Jay Versluis In this episode I’ll show you how to launch a Mac App from the Command Line, so that we can pass parameters. I’ll also explain how to wrap up such a command into your own app and add an icon to it, so that you can launch it from the dock with a single click. … Read more
In CentOS 7 we can use the systemctl command to select which mode the OS boots into. If you have a GUI like Gnome or KDE installed, it’s easy to boot directly into your preferred environment. To find out what mode CentOS is currently using, use this: systemctl get-default This will give you one of … Read more
Sometimes it’s’ necessary for us to force-close an app on our Mac if it’s no longer responding to our commands. Usually we’d do that by pressing CMD+OPT+ESCAPE, which brings up a handy window from which we can choose a troublesome app. But sometimes, this keyboard combination won’t work – for example, if we’re dealing with … Read more
Have you ever wondered why some notes seemingly sync just fine between your iOS devices, but others do not? Wether a note is not fully updated, or you find a duplicate entry in the list, it can be an exercise in frustration. But fret not, it doesn’t have to be! This is not a bug in … Read more
Have you ever been shocked to find out that a new iOS device does not show your old calendar entries, even though future events sync fine across your other devices? We’ve all been there! Turns out there’s a default setting in the Calendar App that only synchronises the last 1 month of entries. As if your life … Read more
I was working on a project the other day that required to determine which category a new post would go into, depending on the post title. This was important because posts were automatically acquired without the web interface, and in this workflow there was no way to pick a category other than the default. In … Read more
I’ve just released a new version of my P2 Header Ad plugin! It fixes a few issues I’ve come across in debug mode: styles are now loaded via wp_enqueue_scripts hook fixed a debug warning that assumed a constant rather than a value verified compatibility with WordPress 4.5 There’s still a lone warning that appears in … Read more
I’ve come across an odd problem today on a server that’s been working fine for all kinds of FTP traffic for many years. Turns out that today, FileZilla started complaining about explicit TLS connections (when available) and gave the following error message: 425 MLSD unable to build data connection: operation not permitted Clients could still … Read more