Category Archives: OS X

The OS that has solved all my problems. I used to be a Windows admin person for a small company, who used Linux at home, and wished for an OS that was like Linux but could run PhotoShop – enter OS X.

Trouble Installing PECL’s uploadprogress On OS X – MAMP?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Matt

Note – this assumes you are running MAMP on a Mac. For this I’m using Leopard 10.5.8. All you want to do is get this installed so you can have fancy upload bars in your Drupal 7 installation. So you … Continue reading →

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TextExpander Stopped Working? Try this.

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Matt

Suddenly I noticed that my beloved TextExpander just stops working/expanding for no apparent reason. Restarting the app didn’t work, but what does work is restarting Firefox. I guess there’s some conflict between Firefox version 3.6.x and the TextExpander engine. So … Continue reading →

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Tweeting from Launchbar

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Matt

I’ve been checking out Launchbar, thinking replacing my beloved Quicksilver because supposedly it is not being worked on much anymore. While viewing these very helpful Launchbar Video tutorials, I noticed one of them was about Tweeting from Launchbar. For firing … Continue reading →

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Using the Shell and Cron to Automate Your MySQL Backups

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Matt

This article describes a simple shell script that backs up your local MySQL databases. It also goes into how to automate the process so it runs everyday using a cron job. Handy! Continue reading →

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Use Terminal to Find and Create a Textmate Project

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Matt

I’ve been spending more time than usual using the Terminal, and I like how quick it to get around the file system. Today, while messing with the linux find command, I started to wonder if I could search for a … Continue reading →

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Handy Mac OSX Keyboard Shortcuts

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Matt

In this short article, I cover some of the lesser known mac keyboard shortcuts that are nice because many allow your hands to remain in the standard keyboard position, and don’t require the arrow keys. I also cover some of the Firefox shortcuts I use the most. Continue reading →

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