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jps with hexadecimal process ids

 jps | awk '{printf("0x%x %s\n", $1, $2)}' 

How to tell what package installed a file on MacOS

pkgutil --file-info /path/to/file

An old favorite: http://www.jxh.com/jxhc/ops-if/characteristics.html

And, if it ever disappears from the web: http://web.archive.org/web/20070914230234/www.jxh.com/jxhc/ops-if/characteristics.html

iTunes: Ditch Ping, Link Into Your Music

Get rid of the Ping links in iTunes:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes hide-ping-dropdown 1

Make iTunes store arrows link to your music collection instead:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes show-store-link-arrows 1
defaults write com.apple.iTunes invertStoreLinks 1

Adobe Reader 9 install failishness

Just downloaded the Adobe Reader 9 installer, which came as a 47.1MB zipfile that decompresses to be a 47.4MB PKG file (yes, Apple’s installer files are already zipped). When launched, the installer window brags “decompressing powered by iNosso” (more compression?), then has a long “Recomposition” stage that I’ve never seen before (maybe that’s the decompression?). Once it’s finally installed, the first launch required my password, followed by a splash screen that said “Installing/fixing installation”.

Ever get the feeling parts of Adobe don’t talk to other parts of Adobe?