DanielAndrade.net » apple http://www.danielandrade.net Daniel Andrade Tech Stuff Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:39:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 10 Cool things to do in OSX Terminal http://www.danielandrade.net/2009/12/21/10-cool-things-to-do-in-osx-terminal/ http://www.danielandrade.net/2009/12/21/10-cool-things-to-do-in-osx-terminal/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:02:20 +0000 DanielAndrade http://www.danielandrade.net/2009/12/21/10-cool-things-to-do-in-osx/ The thing that made me buy mac is that it has a OS based on Unix, and programs like Photoshop and Microsoft Office (not a big OpenOffice fan yet). Like a good nerd, I can’t live without my beloved terminal, which makes my life easier. In this post I will show some commands so you can have fun on mac’s terminal. Hope you like it, and if you have any other ideas, please comment on the post!

1. Twitter Update

    Nothing more geek than updating your twitter from terminal. Just change the user e pass from the code. Way cool.
    curl -u user:pass -d status="Tweeting from the shell" http://twitter.com/statuses/update.xml

2. Sing songs

    Release your creativity, sing along.
    sudo osascript -e 'say "Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum he he he ho ho ho fa lah lah lah lah lah lah fa lah full hoo hoo hoo" using "Cellos"'

3. Download from a unstable server

    You know, sometimes you are downloading a big file, but it keeps failing, and you always have to hit RESUME. Your problems are over, with this code, if the download stops suddenly, it will automatically restart. This code have a 15kbps speed limit, delete –limit-rate 15k to remove the speed limit.
    while ! curl -C - -O --limit-rate 15k file-address-goes-here; do sleep 10; done

4. Secure SSH Tunnel

    This is very important if you are using a public/open wireless connection. If you want to access your bank information or online shopping, making sure no one is stealing your information, then SSH Tunneling is the solution. You can find more information HERE.
    ssh -D 8080 -f -C -q -N myuser@myserver.com
    From: Stammy

5. Real-time view of a running processes

    To know what is running on your computer, how much memory and processing, just hit:
    top

6. Resize pictures

    One quick way to resize pictures in a batch is using a simple program called SIPS. In this example, I’m resizing all pictures .JPG to a 500 pixels width. For more information, type on terminal man sips
    sips --resampleWidth 500 *.JPG

7. Build a fast and simple HTTPD server

    If you want to start a simple HTTPD server on the 8080 port, go to the folder you want to show and use the command:
    python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080

8. Kill a process

    When using top, you have access to the processes ID, and if they are using too much RAM (for example), you can kill it.
    killall firefox
    kill 234

9. Watch Star Wars Episode IV

    No comments on this one :)
    telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

10. Show hidden files (those with . in front of the name) in Finder

    defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

Thanks for readying.

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they took a shot from people writing stuff about the event… And from few notebook screens I could see there, at least 3 using wordpress. Thumbs up WP!! :D

BTW, new macbook’s looks amazing, can’t wait to get one of those!!!

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iphone

  • Wireless connectivity will drawn your battery even if you are not using it. Keeping it on, it will always try to connect to some open hot spot, try to check your emails and much more. So a good idea is to turn it on when using, and after, turn it off.
  • Bluetooth have a similar battery usage as Wi-Fi, so there’s not much reason to leave it on if you are not using it (I believe that the most common usage for bluetooth today is the headsets and car kits).
  • Auto-Brightness is a interesting thing apple made to make the battery last longer. It uses iphone’s camera to adjust brightness based on the lighting conditions outside, so it will automatically set, for example, to make it less bright when you are on a dark place. Great feature!
  • Music EQ will have a significant battery usage if you listen to your songs for many hours everyday, as it uses more processing power. So if you want to charge less your iphone, it is another thing you may consider turning it off.
  • Heat can be a problem to your iphone, as it is a very bad thing to lithium-ion batteries, making them harder to charge and destroying it due the intense ionization. So remember to never let your phone in a hot place such as inside a car or in direct sunlight. If you are using some kind of carrying case, you need to be even more careful about this, and remember to take it off when charging your mobile, as it gets warm when charging.
  • Keep it charging! After putting your phone to charge, leave it there for some hours more after it says it’s full. It will make your phone battery last much more, you will be surprised! After done that, my iphone battery lasted more then a week, way more if you compare to the 2-3 days when I was disconnecting if from the dock just after it says its full.
  • Background Programs! This is important, new iphones, such as Iphone4 allows you to run multiple apps on the background, but this will drain your battery fast if you forget to close them. To do this, double click on the round button and it will show all the apps currently running, keep clicking in one of the apps and a red “X” will apear, then you can close all apps.

    • What else do you do to make your iphone battery last longer?

    ]]>     http://www.danielandrade.net/2008/01/03/how-to-make-your-iphone-battery-last-longer/feed/ 86     Ready to get your own unlocked iPhone? http://www.danielandrade.net/2007/11/21/ready-to-get-your-own-unlocked-iphone/ http://www.danielandrade.net/2007/11/21/ready-to-get-your-own-unlocked-iphone/#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:46:18 +0000 DanielAndrade http://www.ovelha.org/pasteler0/2007/11/21/ready-to-get-your-own-unlocked-iphone/ Deutsche Telekom started to sell unlocked iPhones in Germany Right
    now, if you live in Germany you can buy an iPhone with a 2 years
    contract for 399 euros ( something like 590 dollars ). But due some court injunction, they will
    also sell unlocked iphone with the spicy price of 999 euros ( only
    1,477 dollars). Do you think it’s really worth it to pay all this money
    for and unlocked iPhone?

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