Timothy Dang timothydang

Setup new Mac with OSX Lion from scratch

These commands are good as of 2011-07-27.

Install xcode 4

App store http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id448457090?mt=12) The download/install takes awhile so start it first. When it finishes downloading you will still need to run it to complete installation.

iTerm2 http://www.iterm2.com/

Sublime Text 2 – Useful Shortcuts (Mac OS X)

General

⌘T	go to file
⌘⌃P	go to project
⌘R	go to methods
⌃G	go to line
⌘KB	toggle side bar
⌘⇧P	command prompt

Best UNIX Shell tools

These are a list of usages of shell commands I can't live without on UNIX-based systems.

Install

Mac OS X

Using Homebrew (yes, I am opinionated) you can install the following tools with the following packages:

This will enable Sass+Compass with LiveReload through Guard. (Guard screen cast)

You will also need a browser component to communicate with LiveReload. (browser extension, livereload.js)

If you prefer going through a GUI, that option is available. The following instructions is specific to Mac OS X and it works through the command line.

Note that this is not specific to Rails projects. This can work for any standalone front-end project.

Instructions

agnoster.zsh-theme

A ZSH theme optimized for people who use:

Solarized
Git
Unicode-compatible fonts and terminals (I use iTerm2 + Menlo)

For Mac users, I highly recommend iTerm 2 + Solarized Dark

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:

	// jquery invert plugin
	// by paul irish

	// some (bad) code from this css color inverter
	// http://plugins.jquery.com/project/invert-color
	// some better code via Opera to inverse images via canvas
	// http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/html-5-canvas-the-basics/#insertingimages
	// and some imagesLoaded stuff from me
	// http://gist.github.com/268257

	brew update
	brew versions FORMULA
	cd `brew --prefix`
	git checkout HASH Library/Formula/FORMULA.rb # use output of "brew versions"
	brew install FORMULA
	brew switch FORMULA VERSION
	git checkout -- Library/Formula/FORMULA.rb # reset formula

	## Example: Using Subversion 1.6.17
	#

	rvm get head && rvm install 1.9.3-perf --patch falcon,debug
	echo 'export RUBY_HEAP_MIN_SLOTS=1000000' >> ~/.bash_profile
	echo 'export RUBY_HEAP_SLOTS_INCREMENT=1000000' >> ~/.bash_profile
	echo 'export RUBY_HEAP_SLOTS_GROWTH_FACTOR=1' >> ~/.bash_profile
	echo 'export RUBY_GC_MALLOC_LIMIT=1000000000' >> ~/.bash_profile
	echo 'export RUBY_HEAP_FREE_MIN=500000' >> ~/.bash_profile
	rvm use 1.9.3-perf
	gem install bundler

	var user = {
	validateCredentials: function (username, password) {
	return (
	(!(username += '') \|\| username === '') ? { error: "No Username Given.", field: 'name' }
	: (!(username += '') \|\| password === '') ? { error: "No Password Given.", field: 'pass' }
	: (username.length < 3) ? { error: "Username is less than 3 Characters.", field: 'name' }
	: (password.length < 4) ? { error: "Password is less than 4 Characters.", field: 'pass' }
	: (!/^([a-z0-9_-]+)$/i.test(username)) ? { error: "Username contains invalid characters.", field: 'name' }
	: false
	);