instead.
Tips
All the dirt on disabling Java 7 updates
If you wanted to know everything there is to know about disabling Java 7 updates, then head over to Tim Sutton's blog to check out his latest post.
Managing XProtect Settings for the Java Browser Plugin
Several different methods for managing XProtect settings have surfaced since rapid fire Java and Flash updates were released over the past few weeks. Some methods disable the auto update feature of XProtect and require that you manually update the XProtect settings.
Migrating OS X 10.6 Wiki to OS X 10.8 without Directory Data
Justin Rummel has an article showing how to migrate a wiki from 10.6 to 10.8 if you are missing the directory data. This could be handy if you only had the wiki data backed up. Check it out over on his blog.
Useful Tool: XProtect Packager
If you have decided to disable the automatic update function of XProtect, then you will need a method for deploying the configuration files yourself. These configuration files tell XProtect what the minimum allowed version is for the given plugins.
Disabling iCloud as the Default Save Location
iCloud is a great tool for consumer use, but in most enterprises it is not desirable. OS X defaults to saving documents on iCloud if the application supports it. If company policy states you cannot save documents to the cloud, then this must be disabled.
Brigadier: a tool for automated Boot Camp driver download and installation
If you have ever had to deploy an OS X/Windows dual boot system, you know how much of a pain it can be to download the Windows drivers and get them installed. Thankfully, Tim Sutton has created a tool that can help with this task.
Enabling the Java 6 Plugin
With the increased rate of Java vulnerabilities as of late, it has been a real chore keeping track of what needs to be done with Java for your organization. If you use Java-based apps or webapps and you can not just disable all the plugins, you must have some way of allowing people to continue using some version of Java.
Rolling OS X packages with FPM and Homebrew
If you have ever needed to package up and deploy python modules or ruby gems, you know that it is kind of a pain. It is a very manual process. Enter FPM (Effing Package Management) with its newly minted osxpkg support. Thanks to Tim Sutton's recent contribution to fpm, you can now roll Apple Packages.
Adobe reserialization tool
With the recent CS6 serialization issues that popped up, many have been wondering how to fix this in a repeatable/deployable fashion. Greg Neagle has some good links regarding this issue here and here.