Tonyliu2ca

import os
import re
import socket
import struct

def dns_resolve(host, dnsserver):
    assert isinstance(host, basestring) and isinstance(dnsserver, basestring)
    index = os.urandom(2)
    hoststr = ''.join(chr(len(x))+x for x in host.split('.'))
    data = '%s\x01\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00%s\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01' % (index, hoststr)

Tonyliu2ca

#!/usr/bin/python

import os
import subprocess
import sqlite3

desktop_picture_path = '/Library/Desktop Pictures/Wave.jpg'
database_location = os.path.expanduser(
    '~/Library/Application Support/Dock/desktoppicture.db')

Tonyliu2ca

#
# Original version by Grant Parnell is offline (http://digitaldj.net/2011/07/21/trim-enabler-for-lion/)
# Update July 2014: no longer offline, see https://digitaldj.net/blog/2011/11/17/trim-enabler-for-os-x-lion-mountain-lion-mavericks/
#
# Looks for "Apple" string in HD kext, changes it to a wildcard match for anything
#
# Alternative to http://www.groths.org/trim-enabler-3-0-released/
# Method behind this madness described: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1409151&page=4
# See discussion in comments here: https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/39654/lion-tweaks
# And here: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1410459

Tonyliu2ca

#!/usr/bin/python

# pylint: disable-msg=e1101,e0611
import time
import AVFoundation as AVF
import Quartz

from Foundation import NSObject, NSURL

def main():

Tonyliu2ca

#!/bin/sh

# Alot of these configs have been taken from the various places
# on the web, most from here
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx

# Set the colours you can use
black='\033[0;30m'
white='\033[0;37m'
red='\033[0;31m'

Tonyliu2ca

import posixpath, urlparse, urllib2, re, ast, struct, cmd, os, os.path
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

def discover_roms(rom_url):
    # step 1: based on the URL, download the _files.xml for the details
    # I could do this a lot easier, but this is more fun
    url_parts = urlparse.urlsplit(rom_url)
    base_path, page_path = posixpath.split(url_parts.path)
    files_path = posixpath.join(url_parts.path, page_path + '_files.xml')
    new_parts  = url_parts._replace(path=files_path)

Tonyliu2ca

onLogout() {
    # Insert whatever script you need to run at logout
    exit
}

echo "INFO - Watching ${HOME}" >> /var/log/org.my.log

trap 'onLogout' SIGINT SIGHUP SIGTERM

while true; do

Tonyliu2ca

import objc, CoreFoundation, Foundation

class attrdict(dict): 
    __getattr__ = dict.__getitem__
    __setattr__ = dict.__setitem__

NetFS = attrdict()
# Can cheat and provide 'None' for the identifier, it'll just use frameworkPath instead
# scan_classes=False means only add the contents of this Framework
NetFS_bundle = objc.initFrameworkWrapper('NetFS', frameworkIdentifier=None, frameworkPath=objc.pathForFramework('NetFS.framework'), globals=NetFS, scan_classes=False)

Tonyliu2ca

#!/bin/bash
#
# This script backups an OS X system to an external volume, effectively 
# cloning it. It is based on [0], [1] and [2] for OS X and [3] and [4] for
# Linux. One could also use commercial tools like SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy 
# Cloner. The latter website has an interesting list[5] on what files to
# exclude when cloning.
#
# Exclusions (from CCC[5]), see rsync_excludes_osx.txt
# 

Tonyliu2ca

How to Install / Bootcamp Windows 10 on a mid-2011 iMac using USB

Apple has released support for bootcamping Windows 10, but only on 2012 Macs and later. Despite not being supported. it is possible to install Windows 10 on earlier iMacs and it seems to run quite well.

IMPORTANT: Unplug all external and physical hard drives (where possible) that you won't be installing to to avoid accidentally erasing them. Also make note of which drives and partitions remain (e.g. System and Storage hard drives), and be super careful to not erase the wrong one.

RECOVERY: If you nuke your machine, restore your time machine backup. Instructions here.

Requirements