Category: software
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Convert a BIN+CUE CD image to ISO in macOS
Tl;Dr Download and extract poweriso to the user binary directory. curl -o temp-download-delete http://www.poweriso.com/poweriso-1.3-osx.tar.gz && tar -xvzf temp-download-delete -C /usr/local/bin/ && rm temp-download-delete Convert the BIN+CUE to a single ISO file — run this command from the directory in which the BIN+CUE files are stored: poweriso convert ./”Image Name with Spaces.cue” -o ./”Image Name with…
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Hashcheck – the best way to calculate and verify checksums on Windows
HashCheck is the quickest and easiest way to verify downloaded files on Windows. Originally developed at code.kliu.org, HashCheck was left to languish for since 2009 until @gurnec took over stewardship of this rather excellent piece of software. They’ve updated it to support newer hashing standards such as Once installed you can double click on .md5…
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SSH keygen best practice for cmder
Bang this into cmder. and then this Which will output something like this: You can then download this user-profile.cmd and place it in %CMDER_ROOT%\config\ There are plenty of good reasons why, but I won’t repeat these people’s work. Please read. Refs:
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SSH without passwords in Windows using cmder
Being able to log into remote servers without remembering each unique password is one of the great things about the public-key system. In Linux this is pretty much expected behaviour, but not so much in Windows. However, if you replace your command line with cmder instead, it’s a simple 3 step procedure. When you next…
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Run multiple Firefox versions simultaneously
Updated for 2017-10-31 When developing websites, I’ve found it incredibly useful to be able to run, or install, multiple versions of Firefox on the same computer, side-by-side, simultaneously, concurrently – whatever you want to call it. When it comes to testing, it’s always sensible to see how things are going to be displaying in future…
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MySQL Search & Replace
This is just great: MySQL Search & Replace Really very handy when migrating WordPress from .com to .org. Just be sure to grab the latest code link. Thanks Eric Amundson!
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Better smartphone battery life please
I used to think this is my own fault but really, I’m not that intensive a user on my phone. From the information provided below I’d say it’s more of a wifi hardware/software issue. I’m not complaining about Cyanogenmod specifically, as reading around it seems that a lot of smartphones (not just Android-based) suffer from…
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Adobe Lightroom 3
I’m an avid amateur (digital) photographer, although I don’t get an awful lot of time nowadays (young children will do that to your “free time”) so anything that can save me time and hassle is always welcome. Adobe’s Lightroom 3 software is just one of those things.
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Removing unnecessary spaces at the end of lines in Adobe InDesign CS4
I can be slightly OCD sometimes and unnecessary spaces at the ends of lines really bug me – especially in InDesign and HTML. To sooth my furrowed brow I turned to the trusty old find and replace function
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OSX Panther
I’ve really got to get around to trying Panther on my girlfriend’s iBook. It’s currently running 10.1 (pussy cat?) and I think that although pretty it sucks as a general use OS. Who know, maybe I’ve been Bill’s Bitch too long? ANYWAY, my main reasoning behind wanting to try it out is so I can…