dergachev

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:

sstephenson

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Wraps curl with a custom-drawn progress bar. Use it just like curl:
#
#     $ curl-progress -O http://example.com/file.tar.gz
#     $ curl-progress http://example.com/file.tar.gz > file.tar.gz
#
# All arguments to the program are passed directly to curl. Define your
# custom progress bar in the `print_progress` function.
#

harlow

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.

joshuaclayton

• 1 1/3 lb grass-fed beef
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 tsp ground coriander seed
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin
• 4 tbsp softened butter
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground sea salt
• 4 pieces of fresh cheese (Muenster or sharp cheddar are best)

andreyvit

tmux cheat sheet

(C-x means ctrl+x, M-x means alt+x)

Prefix key

The default prefix is C-b. If you (or your muscle memory) prefer C-a, you need to add this to ~/.tmux.conf:

remap prefix to Control + a

gabebw

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/'

erikh

#!/usr/bin/env sh

##
# This is script with usefull tips taken from:
#   https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx
#
# install it:
#   curl -sL https://raw.github.com/gist/2108403/hack.sh | sh
#

gabebw

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:

jferris

group :development, :test do
  gem "spork", "~> 0.9.0.rc"

  gem "guard"
  gem "guard-spork"
  gem "guard-bundler"
  gem "guard-passenger"

  gem "rb-fsevent", :require => false
  gem "growl",      :require => false

jnrbsn

/* Better styles for embedding GitHub Gists */
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.gist pre{font-family:Menlo,Monaco,'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono','Courier New',monospace !important}
.gist-meta{font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px !important}
.gist-meta a{color:#26a !important;text-decoration:none}
.gist-meta a:hover{color:#0e4071 !important}