
Just a quick tip for Chromium users who are looking for a way to manage your bookmarks like me.
Here's the solution:
~/Library/Application\ Support/Chromium/Default/Bookmarks
Note: It is a JSON file. Edit it with your favorite editor! Ensure back up the file before editing it!
For my shell in Terminal, I use Z shell (zsh). After reading Rafe Colburn's blog entry on his zsh adventure, I decided to give it a whirl. (The blog entry on Fried CPU that he links to is also a great read for some additional background.) Z shell shares a similar history with bash, so it has a small learning curve for most users who are comfortable with general command line usage.
Here are a few of the reasons that I've kept it around:
tar xvf, zsh intelligently only provides a list of tarred gzip files. The completion can also be customized to display the autocompletion results in a multidimensional list that is easily tabbed or arrow keyed through. This goes farther than file and directory names, too, and can include git branches, hostnames, usernames, command arguments, etc. This feature alone is enough reason to switch to zsh, and has lead to a signfinicant increase of productivity (or at least reduced frustration) in my workflow.zsh: correct 'giy' to 'git' [nyae]? makes life in the shell little bit more convienient.There is a lot more to zsh than just the few features that I've mentioned. I'm fairly confident that I still don't use it as effectively as possible, even after using it exclusively for about 6 months… although I do feel more comfortable than I ever did in bash. (I do still use bash for almost all SSH sessions, though, but that's due mostly to the ubiquity of bash and my laziness.) I've put the .zshrc file (zsh configuration file, in layman's terms) that I use on GitHub, and you can view it here. It's a forked version of Rafe Colburn's, with some additional prompt niceties.
Installation of zsh on OS X is very easy. To get started, to to Terminal > Preferences and select the Shells open with: setting as "command (complete path)", and type "/bin/zsh" in the text box below. Here's a screenshot of my settings:
You'll likely want to set up a custom .zshrc file like the one that I linked to above to improve compatibility with the Mac keyboard layout, but even that's not completely necessary (although it's highly recommended).
Hmm.. I just killed the finder on osx Well.. it just went dead while copying files. Will reboot help?
Magic Mouse gestures (version 3.06):
- two finger swipe up/down/left/right
Special notes: you can set the sensitivity of the two finger swipe up and down in the preferences. After setting you have to restart BTT in order to take effect.- three finger swipe up/down/left/right
- single finger tap (can be used for tap2click)
- single finger tap left
- single finger tap right (left and right half of the mouse)
- two finger tap
- two finger click
- three finger tap
- three finger CLICK
Special notes: if you set no shortcut to three finger click it will act as a middle mouse button click.Macbook gestures:
- swipe (left/right/up/down) On a MacBook a swipe is done with three fingers (three finger swipe).
- rotate (left/right)
- zoom (in/out)
- three finger tap (Available on Macbook )
- three finger click (you have to select it in the magic mouse section, there is no seperate one for the touchpad yet.
- four finger swipe (up/down/left/right)
Special notes: if you want to use custom four finger gestures you have to deactivate the apple standard four finger gestures in your System Preferences
Candelair
Version: 1.0.2 || Release Date: 2009-10-29 || License: Freeware Developer: http://www.iospirit.com/An alternative driver for internal Apple® IR Receivers. Provides a global fix for Apple® Remote issues in 10.6/10.6.1.
Candelair is an alternative driver for the built-in IR receiver as found in many Mac®s today. It provides a clean, global fix for Apple® Remote issues many users are experiencing with third party applications under Snow Leopard releases 10.6 and 10.6.1.
It's based on Remote Buddy's driver and comes packaged in a preference pane that presents all remote control options at a glance. Candelair is a free download.
WhatsOpen is a MacOSX utility designed to aid you in determining what is holding your files open. There is a common OSX error when trying to eject removable media relating to files being in use. Often times your files are in use by Spotlight or some other internal system and you don’t even know what program to kill to free up the files and allow the media to eject. This utility makes that a snap. It also provides many other administrative features you may find useful.
If you are working with VRML and need execute some app on OSX with simpleVRML (binary file), don't waste your time compiling VRML dev libraries, go here:
1.) Download appropriate package (depending of your OS) from http://www.artoolworks.com/dist/openvrml/0.16.6/$ cd /usr/local/lib
$ sudo ln -s libopenvrml.6.1.5.dylib libopenvrml.6.1.2.dylib
$ sudo ln -s libopenvrml-gl.6.0.7.dylib libopenvrml-gl.6.0.4.dylib
$ sudo ln -s libpng12.0.18.0.dylib libpng12.0.12.0.dylib