by David | 2019-09-07 | meta
Download and install the most up to date node from here: https://nodejs.org/en/ Terminal commands npm install -g @vue/cli; # if you have problems with running the above command (which is relatively likely), use sudo vue ui; mkdir -p ~/Sites/babys-first-app/ && cd $_;...
by David | 2019-09-07 | meta
After around two months of kernel panics in macOS this Winter, I came to the end of them: We use Docker in our organization, and I have been in the habit of using macOS (Mac OS X) FileVault for some years now. But the computational overhead is increased significantly...
by David | 2018-10-13 | meta
If you are considering using a parallax library, here are some candidates: I needed one for some simple parallactic scrolling. The two with stars were good candidates. In a particularly heavy page, Rellax performed better than Fallings, particularly in Firefox (where...
by David | 2018-04-09 | meta
(FYI: macOS High Sierra [10.13.x]) I was having trouble opening an HTML page with Sublime. And I had to use administrative privileges in order to open it through System Preferences, having received the following message: “index.html” was blocked from opening because...
by David | 2017-11-06 | meta
I attribute learning “FTFY” (fixed that for you) to Brian Showalter. Thanks, @brisho. But understanding how to make that into a viable income stream was the work of MJ DeMarco. Thanks, Eric for introducing me to this guy, and thanks again to Pat Flynn for...
by David | 2017-08-01 | meta
The .htaccess file is a powerful directory-specific configuration file. You can use it to change a great deal of how your site behaves. Learn more about that below. Rerouting from www This trick is both for SEO and for personal gratification. I prefer to ditch the www...
by David | 2017-06-07 | meta
In Kansas, we have some pronunciations that are particular to the area (which I hesitate to call mispronunciations, since I live here now). Here is a list, which I cannot presume is exhaustive, though it exhausted me. Arkansas (as in both Arkansas City and Arkansas...
by David | 2017-05-01 | meta
Get your sha1 signature/hash of a file with shasum: $ shasum ./somefile.ext You can find documents/files/stuff using the find command: $ find . -name "*.txt" Find out which ports are being used by system processes using netstat: $ netstat -an | grep 8080 You can get a...
by David | 2017-04-28 | meta
(This revised post was initially posted on 2013-07-30.) A co-worker showed me that (on the Mac) you can move the destination of screenshots (e.g. ⇧+⌘+4) from the desktop to another location. I am going to touch on a number of things all at once in pursuit of doing...
by David | 2017-04-27 | Google Chrome, productivity, usability
If you would like to be able to trigger your Google Chrome extensions with keyboard shortcuts, I have good news for you, I’ve outlined the steps below. You’re welcome. 😊 Navigate your browser to chrome://extensions. Go to the end of the page, and touch the...
