Updates: iTunes, iWorks and iMovie

This is long list of updates: iTunes 11.1.4, all iWorks apps (Numbers 3.1, Keynote 6.1, and Pages 5.1) and iMovies 10.0.2.

Here is the space difference between before and after for the update:

Command: df -lak	Used(Kilobytes in 1024-blocks)
Before iTunes	…83,000,260
After iTunes	…82,688,564
Difference (A-B)	-311,696
After Keynote	…82,451,124
Difference (AK-AT)	-237,440
After iMovie	…78,172,316
Difference (AM-AK)	-4,278,808
After Numbers	…78,100,352
Difference (AN-AM)	-71,964
After Pages	…78,079,852
Difference (AP-AN)	-20,500
Capacity	50%

My 6 years, part of 30 Mac stories

Today I found this news from AppleInsider and then Apple web sites: 30 years of Mac anniversary. This is really inspiration day. I have been part of the Mac stories for 6 years, since my first iMac in 2008.

Not enough words to express my appreciation of Mac enchained my life. Here is my survey from Apple web page.

Tip on Spotlight: Finding files

Spotlight is a very useful feature in Mac world. Here is my quick tip: how to use spotlight feature to find a file when you try to find file from Finder. This is specially  useful when you try to update files from internet browser.

Step 1: click your home icon on the left side.
Step 2: type in file name in spotlight
Step 3: files you are looking for will be displayed!

In short, you don't need to know where you files are in your Mac.

Windows Key for Mac Keyboard

At work, I use my MBP to access to Windows VM. Recently, I find s shortcut for access Desktop in Windows: Windows key + D. However, MBP does not have a Windows key. Quickly, I found an awesome solution from AskDeferent: Right Command + D!

This works beautifully, the corresponding Windows key in MBP is Right Command.

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In addition to that, I also found a shortcut key to show and hide my Dock in small size: Option+Command+D.

Reference

• AskDiferent: Windows key when running windows through virtual box on a mac

Update: Configurator 1.4.3

This is update for Apple Configurator 1.4.3

Here is the space difference between before and after for the update:

Command: df -lak	Used(Kilobytes in 1024-blocks)
Before OS	…7,848
After OS	…35,228
Difference (A-B)	27,380
Capacity	49%

Update OS 10.9.2 and others

This is another long list of updates: OS 10.9.2, iWork, and iPhoto.

Here are the space differences between before and after for the updates:

Command: df -lak	Used(Kilobytes in 1024-blocks)
Before OS	…556,048
After OS	…433,064
Difference (A-B)	-122,984
After Keynote	…250,252
Difference (A K - A OS)	-182,812
After Numbers, Pages	…290,848
Difference (A N-A K)	40,596
After iPhoto	…137,508
Difference (A P-A N)	-153,340
Capacity	48%

Updates: iWorks and others

After I updated my OS to Mavericks, I got a long lists of updates: OS updates, iWork, Apple Configurator, iLife, iBook Author and Xcode.

Here are the space differences between before and after for the updates:

Command: df -lak	Used(Kilobytes in 1024-blocks)
Before OS RDC	…673,264
After OS	…233,268
Difference (A-B)	-3,339,620
After Configurator	…463,904
Difference (A C-A OS)	23,908
After Keynote	…744,436
Difference (A K-A C)	280,532
After Numbers	…938384
Difference (A N-A N)	193,948
Before iMovie	…49,938384
After iMovie	…52,046,836
Difference (A - B)	2,108,452
Before Xcode	…46,836
After Xcode	…153,952
Difference (A - B)	107,116
After iBook Author	…424,512
Difference (A B-A X)	270,560
After iPhoto	…585,992
Difference (A iP-A B)	161,480
After Pages	…884,288
Difference (A P-A iP)	298,296
Capacity	47%

OS Mavericks

I did my OSX Mavericks update after my vacation back. I got the OS installer a few days after its release. I hold on the update because I want to wait for information of how to create an installer.

Create Bootable USB Disk

Here is the instruction of making an OS X Mavericks installer:

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction

Where I named my USB disk as "Install OS X Mavericks".

Install Mavericks

Before starting the installation, make sure you use Time Machine to do the last back. I will need to use migration app to transfer all my applications, accounts and other data to the new OS.

With this USB installer ready, I set up my boot disk from System Preference|Startup Disk:

To do a clean installation, I use Disk Utility to erase my Mac HD first. Then I start to install OS X to the HD. It took about 1 hour to install Mac OS. After that I choose to do migration by transferring accounts, applications from Time Machine. Depending on how much data, it may take several hours to do the transferring.

Here is the space difference between before and after for the update:

Command: df -lak	Used(Kilobytes in 1024-blocks)
Before	…7,563,652
After	…4,224,032
Difference (A-B)	-3,339,620
Capacity	47%

References

• Mac World: How to make a bottable Mavericks install drive