With the plugin I am currently using failing on one of my domains, I decided to write another short plugin in python, using the pywhois library. Unfortunately this failed to parse the Godaddy whois output, so there is a workaround for this included in the plugin. Download the plugin from github.
bbcp is an alternative to scp that for me was 6x faster – it uses ssh as a transport but uses parallel streams. You may need to open up some firewall ports. Do not use if you don’t want your network bandwidth saturated! Example usage specifying an open port range on the remote server: bbcp …
Upgraded to Ubuntu 14.04. A desktop option is Gnome MATE, which is classic gnome, I’ve kicked XFCE out and this is like welcoming an old friend back. How to Install Mate 1.8 CLassic Desktop Environment in Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty LTS.
Adds back the addon bar for Firefox with the Australis theme Firefox 29 and up.It aims to be a lightweight, yet fully functional replacement for the old Addon Bar.Great for power users who have many addons installed, and especially for long toolbar items.This also restores the status-bar area, so it works with extensions such as …
I’ve written a simple nagios check for TFL’s services (Tube & DLR): check_tfl.tar Latest version in my github repository.
If you’re a python programmer, you probably know all about the troubles mixing tabs and spaces can cause. I have searched far and wide, and have collected some really useful configurations for setting up the perfect Emacs configuration for Python. What it does: Insert spaces instead of tabs when indenting Sets indent to 4 spaces …
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Hexspeak, like leetspeak, is a novelty form of variant English spelling using the hexadecimal numbers. Created by programmers who wanted a magic number, hexspeak words can serve as a clear and unique identifier with which to mark memory or data. via Hexspeak – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Put the below in your ~/.emacs: ;; make thinkpad browser keys navigate buffers (setq w32-pass-multimedia-buttons-to-system nil) (global-set-key (kbd “”) ‘next-buffer) (global-set-key (kbd “”) ‘previous-buffer) (global-set-key [C-XF86Forward] ‘next-multiframe-window) (global-set-key [C-XF86Back] ‘previous-multiframe-window) On my x220 this allows the browser forward & back keys (above right & left cursor keys) to be used to switch buffer and combined …
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Use with M-x vem, or define your own keybinding. ;; short function to load ~/.emacs (defun vem () (interactive) (find-file “~/.emacs”))
Here is a simple apache config file reformatter I’ve knocked up: apachelint. To use, just apachelint [conffile] > newconffile It will clean up indentation and empty lines.