archive | February, 2009

Get a Mac – Throne

28 Feb 2009 0 Comments

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Bash Script to split a single CSV file into multiple files with headers

27 Feb 2009 11 Comments

A Bash Script using head, tail, split and cat can be used to split a large CSV or other text file into smaller chunks containing the original file’s header.

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A Python script to check Google rankings for a specific domain and search term

26 Feb 2009 7 Comments

Using Python’s pycurl (cURL) and re (Regular Expression) libraries, it’s possible to write a script to check Google rankings for specific domains and search terms.

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Understanding and modifying UNIX file permissions

25 Feb 2009 1 Comment

On UNIX systems file, directory, owner and group permissions can be viewed with the ‘ls -l’ command and modified with chown and chmod.

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Spreadsheet formula to correctly format telephone numbers

24 Feb 2009 0 Comments

When working in spreadsheet software you can easily remove formatting characters from and add leading zeroes to multiple telephone numbers using a formula.

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Defining user crontabs (scheduled tasks) on UNIX systems

22 Feb 2009 0 Comments

UNIX’s cron service runs scheduled tasks at dates and times defined by users in crontab files.

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Rearranging any OS X menubar and login items

21 Feb 2009 15 Comments

OS X menubar items (Clock, Volume, Airport, etc.) can be rearranged by holding down the ⌘ (Command) key while dragging them, but application menubar items cannot.

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Get a Mac – Bake Sale

21 Feb 2009 0 Comments

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