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matthewtodd / .rsnapshot.conf

Created December 19, 2008 08:24

Local rsnapshot config to backup ${HOME} to external hard drive

	config_version 1.2

	snapshot_root /Volumes/Suspenders/
	no_create_root 1

	cmd_rm /bin/rm
	cmd_rsync /opt/local/bin/rsync
	cmd_logger /usr/bin/logger

	interval nightly 3

matthewtodd / bottom-justify.rb

Created January 5, 2009 11:47

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby
	#
	# I have a couple of GeekTool windows at the bottom of the screen,
	# where it's nice to bottom-justify their contents, but GeekTool
	# doesn't seem to support this natively.
	#
	# Usage:
	# cat TODO.rdoc \| bottom-justify.rb 24
	#
	# It seems like there could be a nice shell command for this,

matthewtodd / routing_test.rb

Created February 27, 2009 07:59

	require 'rubygems'
	require 'action_controller'
	require 'test/unit'

	class AccountsController < ActionController::Base
	end

	# Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Change the RouteSet (in the
	# with_route_set method) so as to make both tests pass.
	class RoutingTest < ActionController::TestCase

matthewtodd / Rakefile

Created March 27, 2009 16:38

	QEMU_IMG = '/Applications/Q.app/Contents/MacOS/qemu-img'
	QEMU = '/Applications/Q.app/Contents/MacOS/i386-softmmu.app/Contents/MacOS/i386-softmmu'

	directory 'tmp'

	file '/tmp/ubuntu-cdrom' do
	sh 'hdiutil attach vendor/ubuntu-8.10-server-i386.iso -mountpoint /tmp/ubuntu-cdrom'
	end

	file 'tmp/netboot' => ['config/preseed.cfg', 'config/pxelinux.cfg', 'tmp', '/tmp/ubuntu-cdrom'] do

matthewtodd / Schedule Waiting For Action in Things.scpt

Created June 15, 2009 09:51

Mail Act-On applescript to schedule a Waiting For reminder in Things.

	using terms from application "Mail"

	on extractName from theRecipient
	if the name of theRecipient exists then
	return the name of theRecipient
	else
	return the address of theRecipient
	end if
	end extractName

matthewtodd / gist:135069

Created June 24, 2009 07:21

iChat-spam Bonjour accounts by name

	require 'appscript'

	class DeployNotifier
	include Appscript

	def initialize(*names)
	@ichat = app('iChat')
	@accounts = names.map { \|name\| bonjour_account(name) }
	end

matthewtodd / gist:144392

Created July 10, 2009 10:19

Rake task to build rdoc exactly as `gem install` would

	# I've folded this idea into http://github.com/matthewtodd/shoe
	# See what you think!

	require 'rubygems'
	require 'rubygems/doc_manager'

	spec = Gem::Specification.new do \|spec\|
	# ...
	end

matthewtodd / gist:231767

Created November 11, 2009 07:55

Handy Heroku credentials switcher.

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby -wKU

	# I use 2 different Heroku accounts, one for my own apps and one for Amani's.
	# This script givens me a reasonable way to switch between them, with a little
	# less typing than moving a symlink around. And I get to use abbrev!
	require 'abbrev'
	require 'pathname'
	require 'yaml'

	credentials = Pathname.new(ENV['HOME']).join('.heroku', 'credentials')

matthewtodd / GoogleVoiceDialerAction.scpt

Created December 9, 2009 09:05

Command-line Google Voice dialer and Mac OSX Address Book Plug-In

	-- Drop this script in ~/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins
	-- Edit the path in the "do shell script" line
	using terms from application "Address Book"
	on action property
	return "phone"
	end action property

	on action title for aPerson with aNumber
	return "Dial with Google Voice"
	end action title

matthewtodd / asset_tag_helper.rb

Created July 12, 2010 04:57

Rails + Sass + Asset Fingerprints + Heroku

	# Ensure AssetTagHelper has been loaded before we try to monkey-patch it.
	require 'action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper'

	module ActionView::Helpers::AssetTagHelper
	# Insert the asset id in the filename, rather than in the query string. In
	# addition to looking nicer, this also keeps any other static file handlers
	# from preempting our Rack::StaticCache middleware, since these
	# version-numbered files don't actually exist on disk.
	def rewrite_asset_path(source)
	source.insert source.rindex('.'), "-#{rails_asset_id(source)}"

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