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May 30, 2007

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ChangeShortName because it’s easier than changing your real name

Posted May. 30, ’07, 7:38 AM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | Software » Updates

Dan Frakes Many people don’t think very hard when creating their short name (aka username) when they create their account in a Mac OS X machine. I knew to choose something I wanted to live with a long time. Not everyone has that foresight and unfortunately, Mac OS X still lacks the ability for you to change it after that initial choice.

Dan Frakes of Macworld and Playlist Mag fame collaborated with James Bucanek to create ChangeShortName, the utility of record when it comes to this task. It was just updated to version 1.3, making it even friendlier for those that aren’t Unix savvy (or even want to be). While there’s some implicit danger in the procedure, the software is free and has been widely used. If it’s something you’re dying to do, this is the best way to go about it.


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