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Git Tower "Device not configured" - Fix!

Every now and then my Git Tower will stop working "out of the blue" with a message saying something like "Device not configured". I found out it actually doesn't really happen out of the blue. Rather, it happens every time I upgrade Xcode... or when I…...

October 30, 2015 · 1 min · François Planque

OS X 10.10.3 Photos.app Survival Guide

After a lot of doubt and long consideration of alternatives such as Adobe Lightroom, I finally switched from Aperture to the new Photos app in Mac OS X 10.10.3 -- and to the iCloud Photo library too. Here's a quick overview of my pain points and how I worked around them…...

April 27, 2015 · 12 min · François Planque

evo-sublime theme for Sublime Text

I've just uploaded the evo-sublime theme for Sublime Text on GitHub . It is a dark text on light background theme, with vivid highlights. This is the theme I use to work on b2evolution. Installation You need to copy the color scheme into the Sublime…...

February 22, 2015 · 1 min · François Planque

How to disable Adobe Reader in Safari

Sometimes you have to install Adobe Reader because some pesky government agency forces you to use a pesky PDF file that only works with Adobe Reader. And once you install Adobe Reader, it will take over your whole Mac, even the default PDF preview in…...

July 31, 2014 · 1 min · François Planque

The power of the power button! (or eject key)

You might wonder what to do with that Eject key on your Mac keyboard, now that drives with ejectable media are gone... or you may not use your power key to its full potential... Personally, I've been using Ctrl + Eject or Ctrl + Power (depending on…...

July 21, 2014 · 2 min · François Planque

How to insert Tabs in a textarea (OS X)

Whenever you're on a web page with Safari, Chrome or Firefox and want to type a code snippet (or maybe just align what you type) you might be tempted to use the tab key... But no, luck it moves the browser focus instead of inserting a tab into your…...

July 20, 2014 · 1 min · François Planque

Parallels Desktop 7 with Retina resolution - FAIL! (Screenshots)

Parallels has recently announced in a video that their virtualization solution Parallels Desktop for Mac now "takes full advantage of the Retina Display on a Mac". That sounds awesome, but it's not true. It's actually pretty much a lie! :(...

July 17, 2012 · 3 min · François Planque

Mac OS X Lion: How to clean up the 'Open With' menu

When you right-click (or control-click) on a file in the Mac OS X Finder, you get a contextual menu with a nice "Open With" option, which lets you open the selected file with any Application that you desire to. That is pretty nice until that menu gets…...

June 6, 2012 · 2 min · François Planque

How to remove constantly launching services on Mac OS X

Even after you uninstall it, some Mac OS X software just won't quit nagging you or notifying you of updates or at the very least polluting the Console Messages......

August 19, 2011 · 7 min · François Planque

How to quickly resize pictures on Mac OS X

Oftentimes you want to email some pictures or upload them to a website but your image files are actually too large. I have put together a small Automator App that makes it as easy as 1-2-3 ;)...

August 11, 2011 · 2 min · François Planque