How to convert all filenames in a directory to lowercase on linux
This post will show you how to convert all filenames in a directory to lowercase (or uppercase). This is on that I don't use often, so I'm adding it here…
How to find the ten biggest files or directories in linux
This short blog post will show you a command that will let you find the ten biggest files or directories in linux and osx machines. I forget these commands every…
Ios style pull to refresh in chrome or safari
You can get the ios style 'scroll down and release' or 'pull to refresh' feature in google chrome or safari on osx by installing a simple extension. go here https://github.com/weetidy/Pull-to-refresh-for-Chrome-and-Safari…
Mount sftp folder with finder
This will show you how to mount a remote directory in finder using sftp. (Mount sftp folder with finder). There is a link at the bottom to a post to…
Cool useful linux and osx commandline tools
This post will show you a few of the cool useful linux and osx commandline tools that I use every day. They are mostly available for osx, but some require…
Setting up XMAPP on a mac with xdebug
This post is about setting up XMAPP on a mac with xdebug. The first thing we are going to do is to change the document root inside xampp to the…
Transferring your itunes library from a windows box to a mac
This one is simple. copy it across. intact. it just works. a few things to do before you copy it across though - consolodate it so that all the music…
Never ever ever upgrade plesk. unless you allow it through your firewall.
A few things went wrong today. well, not exactly wrong, just not the way I had expected. we got a message from mcaffee saying that their copy of nessus had…
How to convert mp3 files to audiobooks using itunes
How to convert mp3 files to audiobooks using itunes. new method: Select a track in itunes. Right click > get info > options > set "media kind" to "audiobook". The…