FavTwits, a Twitter tool
FavTwits is a tool I just wrote that explores your relationships with other Twitter users through your and their use of @username tweets. Find out who you are tweeting with the most, and plot the...
View ArticleSubversion with LDAP on Windows Vista
At 2Advanced we are using Subversion to manage project files, using LDAP for authentication on our Windows domain and Exchange server. This system works very well, but when we switched to Windows Vista...
View ArticleCroppy, a simple Windows screenshot utility
I’ve recently started using Croppy, a simple Windows screenshot utility. It works perfectly for quickly sharing images with friends and colleagues – launch the app, resize the transparent crop window,...
View ArticleGrowl Notification for Subversion
I’ve written a little shell script that can be used to poll a Subversion repository and notify you via Growl when new revisions are added. To start using it, download svn-growlnotify from github, copy...
View ArticleTidy JSON for PHP
I wrote a simple PHP utility that will convert ugly, convoluted JSON into a nicer, standard format. It doesn’t perform any validation and is not optimized whatsoever – but maybe it’s just what you’re...
View ArticleVim, MiniBufExpl, NERDTree and the QuickFix window
Vim has been my editor of choice for many years now, but only recently have I really started tweaking and fine-tuning my configuration and plugins. I was inspired by this HackerNews thread and I now...
View ArticleGetting Things Done on Multiple Computers
Things is a great task management app. If you use a Mac and are a fan of GTD, it’s worth a look. The problem I had initially with Things is that currently, it does not have any sort of support for...
View ArticleApple HDTV Thoughts
I don’t know if Apple will ever get into the business of making HDTV’s. There are apparently some rumors flying around that the Apple HDTV is coming this year. Marco Arment gives a compelling argument...
View ArticleDelete Playlists AppleScript
I put together an AppleScript snippet to delete playlist files anywhere under the current directory. Some CD ripping software and music sharing sites include playlist files (*.m3u, *.pls) alongside...
View ArticleFabric setup for multiple environments
I recently started using Fabric, an automation tool written in Python that simplifies the process of running various commands and scripts on local and remote servers. If you’re managing remote...
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