19 articles and links tagged with “HOWTO”

1. Fun Apple Remote Tricks
   April 25, 2007

   Funny, funny coworkers can be stymied by pairing your Apple Remote with your mac.

2. Installing `libgd` from source on OS X
   April 16, 2007

   libgd is a pain in the ass to install from source. Here’s a step by step guide in case I ever have to do it again.

3. Benchmarking Your Site with `http_load`
   January 28, 2007

   http_load is a great benchmarking utility that gives you a quick overview of your web server’s performance. This article describes how to install and use it.

4. Locking Your Mac
   January 18, 2007

   My coworkers love playing pranks on poor, unlocked computers. This is the method I've decided on to quickly and securely walk away from my Mac.

5. Auto-configuring Proxy Settings with a PAC File
   January 16, 2007

   Configuring a browser’s proxy settings manually is inflexible; proxy auto-config (PAC) files are much more flexible.

6. Installing Textpattern 4.0.4 with Markdown
   January 14, 2007

   This site is built on top of the Textpattern engine, running Markdown instead of Textile. Here’s how to make that happen.

7. Setting Up an OpenID Server with phpMyID
   January 12, 2007
8. Building SSHKeychain as an Intel Binary
   December 20, 2006

   I've seen a few Universal Binary builds of SSHKeychain floating around, but I'm paranoid, so I built my own. It’s easier than I expected.

9. Building Subversion 1.4.3 for OS X
   December 19, 2006

   Metissian’s pre-build Subversion binaries are out of date, and Dan Benjamin’s excellent guide to building Subversion yourself runs into a wall for 1.4+. You, however, are an impatient pioneer. You want to build the latest stable (impatient, not _imprude

10. Starting out with the SVK Version Control System
    October 22, 2006

    SVK is a version control system that sits on top of a Subsverion, CVS, Perforce, etc. repository, and provides the promise of a common interface. Here’s how to install it on OS X.

11. Serverless SVN Repositories
    September 28, 2006

    You don’t need a powerful SVN server in order to reap the benifits of version control. This article explains how to set up repositories on any machine you have SSH access into.

12. You heard me: `leave`!
    September 23, 2006

    leave is a brilliant little utility that annoys you at a pre-specified time until you log out.

13. Pimp My JavaScript — Duff’s Edition
    June 21, 2006

    Your code can be faster! Here are a few tips to help you speed up the toughest pieces of your JavaScript.

14. Install SQLite Locally on OS X
    June 18, 2006

    SQLite is a nice little database engine that can be incredibly fast as a website backend. Installing it on OS X is equally quick.

15. Virtual Hosting on OS X
    June 16, 2006

    Setting up virtual domains on your local OS X Apache installation is pretty easy. Here’s a quick description of the process.

16. Subversion Post-Commit Hooks 101
    June 12, 2006

    The “Hello World!” of Subversion post-commit hooks is the use of SVNnotify to send e-mails out to a project team every time a new revision is committed to the repository. This is easier than it sounds.

17. Working with Subversion File Properties
    June 05, 2006

    Subversion has a very powerful system for associating metadata with the files you have under version control. This article describes how to automate the process of adding properties to the files you put under version control using auto-props.

18. Leveraging `mod_rewrite`
    May 14, 2006

    I have three kinds of mod_rewrite rules in my .htaccess file, this article explains each, and lays out best practices for managing your site’s URL scheme.

19. Preparing a Mac for Resale
    April 23, 2006

    Describes the easy process of setting up a mac for resale (patches, etc) while keeping the Setup Assistant experience for the new owner.