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Getting Printer Icon For Your CUPS-PDF Printer

by Takashi Yoshida on May 28, 2010

in Tips and Tricks

I use CUPS-PDF to print all documents as PDF files. Mac OS X allows user to save documents as PDF without additional software, but I prefer to use CUPS-PDF instead. Reasons for choosing CUPS-PDF: I’m too lazy to choose ‘Save as PDF’ from print dialog You can also share this CUPS-PDF with virtual machines so [...]

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I have been using LaunchBar since version 3 (as of now, version 5 RC4) and one of the features I like is being able to run search from its simple interface. After activating LaunchBar (with simple Control-Space key combination), I enter ‘goog’ (short for Google search) and press Enter key. Type your search terms and [...]

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Create a New To Do Item in Things with AppleScript

by Takashi Yoshida on August 18, 2009

in Programming

I receive my mobile phone bill through email every month. Despite several reminders through email and SMS, I still miss my due dates. Rather than relying on my own memory, I decided to create a To Do item in Things. Things is a task management application on Mac and iPhone. On Mac, Things is scriptable [...]

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Xcode and .gitignore file

by Takashi Yoshida on July 19, 2009

in Programming

This is my .gitignore file. I am making a switch from Subversion to Git (and Github) and I needed to find out specific information on using Git with Xcode. # Xcode generated files build *.pbxuser *.mode1v3 *.mode2v3 *.perspectivev3 !default.pbxuser !default.mode1v3 !default.mode2v3 !default.perspectivev3 # Interface Builder generated files *~.nib *~.xib # Mac OS X generated files [...]

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I am in the last stretch of restoring my MacBook Pro from a week old backup. I will upload a new blog post later this week. In the meantime, you can read inspiring stories from: How to become an independent programmer in just 1068 days – Gus Mueller’s Website The Road Less Traveled – Red [...]

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Review: Becoming Productive in Xcode

by Takashi Yoshida on February 23, 2009

in Programming,Tips and Tricks

I spent some time watching Becoming Productive in Xcode (by Mike Clark) from The Pragmatic Bookshelf. I have used Xcode (and I am still learning Cocoa) but I am still a Xcode beginner (I use code completion and that’s it). After checking out the free sampler video, I thought it might be worth US$10 to [...]

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