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Launchy

In my last post about an alias that opened a URL from the command line, I said:

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(Symmetric) Encryption with Ruby (and Rails)

I wrote and maintain (though not as attentively as I’d like) a Ruby Gem, Strongbox, which adds Public-key Encryption support to Rails’ ActiveRecord. Simply put, Public-key Encryption is a form of encryption with two password, one to encr...

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Open the iOS Simulator from the Command Line

When I need to test web apps on an iPhone or iPad, I use the iOS Simulator that ships with Xcode1. The Simulator is intended for developers testing native apps, however, Mobile Safari is installed and I can use it to debug apps without a...

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Building a Portable Emacs for Mac

A visitor, Rakkesh, stopped by with a question about Building Emacs 24.4 From Source on the Mac. He had an issue that when he built Emacs on one machine (a Mac-Mini Server) the resulting application would not run on another (his laptop)....

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Diceware for Passwords

Making up passwords is hard. You want something you can remember which is and you need something difficult to guess or brute force.

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Laziness with Make

I have lots of shell aliases/functions for repetitive tasks. Copying files to and from servers, removing editor backup files, connecting to specific databases, the list goes on.

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Working with EmacsClient

Previously, I showed how I set $EDITOR. On my laptop, I actually do something different to take advantage of my favorite Emacs feature EmacsClient. EmacsClient is command line accessory that commands existing Emacs sessions to open files...