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So what is /dev/autofs_nowait ?

When examining running processes and logfiles on OS X, it’s quite common to see calls to open ‘/dev/autofs_nowait’, but what’s the file for?? Looking at the on-disk file doesn’t give many clues: ls -al /dev/autofs_nowait crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 10, 27 May 4 17:29 /dev/autofs_nowait So just how often is this file getting […] Also tagged , ,
2009 05 10
10 months, 3 days ago. Software
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Apple Support

Last week, I found out that when I unplugged the power from my Macbook it instantly shut down. This, even though the battery was showing up as fully charged. A little searching online showed that this is a known Issue and Apple have a mechanism in place for replacing defective batteries for free. So armed with a […] Also tagged ,
2008 02 23
2 years, 0 months ago. apple Comments (0)

Those damned Yung’uns!

So I posted a question to the webkitsdk-dev mailing list today. For those not “in the know”, it’s a mailing list for people writing software that uses Apple’s WebKit open source browser engine - read: die-hard apple geaks, and technical web people. As I was about to go home, I received the following reply to my […] Also tagged ,
2008 01 24
2 years, 1 month ago. Misc Comments (0)