Tag Archives: mac

Accessing git over ssh on a non-standard port

Posted on November 24, 2008 by matthew

Simple ssh access to a git repo can be sufficient for a small dev team–but what if you’re using a non-standard ssh port? The solution–do as Linus says. Use ~/.ssh/config. My config now looks like this: Host my.servername.org Port 1234 … Continue reading →

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Installing git with MacPorts

Posted on November 15, 2008 by matthew

The Good: MacPorts makes git, the new source version control system hotness, available to Mac users. The Bad: MacPorts sometimes has attitude, and poops out trying to compile or install packages. The Ugly: MacPorts doesn’t tell you how to fix … Continue reading →

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Make OpenOffice the default “.doc” and “.xls” application on Mac OS X

Posted on November 14, 2008 by matthew

OpenOffice 3.0 is now out for the Mac. Finder opens files that end in “.doc” with TextEdit by default, and “Open with…” doesn’t seem to stick. What to do? In the finder, find a file that ends in “.doc”, Click … Continue reading →

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Free and Easy Encrypted Storage for Mac OS X and MobileMe or DropBox

Posted on September 14, 2008 by matthew

Online storage services like iDisk (part of MobileMe) or DropBox are very convenient for sharing and backing up files–but when you put files into the cloud you’re assuming that: those companies, and all their employees, and all their contractors, and … Continue reading →

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Make “ps -ef” work in a shell on Mac OS X

Posted on September 10, 2008 by matthew

If you’re used to SunOS or BSD, you’ll be at home with Mac OS X’s “ps -aux” to get a process list from a shell prompt. If you’ve been using any other recent unix, though, your fingers will want to … Continue reading →

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“Backing up iPhone” taking forever? Reset iSync!

Posted on July 14, 2008 by matthew

Update 9/14/2008: Backup speed was addressed in iPhone software version 2.1. Launch iTunes, dock your iPhone, and click “Check for Update”. And now back to the original article: I was surprised to see my brand-new iPhone 3G taking more than … Continue reading →

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MobileMe Family Pack looks like an “individual” subscription

Posted on July 12, 2008 by matthew

I just signed up for MobileMe and bought the family pack — when I activated the account, though, it looked like I had an “individual” subscription, not a “family” subscription. Their terminology is pretty confusing to the casual observer. If … Continue reading →

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50,000 photos in iPhoto on a shared laptop and external drive

Posted on July 7, 2008 by matthew

I’ve got over 100GiB of photos (JPEG and RAW) taken over the years, and they don’t comfortably fit on a laptop. The laptop is also shared by everyone in my family, each with their own account, so what to do? … Continue reading →

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Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 adds support for Java SE 6

Posted on April 29, 2008 by matthew

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 adds support for Java SE 6 Update: Apple’s java6 port can’t run IDEA… Back to java5. :-\

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Ant bash completion on Mac OS X

Posted on April 24, 2008 by matthew

bash will do tab-completion for ant targets on Debian/Ubuntu boxes out-of-the-box. If you haven’t upgraded lately, you may need to: sudo apt-get install bash-completion On Mac OS X, it needs a bit of massaging. First install the macports version of … Continue reading →

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