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Quick Link: Linux Command Line Examples 12 Oct 2009 | 05:25 pm

A certain Ben Emson has blogged some great examples of putting BASH commands (Linux commands) to work.  He calls them scripts, but really they’re recipes or snippets that you can include in your scrip...

Translating Text to Other Languages 23 Jun 2009 | 11:47 am

A reader from Germany asked a question (in German) in the comments of one of our blog posts.  We’re always glad to help here at CodeJacked, and luckily I can read a little bit of German.  But it was a...

Quick Tip: Faster File Searches (Win XP) 23 Apr 2009 | 06:59 am

By request, “Tell me again, what’s that trick for keeping the Windows Explorer [on Windows XP] from searching inside ZIP files?” To disable: To re-enable:

Command History (Linux & Mac OS X) 14 Apr 2009 | 08:21 pm

In a previous post, The ALIAS Command Saves Repetitive Typing, I promised an overview of the way Linux and Mac OS X (and Cygwin on Windows) all keep a history of the commands you issue, even between s...

Auto-Commands at Login 6 Apr 2009 | 07:15 am

In yesterday’s post, The ALIAS Command Saves Repetitive Typing, I mentioned how alias definitions only stick around for as long as you are logged in.  So, to make an alias act as if it is permanent, y...

The ALIAS Command Saves Repetitive Typing 5 Apr 2009 | 11:08 am

Unix-based operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, have an alias command that saves time.  If you find yourself typing in the same commands repeatedly, consider setting up an alias for them. ...

Quick Tip: Preview Mac Fonts 20 Nov 2008 | 01:00 pm

If you’re looking for a quick way to preview your fonts on a mac, Finder is here to help you. Assuming that you have OSX 10.5 Leopard, just open up Finder and browse to your fonts directory (they shou...

Building Mockups of Computer Programs 18 Nov 2008 | 08:29 pm

Whether you’re a user interface designer, a programmer, or even a customer just trying to convey what you want done, Basalmiq’s Mockup is the best tool I’ve found for mocking up what a screen or web p...

View Hidden Folders in Mac OSX Finder 19 Jul 2008 | 03:45 am

In a previous article (Show Hidden Files in Mac OS X Finder) Craig described how to change your Finder settings to always view all the hidden files on your system. If you would rather not leave them v...

Quick Tip: Mac Mail Reply Quote 13 May 2008 | 02:51 am

In Mac Mail, when replying to an e-mail, the default action is for it to quote the entire e-mail that you are replying to.  If you want to quote only part of the e-mail in your reply, then the fastest...

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