Mounting a MacOS X Disk Image at login
Work says that we need to store sensitive data like email and customer files on some encrypted media. This is a good thing. My laptop has my home directory secured, but I don’t want to encrypt...
View ArticleIf your AirPort magically doesn’t work anymore: check IPv6!
Today I finally found out why my iMac can’t communicate with the AirPort Express. For whatever reason, I disabled it, but IPv6 has to be On for the network interface you use to configure the AirPort!...
View ArticleBuilding MySQL universal binaries using MacOS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
On the eve of 2010.. and your boss wants to stick to these MacOS X 10.5 machines, too stubborn or chicken to upgrade. Some developers still have their old PowerBook laptops and they need MySQL flying...
View ArticleMySQL 5.1.42 available for MacOS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
A few days ago MySQL 5.1.42 got released and it is now available with builds for MacOS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)! The download website doesn’t show it yet, but if you are burning to try, you can get it...
View ArticleMobileMe is still useless
Today I tried MobileMe again registring for the 60-day trial. I cancelled it 15 minutes later. Expensive and useless. If you ask 99 EUR per year for a service, you would imagine a personal domain for...
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Aperture: add tags to multiple shot but beware of Primary Only
To apply a keyword to all your selected images using Apple Aperture 3, make sure to turn off the Primary Only mode using either the Edit-Menu, or the button in the right bottom corner that says [1]. It...
View ArticleRenaming a file using AppleScript
The following AppleScript function renames a file. If you thought this to be a simple thing, try to write it without looking here below. I spend a lot time on this, I might not even use it, but here it...
View ArticleSplitting as string and joining a list using AppleScript
Two small helper AppleScript functions for joining a list and splitting a string given delimiter. Sure, quite an easy task, but it involves setting a global delimiter. Bit like FS in shell. I hope this...
View ArticleAppleScript exporting photos from Aperture
The following AppleScript will: Prompt for a destination folder Ask for an album name, which will be a folder in destination folder Get currently selected photo(s) from Aperture Store the image files...
View ArticleMySQL v5.5 and Python
MySQL v5.5 is GA, but is it working with Python? Yes, it does. Below you’ll find some quick, small tests I did with MySQLdb, oursql and our own MySQL Connector/Python. My desktop is a Mac, but when it...
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