Packagist & Github – How-To Guide
I’ve got a few PHP libraries and classes that I use regularly and, since making the decision to base all my projects on the Laravel framework, have gotten fairly used to installing packages using...
View ArticleA couple of deviantART submissions
Over the last couple of days I’ve been hacking about with theming in OS X. It’s something I’ve always quite liked since back in the day when WindowBlinds used to be the way forward on Windows. The...
View ArticleBrunswick to Sassafras
On Saturday Erin & I went for a drive from our place in Brunswick to Sassafras, a small mountain village up in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne. Sassafras is a place I had ridden to before,...
View ArticlePimp My Prompt … like Paul Irish
There’s been a lot of talk lately about those cool colours that Paul Irish uses in his videos. If you don’t know who Paul Irish is and you dabble in a bit of web design … well … shame on you! The...
View ArticleA couple more BASH prompt examples
Yesterday I published an article called "Pimp My Prompt … like Paul Irish" in which I showed how to make your BASH prompt similar to the one used by Paul Irish. I also included a couple of sample...
View ArticlePimp My Desktop using GeekTool
Continuing with the theme of pimping various aspects of the OS X system configuration, today’s article covers how to use GeekTool 3 to display useful info on your OS X desktop. For those that missed...
View ArticleExpressionEngine Plugin – Entry Age
Today I threw together a quick plugin as I couldn’t find an easy way of doing what I wanted without putting JavaScript in my templates. The plugin, called ‘Entry Age’, allows you to specify a message...
View ArticleSet network interface IP address with Powershell
The Problem While setting up our partner technology centre recently, I found myself switching back and forth between networks so often that I was constantly having to change my laptop’s IP address. For...
View ArticlePop OS/Ubuntu: Detecting USB Security Key Events
Security keys such as the Yubikey from Yubico have become much more popular in recent times, showing an increased focus on security best practices. Many people are already aware of Multi-Factor...
View ArticleFix Music on Console (moc) on Arch Linux
The Problem In this quick article I’ll go over the process to fix moc (Music on Console) not starting properly on Arch Linux. Firstly, at the time of writing this article the current <a...
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