OS X

Perfect OS X Terminal Settings — by David Convent — last modified 2009-06-16 22:02

To use these settings, simply double click the file in the finder. Terminal will open 4 windows with different colors, which can be useful for identifying different tasks. The settings include modified key mappings so that it is possible, amongst other things, to use the 'delete' key, to jump between words by combining the 'alt' key with the left/right arrow keys, and to jump to the beginning or the end of the command line by combining the 'ctrl' key with right/left arrow keys. You can set up the Terminal application to open/apply the file automatically when it starts (from its preferences pane).

Mount network volumes on OS X — by David Convent — last modified 2009-06-16 21:56

Several ways to mount network drives from command line tools.

Python install script for OS X — by David Convent — last modified 2009-06-16 21:36

A shell script that downloads and installs Python in the Present Working Directory. Doesn't touch any system file/folder at all.

Top 15 Terminal Commands for Hidden Mac OS X Settings — by David Convent — last modified 2010-01-24 14:32

 

10.5: Show more Recent Places in Open/Save dialogs — by David Convent — last modified 2010-03-09 15:14

 

Tutorial: Now you see 'em, now you don't: Invisible files in Mac OS X — by David Convent — last modified 2009-06-16 22:03

This tutorial by MacFixIt Contributing Editor Ted Landau was originally published on MacFixIt as a three-part series. Ted has substantially revised it for Panther compatibility, based on his new Mac OS X troubleshooting book, Mac OS X Help Line.

Python 2.4 install script for OS X — by David Convent — last modified 2009-06-16 21:44

A shell script that downloads and installs Python 2.4 in the Present Working Directory. Doesn't touch any system file/folder at all. This Python distribution includes Readline, setuptools (easy_install) and PIL (with its dependencies installed locally too).

Fix duplicates in Mac OS X "Open with…" Finder menu — by David Convent — last modified 2009-06-16 21:57

How to fix duplicate application names in the Mac OS X "Open With" Finder menu.

TextMate Patterns — by David Convent — last modified 2009-06-16 21:54

Text Mate uses regular expressions to set the files that it opens in folders and projects. The patterns exposed in this document make possible to use the specific dot-prefixed files needed in the 'structure' part of a CMF GenericSetup profile.