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OS X Screencast to animated GIF

This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.

Instructions

To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:

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Add contributors pull requests to your origin remote

# .git/config
[remote "origin"]
  fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
  fetch = +refs/pull/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/pr/*
  url = [email protected]:thoughtbot/[repo].git

Fetch and checkout the remote branch. Run bundle to make sure any new dependencies are installed.

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require 'formula'

class Vim < Formula
  # Get stable versions from hg repo instead of downloading an increasing
  # number of separate patches.
  url 'https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/', :revision => 'v7-3-712'
  version '7.3.712'
  homepage 'http://www.vim.org/'

  head 'https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/'

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Max Battery Life Checklist

Here is a checklist to follow if you want maximum battery life -- for instance if you're about to get on a long plane flight.

Low power use checklist

With power connected: