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Download and Install figlet for OS X here: http://rudix.org/packages/figlet.html


Once installed, Open Terminal and enter: figlet HCS (or whatever text you want)

The ASCII Art will be generated for you.  You can also: man figlet to view the man page for more options.

This is  a neat website that allows you to select the apps you want then it generates a bash script so you can download it via the command line.

http://launched.zerowidth.com

Some users still feel the need to use Office 2011 and have been having a problem with Word and other apps quitting on launch. Rebuilding the database, trashing preferences, cleaning cache didn’t solve.

The solution for Word and Excel quitting on launch is to turn off Error Reporting.  

You can turn Error Reporting off by navigating to /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Error Reporting

Launch Error reporting. In the application dropdown menu, select Preferences.  Uncheck Enable Microsoft Error Reporting.

Changes will not take effect until you relaunch your Microsoft applications.

How to randomize MAC Address in OS X
openssl rand -hex 6 | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//' | xargs sudo ifconfig en0 ether

Set Mac Address to Arbirtrary Address in OS X
sudo ifconfig en0 ether aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff

In a recent security update (December 14, 2015), Apple implemented a security measure that disallows the ability to remotely click Keychain Access windows (synthetic clicks).  For instance, if you are remotely assisting a customer with retrieving a password, upon opening a Keychain Access entry, you wil not be able to click Allow or Always Allow in order to reveal a resource password.  The user will have to click locally.  This can also be especially troublesome if working remotely on a headless server as there may be no local user to assist.