After rsync the next amazing tool is TextMate’s rmate. What for? If you are connected to a remote host via ssh you can use rmate as a text-editor which is rather comfortable when you’re working on remote server for example. Install tuts and a nice guide can be found at Ernie Miller’s Blog.
Transfer Songs from iDevice
Ever wanted to sync back songs or other media from your iDevice? Or you have a new computer to sync to? Try iRip 2, it’ll help you big time. Or read the lifehacker article on how to sync your iDevice on a new computer.
For the Win Users
[msconfig] Microsoft Windows has a lot of crap in the startup process. Autostart can be pretty confusing, when you don’t know what you need. A good list with explanations of what you don’t need to start and what you should start can be found here:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
A reference which should be kept in mind. I use it not very often but I’m always very glad I have it.
Use your MacDrive as an external device
Long story:
I added my bargain SSD into my MacBook and was overwhelmed about the speed improvement. Unfortunately, SSD’s are still expensive so I decided to get rid of my MacDrive and put my ‘old’ HDD in there instead. This will cost you (without mentioning the risk of loosing warranty) about 15 bucks on ebay (+the USB adapter case for the MacDrive).
However after adding the HDD and being happy about 620GB in my MacBook I had a small setback. The external device didn’t work. I’ve read, that some ChinaShipping goods may be not manufactured very well. Someone wrote that the contacts inside the case were blocked by a plastic pieces. I checked this out but it seemed to be more something like a software issue.
Short:
I found the solution in this Blog and for my memory I will recap it briefly.
- Go get this awesome tool (0xED) to edit the needed systemfile
- Go to this folder
- Backup the file ‘DVDPlayback’ and yes, do back it up! If you mess up, you’ll have a problem
- Open a copy of the (backup) file with the awesome editor
- Search for ‘Internal’ and replace it with ‘External’ should be found about 4 times
- Now save the file and try to somehow move it back to the system folder
This might not work without root access, try Pathfinder (which is something you should try anyway) or terminal -
sudo mv /dir/to/file/DVDPlayback /System/Library/Frameworks/DVDPlayback.framework/Versions/A/ - That’s it, your device should work now.
/System/Library/Frameworks/DVDPlayback.framework/Versions/A
Create a .iso image in Terminal
Long story:
My Boxee computer does not like ‘VIDEO_TS’ very much, so I started converting them to – anyway much nicer – iso images. Try googleing that, you’ll see a ton of tools, each one with tremendous userinterfaces.
After letting my MacBook heat for a while, I got sick of it. Then I found a way to create images in terminal(.app).
Short:
Try this out (obviously without breaking the line…)
hdiutil makehybrid -udf -udf-volume-name DVD_NAME -o /path/to/iso/MY_AWESOME_DVD.iso /path/to/VIDEO_TS/parent/folder