Ayton Meintjes ameintjes

University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

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ameintjes / change_wallpaper

Created November 17, 2019 16:51 — forked from luelista/change_wallpaper

Use the recent "Astronomy Picture of the Day" by NASA as your desktop wallpaper (Python script for Mac OS X, should be easy do adapt for Linux or Windows)

	#!/usr/bin/python
	# Downloads the current "Astronomy Picture of the Day" from nasa.gov and sets as wallpaper
	#
	# Installation steps:
	# - store this file somewhere and take note of the path
	# - change WALLPAPER_DIR to some folder in your home directory
	# and create the folder
	# - make it executable:
	# chmod a+x /path/to/change_wallpaper
	# - follow instructions given in the .plist file to make it run daily

ameintjes / osx-for-hackers.sh

Created August 19, 2019 13:15 — forked from brandonb927/osx-for-hackers.sh

OSX for Hackers: Yosemite/El Capitan Edition. This script tries not to be *too* opinionated and any major changes to your system require a prompt. You've been warned.

	#!/bin/sh

	###
	# SOME COMMANDS WILL NOT WORK ON macOS (Sierra or newer)
	# For Sierra or newer, see https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos
	###

	# Alot of these configs have been taken from the various places
	# on the web, most from here
	# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/5b3c8418ed42d93af2e647dc9d122f25cc034871/.osx

ameintjes / snippets.sh

Last active August 11, 2019 11:27 — forked from dceoy/disable_DS_Store.sh

[OSX howtos] #osx

	# disable .DS_Store
	defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores True

	# remove xcode bloat
	# https://macperformanceguide.com/blog/2016/20161031_1600-XCode-saving-space.html
	cd /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/
	sudo rm -rf AppleTV* Watch* iPhone*