How to: Install Multiple Versions of Python 3 on Mac
Was needing to test some code against multiple versions of Python 3. Namely: 3.2.x and 3.3.x and 3.4.x. Installing 3.5.x was easy using homebrew (brew install python3). But I couldn’t find brew...
View ArticleHow To: Store iMovie ’09 Events and Projects on a Network Volume (NAS)
Purpose: while iMovie ’09 allows you to store your events and projects on physically attached hard drives (external or internal) it doesn’t offer an out-of-the-box way to store them on a network...
View ArticleHow To: Test Connection Speed Between Two Machines
Purpose: as a quick diagnostic tool, sometimes it’s nice to know exactly how fast two machines can (theoretically) be connected. I was having some slow downs on my NAS and using these command line...
View ArticleHow To: Automated Encrypted Incremental Backups on Amazon S3 with Duplicity...
Purpose: setup an automatic encrypted off-site backup system that utilizes Amazon S3 with incremental backups by duplicity on the Mac (Leopard) or Ubuntu. Currently, I do have my own on-site backup...
View ArticleBash Script: Incremental Encrypted Backups with Duplicity (Amazon S3)
Update (5/6/12): I have not been actively developing this script lately. Zertrin has stepped up to take over the reins and offers a up-to-date and modified version with even more capabilities. Check it...
View ArticleHow To: Install MacPorts on OS X Leopard (10.5)
Purpose: install MacPorts on OS X Leopard (10.5) to gain access to a host of open source applications and tools that make working on the Mac as cool as can be. Using MacPorts makes it easy to install...
View ArticleHow To: Network Trash on Ubuntu File Server (NAS) with SFTP (SSH + Fuse) and...
Purpose: create a Network Trash functionality for a Ubuntu Linux file server (NAS). Reason being: by default, files deleted from the command line on file server go away permanently. If I am connected...
View ArticleHow to: Install Netatalk (AFP) on Ubuntu with Encrypted Authentication
Purpose: Install Netatalk (AFP) on Ubuntu with encrypted authentication (using OpenSSL), which is not enabled by default with the Ubuntu netatalk package. By default, the package installed from the...
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