10 Monday Sep 2018
Posted in aide-memoire, Uncategorized
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10 Monday Sep 2018
Posted in aide-memoire, Uncategorized
Window Management/Misc Util
Spectacle, Free, Open Source
BetterTouchTool, Donationware
Magnet , Mac App Store, about $2.
Winner: BetterTouchTool
Spectacle App is really, really good window management; shortcuts to dock windows to left/right half (or quadrants, or top/bottom) of screen. Some stuff, like hitting the ‘dock right’ shortcut (ctrl + cmd + right) twice makes a window use the right third then right half then right 3/4ths etc. It’s just magically good. Having said that you can replicate (95%) the functionality of Spectacle App with BTT and since BTT does Window Management and Keyboard/Mouse Remapping and so much more – it makes sense to use BTT alone.
Magnet is Spectacle App with the added ability to dock windows on drag (i.e. drag to top of screen to make a window full screen). BTT does this out of the box too; but takes it further… BTT lets you define snap areas / layouts and activate them using the mouse alone!
BTT does not come batteries included, so you have to make your own shortcuts and assign window management operations to them. There’s a community forum for sharing presets but it’s still a chore. Also BTT can do Touchbar based Window Management (though I’ve not found that very useful; and I hate the touchbar anyways).
Application Launcher / Search Everywhere
Alfred, Freemium
Better spotlight, including deep integration with Google / Gmail / Drive and other custom searches (via plugins). Really good, no competition here. No discussion, just install it and thank me later.
Alfred Workflows
Note Taking
OneNote, Free, Proprietary
The best note taking app out there. Period. I’d say Apple Notes is now the best note taking app out there, because it’s so fast and has great integration with iOS & macOS. The web version is not too shabby either. It’s not very cross platform though and if you have thousands of notes (as I do) sync breaks every now and then. It doesn’t have all the “nice” touches of OneNote – like napkin math or keyboard shortcuts to apply styles like Heading 1, Heading 2 etc.
Screen Sharing / Collaboration
ScreenHero (now owned/murdered by Slack)
AnyDesk
TeamViewer: The free version just randomly stops workign for me — it says commercial use detected and stops. So AnyDesk, though TeamViewer is very good.
Other:
CleanMyMacX, Freemium
Itsycal, Freemium
Developer Tools
brew install php swaks htop telnet ffmpeg mysql pstree aria2 pv q jq autojump keychain nmap readline node redis beanstalkd ripgrep rsnapshot wget rsync bzip2 git xz yarn speedtest-cli parallel composer go sqlite curl grep sshfs coreutils
Other Stuff
Google Chrome, FireFox, Microsoft Edge (Chrome)
XCode
Office 365
Parallels Desktop
Coconut Battery
WhatsApp (Desktop)
Amphetamine
Reeder
Dropbox
Tinkerwell
VLC
Beyond Compare: Don’t leave home without this!
Paw
SuperDuper
(Git) Tower 2
Docker
SecurePDF
XQuartz
Calibre
Intel Power Gadget
Mailplane
Backup and Sync from Google
MacDown
WireGuard
MySQL Workbench
Skype
OpenAudible
Resolutionator
Local By Flywheel
JetBrains Toolbox
Trello
GIPHY Capture
Yoink!
OpenInTerminal
MacsFanControl
Trader Workstation (IB)
10 Monday Sep 2018
Posted in humor, Uncategorized
[joyriding in stolen Lamborghini]
HER: No way this thing does 150.
ME: Only one way to find out… [pulls over & checks Wikipedia]
01 Wednesday Mar 2017
Posted in humor, Uncategorized
Q: Can February March?
A: No. But April May!
Q: Did you hear about the painter who was hospitalized?
A: Reports say it was due to too many strokes!
Q: Have you heard the joke about the butter?
A: I better not tell you, it might spread!
Q: How do you know that carrots are good for your eyesight?
A: Have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?
Q: Music Teacher: What’s your favourite musical instrument?
A: Kid: The lunch bell!
Q: What did the triangle say to the circle?
A: You’re pointless!
Q: What do you call a ghosts mom and dad?
A: Transparents!
Q: What do you call a group of men waiting for a haircut?
A: A Barbercue!
Q: What do you call a person that chops up cereal.
A: A cereal killer!
Q: What do you call a South American girl who is always in a hurry?
A: Urgent Tina!
Q: What do you call two fat people having a chat?
A: A heavy discussion!
Q: What kind of emotions do noses feel?
A: Nostalgia!
Q: What kind of shorts do clouds wear?
A: Thunderwear!
Q: Who cleans the bottom of the ocean?
A: A Mer-Maid!
Q: Why can’t a leopard hide?
A: Because he’s always spotted!
