Receive “net send” messages in Mac OS X via Growl

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Dae

Receive net send in Mac OS X

Quick recipe to receive “net send” messages (usually sent from Windows) in Mac OS X via Growl. I worked it out while helping user kamlay @ habrahabr. Continue reading →

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WordPress network with any domains and paths, no plugins required

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Dae

Goal: host several blogs from a single WordPress installation. Each blog should be reachable from a any domain and directory. For example:

  • http://example1.com/blog
  • http://example1.fr/blog
  • http://example2.com/something-else
  • http://example3.com

… etc.

It turned out to be possible without 3rd party plugins. You’d only have to edit the database.

Please note that: 1) this is a recipe for people who know what they’re doing. (However, if you don’t understand something, you may ask in the comments). 2) DNS and server configuration is beyond the scope of the article. Continue reading →

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NVIDIA Quadro 4000 for Mac vs. ATi Radeon HD 5870 for Mac

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Dae

Just had a chance to compare NVIDIA Quadro 4000 for Mac (2GB memory) and ATi Radeon HD 5870 for Mac (1GB memory) in games. I didn’t bother much making a “real” and precise benchmark — if you need that, visit specialized websites.
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Where does StarCraft II save screenshots in Mac OS X?

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Dae

When you press F13 to take a screenshot in StarCraft II, the game saves it as a JPG file to:

/Users/<your OS username>/Library/Application Support/Blizzard/StarCraft II/Accounts/<your SC2 account ID>/<some subfolder>/Screenshots

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The cause for all your Mac OS X mouse annoyances

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Dae

…is 32 milliseconds.

The main problem of mouse movement in Mac OS X is not acceleration — it’s lag. Continue reading →

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Switch input language by caps lock in Windows

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Dae

(Эта статья также доступна на русском языке).

One and half years ago I wrote an article called “Select input language by Caps Lock in Mac OS X” and later it started appearing in Google results for users searching the same thing but for other operating systems. To avoid confusion I decided to write another post specifically for Windows users.

How to make Windows switch input language by caps lock? Continue reading →

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Переключение языка ввода по caps lock в Windows

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Dae

(This article is as well available in English).

Полтора года назад я написал статью «Переключение языка ввода по caps lock в Mac OS X», и так получилось, что поисковики в своей выдаче показывают ее не только макинтошникам, но и пользователям других операционок, ищущим способ переключать язык ввода по caps lock. Данный пост призван устранить неудобство для пришедших из поисковиков пользователей Windows.

Итак, как научить Windows переключать язык ввода (раскладку) по caps lock?  Continue reading →

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Apache / mod_auth: use both require group and require user

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Dae

Consider the following configuration in .htaccess/httpd.conf (or wherever):

AuthName "My Super Secret Area"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /path/to/htpasswd
AuthGroupFile /path/to/htgroup
Require group bestmates
Require user randomguy

Where user randomguy does not belong to the group bestmates. Continue reading →

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ExtJs 4: password validation + random password button

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Dae

This one is simple. Continue reading →

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ExtJs 4: dealing with messages (and errors) from an Ajax or REST proxy

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Dae

When sending Ajax or REST requests, a proxy of ExtJs 4 typically expects a response with the following parameters: data, success and message. The message parameter is optional, but it may come in handy when you want to show the request results to the user. Continue reading →

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