Outlook 2011 email search missing

A few weeks back my outlook 2011 search was not returning all the results.  So to fix it I recreated the index file on the local drive.

To list status of the index:

$ sudo mdutil -s -a

/:

Indexing enabled. 

/Volumes/HDD:

Indexing enabled.

To erase and rebuild index:

$ sudo mdutil -E /Volumes/SSD

/:

Indexing enabled. 

The search spotlight icon in the corner of your mac will have a little dot.

After the rebuild outlook will start to return all the results for email searches.

Capture OSX Screen with screenshot

Almost once a day I take a screenshot of something on my screen.  Here are the commands I use.

Press the following three keys:

[COMMAND]+[SHIFT]+[4]  To capture a screen with crosshair pointer with mouse area selection

[MOUSE CLICK and HOLD] to select the area

[MOUSE CLICK and HOLD] + [SPACE] to position selection

[MOUSE CLICK and HOLD] + [OPTION] to mirror select

[MOUSE CLICK and HOLD] + [SHIFT] to fix one dimension of the selection

[MOUSE CLICK and HOLD] + [ESC] to not capture screen

[MOUSE CLICK and RELEASE] to capture the area

[COMMAND]+[SHIFT]+[3] To capture the whole screen.

FULL REF: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH11229

The screenshots get dropped into your desktop in PNG format.  So if you don't like it change it like this:

$ defaults write com.apple.screencapture location [enter_path_here]
$ killall SystemUIServer

To change it back:
$ defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop
$ killall SystemUIServer

MS Project replacement for OSX MAC

This is a simple MS Project replacement that runs in OSX.  Opens and creates MPP files.  Add this to your tool kit of apps to move away from VMware.

GanttProject - (Open and Create MS Project MPP files) $0

My Top 10 OSX applications for 2013

The idea behind the list is to highlight some top applications that may not be common knowledge.  Here is my top 10 applications for 2013 that deserve attention and in some circumstance my money.

Productivity:
1. Scapple (Whiteboard / Mind map) $16
2. TouchDraw (Visio Replacement for MAC) $21
3. XMIND (Mind Map) $0 (+$$)

Security Tools:
4. Little Snitch (Firewall) $35
5. Sophos Anti-Virus for MAC (Virus scanner) $0

Network Tools:
6. GNS3 (Network emulator) $0
7. CocoaPacketAnalyser (Packet Analyser) $0

Media Tools:
6. VLC (Media Player) $0
7. Handbrake (Media Convertor) $0
8. MakeMKV (DVD, Blue-Ray Convertor) $0 (+$$)

3D Design:
9. Blander (3D creation tool) $0

System Maintenance:
10. DaisyDisk (Used space HDD analysis) $10

Remove OSX Mail inline attachment preview

If you like the attachments to stay as attachments you will need to disable OSX Mail inline preview like this:

$ defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool yes

$ defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool false

Outlook for Mac 2011 unread email fix

If your having trouble identifying unread emails this may be a good little fix.  However every time microsoft updates the office for mac 2011 you will have to re apply the mod.

Go to location:

/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app/Contents/Resources

Replace Files:
ol_messageUnread.tiff
meetingInvite_16.tiff

OSX free up memory

In my travels I have discovered the purge command in OSX.  It forces disk cache to be purged (flushed and emptied).

man purge

purge