Q: Why can’t your nose be 12 inches long?
A: Because then it would be a foot!
Q: Why did the boy tiptoe past the medicine cabinet?
A: He didn’t want to wake the sleeping pills!
Q: Why did the tomato turn red?
A: It saw the salad dressing!
Q: Why did the tree go to the dentist?
A: To get a root canal!
Q: Why don’t you see giraffes in elementary school?
A: Because they’re all in High School!
Q: Why was the math book sad?
A: Because it had too many problems!
14 Thursday Jul 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
My current vape kit: (loving it)
All purchased from https://www.fasttech.com/
| Box Mod |
Asmodus Snow Wolf Mini (now discontinued).
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14 Sunday Feb 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
Configure postfix to forward all email for a domain to another destination. (#Ubuntu #Trusty)
$>vim /etc/postfix/main.cf virtual_alias_domains = domain.com example.org virtual_alias_maps = static:<email@example.org>
#virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
$>service postfix reload
Any email sent to *@domain.com, *@example.org will be redirected to email@example.org, assuming of course that you setup the MX record for domain.com / example.org to be the postfix server.
One risk is that any spam will also get forwarded; this is normally ok, but gmail etc will lower the sending MTA / IP score such that future emails that are not spam will still be treated as spam.
07 Sunday Feb 2016
Posted in aide-memoire, programming, Uncategorized
| #install nodejs > 5.0 | |
| curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_5.x | sudo -E bash - | |
| sudo apt-get install -qy nodejs |
11 Wednesday Nov 2015
Posted in Uncategorized
John Gruber (Daring Fireball): iPhone 6s (or whatever it’s called) will have the biggest jump in camera tech ever (perhaps dual-lens based on technology acquired from Linx)
Mark Gurman (9to5Mac): Same exterior (perhaps 0.13mm deeper, which is too small to be noticeable). Updated interior with fewer chips. Rose Gold as an option. Difference is size could be due to inclusion of Force Touch (not sure at all, just reporting feedback and comments on the article itself). Will have faster LTE (updated Qualcomm chip).
-(http://9to5mac.com/2015/07/03/iphone-6s-photos-nfc-storage-chips/)
WSJ: Apple manufacturing a record number of iPhones (90mn). Same sizes.
-(http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-preparing-record-number-of-new-iphones-1436367371)
09 Thursday Jul 2015
Posted in Uncategorized
John Gruber (Daring Fireball): iPhone 6s (or whatever it’s called) will have the biggest jump in camera tech ever (perhaps dual-lens based on technology acquired from Linx)
-(http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2014/11/15/ep-100)
Mark Gurman (9to5Mac): Same exterior (perhaps 0.13mm deeper, which is too small to be noticeable). Updated interior with fewer chips. Rose Gold as an option. Difference is size could be due to inclusion of Force Touch (not sure at all, just reporting feedback and comments on the article itself). Will have faster LTE (updated Qualcomm chip).
-(http://9to5mac.com/2015/07/03/iphone-6s-photos-nfc-storage-chips/)
WSJ: Apple manufacturing a record number of iPhones (90mn). Same sizes.
-(http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-preparing-record-number-of-new-iphones-1436367371)
Will have iOS9 (master of the obvious, yours truly).
22 Friday May 2015
Posted in humor, Uncategorized
sign over a gynaecologist’s office :
“dr. jones, at ur cervix”
in a podiatrist’s office :
“time wounds all heels”
on a septic tank truck:
yesterday’s meals on wheels
on a plumber’s truck :
“we repair wat ur husband fixed”
on another plumber’s truck :
“don’t sleep with a drip. call ur plumber.”
on a church’s billboard :
“7 days without god makes one weak”
at a tyre store:
“invite us to ur next blowout”
on an electrician’s truck :
“let us remove ur shorts.”
in a non-smoking area :
“if we see smoke, we will assume u are on fire & take appropriate action.”
on a maternity room door:
“push. push. push.”
at an optometrist’s office :
“if u don’t see wat u’re looking for, u’ve come to the right place.”
on a taxidermist’s window :
“we really know our stuff.”
on a fence :
“salesmen welcome! dog food is expensive!”
at a car dealership :
“the best way to get back on ur feet – miss a car payment.”
outside a car exhaust store :
“no appointment necessary. we hear u coming.”
in a vets waiting room:
“be back in 5 minutes. sit! stay!”
in a restaurant window :
“don’t stand there & be hungry; come on in & get fed up.”
in the front yard of a funeral home :
“drive carefully. we’ll wait.”
and don’t forget the sign at a RADIATOR SHOP :
“best place in town to take a leak.”
Sign on the back of yet another Septic Tank Truck:
“Caution – This Truck is full of Political Promises”
Infinite Curiosity 