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hboon / toggle-internet-sharing-osx-snow-leopard

Created December 6, 2009 15:25

hboon / gist:255480

Created December 13, 2009 16:32

	$ ./configure
	Checking for program g++,c++ : ok /usr/bin/g++
	Checking for program cpp : ok /usr/bin/cpp
	Checking for program ar : ok /usr/bin/ar
	Checking for program ranlib : ok /usr/bin/ranlib
	Checking for g++ : ok
	Checking for program gcc,cc : ok /usr/bin/gcc
	Checking for gcc : ok
	Checking for library dl : ok
	Checking for library execinfo : not found

hboon / gist:278281

Created January 15, 2010 18:12

Script to Remove Core Data's SQLite Database File During Development Cycles

	#!/bin/sh

	# Adapted from http://furbo.org/2009/03/03/open-sesame/

	if [ -z "$1" ]; then
	echo "usage: $0 <app> [ Preferences \| <document> ]"
	else
	app=`ls -1td ~/Library/Application\ Support/iPhone\ Simulator/User/Applications/*/$1.app \| head -1`
	dir=`dirname "$app"`
	if [ "$2" = "Preferences" ]; then

hboon / gist:285098

Created January 24, 2010 08:27

CSS to disable callout for links on iPhone/iPod touch UIWebView

<a href="foo:somevalue" style='-webkit-touch-callout:none;'>Press and hold this link on iPhone will not highlight and show a callout</a>

hboon / Inspect HTTP POST

Created May 27, 2010 03:38

	import socket
	from twisted.internet import reactor
	from twisted.web import server, resource

	class S(resource.Resource):
	isLeaf = True

	def render_POST(self, request):
	print request.args
	print dir(request)

hboon / gist:902956

Created April 5, 2011 03:08

	; a macro in redis-clojure.
	(defmacro with-connection [name pool server-spec & body]
	`(let [~name (get-connection ~pool ~server-spec)]
	(try
	~@body
	(catch Exception e#
	; if we reach here, i.e. an exception, we don't want to run (release-connection) in finally
	(release-connection ~pool ~name e#)
	(throw e#))
	(finally

hboon / new-textdrive-email

Created October 29, 2012 15:58

"New" TextDrive email

	Dear <recipient>

	As you know, Joyent will soon cease providing shared hosting services. In recent weeks I've been readying the relaunch of TextDrive (the company I started in 2004, which subsequently became Joyent) as a shared hosting provider open to the public. The new TextDrive shall also offer replacement hosting to existing Joyent accounts.

	The process has been exciting and chaotic, and I can say things are looking great: I've been serving websites and data feeds from the new infrastructure for some time now, and the speed and responsiveness are fantastic. If, like me, you enjoy exploring the nuts and bolts of how things get published online, you'll be impressed.

	We're making available some conveniences that may be new to you, such as one-click software installers for popular content management systems, wikis, and so forth. Of course there is a web interface for account and data administration, but these are early days, and for the time being you'll be best off knowing your way around the command lin

hboon / opensim

Created November 7, 2012 03:03

Open app in Simulator with Finder

	#!/bin/sh

	#Modified from http://furbo.org/2009/03/03/open-sesame/

	if [ -z "$1" ]; then
	echo "usage: $0 <app> [ Preferences \| <document> ]"
	else
	app=`ls -1td ~/Library/Application\ Support/iPhone\ Simulator//Applications//$1.app \| head -1`
	#app=`ls -1td ~/Library/Application\ Support/iPhone\ Simulator/User/Applications/*/$1.app \| head -1`
	dir=`dirname "$app"`

hboon / gist:4205927

Created December 4, 2012 16:37

Write a string to a Campfire room synchronously.

	// This goes into the header file.
	void moCampfireSpeak(NSString* aString, NSString* aRoomIDString, NSString* aSubdomainString, NSString* aTokenString);

	// This goes into the implementation file.
	// You need the room ID, not room name. You can get it from the campfire room URL.
	void moCampfireSpeak(NSString* aString, NSString* aRoomIDString, NSString* aSubdomainString, NSString* aTokenString) {
	NSString* url = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"https://%@.campfirenow.com/room/%@/speak.json", aSubdomainString, aRoomIDString];
	NSString* postString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"<message><type>%@</type><body>%@</body></message>", @"TextMessage", aString];
	NSMutableURLRequest* request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:url] cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringCacheData timeoutInterval:60.0];

hboon / RubyMotionViewcontrollerOrientation.rb

Created April 5, 2013 06:03

Implementing mixed-orientation in RubyMotion for iOS

	#In Rakefile, set something like app.interface_orientations = [:portrait, :landscape_left, :landscape_right]
	class AppDelegate
	def application(application, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:launchOptions)
	application.setStatusBarStyle(UIStatusBarStyleBlackOpaque, animated:true)
	@window = UIWindow.alloc.initWithFrame(UIScreen.mainScreen.bounds)
	@window.rootViewController = NavigationController.alloc.initWithRootViewController(PortraitViewController.alloc.init)
	@window.makeKeyAndVisible
	true
	end

	-- Adapted from http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031018154841400

	tell application "System Preferences"
	activate
	end tell

	tell application "System Events"
	tell process "System Preferences"
	click menu item "Sharing" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
	delay 2

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