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iMerica / identify_focus_issue.py
Created February 11, 2014 02:59
Identify which app or process is stealing focus on OSX
#!/usr/bin/python
from AppKit import NSWorkspace
import time
t = range(1,100)
for i in t:
time.sleep(3)
activeAppName = NSWorkspace.sharedWorkspace().activeApplication()['NSApplicationName']
print activeAppName
@vjo
vjo / send_mail.py
Created November 20, 2012 16:48
[Python] Send email with embedded image and application attachment
#! /usr/bin/python
import smtplib
from optparse import OptionParser
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
from email.mime.image import MIMEImage
from email.mime.application import MIMEApplication
@schmurfy
schmurfy / gist:3199254
Created July 29, 2012 14:33
Install pandoc Mac OS X 10.8
# Install MacTex: http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/mac/mactex/mactex-basic.pkg
$ sudo chown -R `whoami` /usr/local/texlive
$ tlmgr update --self
$ tlmgr install ucs
$ tlmgr install etoolbox
# Install pandoc view homebrew
@gereon
gereon / gist:3150445
Created July 20, 2012 12:20
Mac OSX Spotlight Enhancement

Mac OSX Spotlight Enhancement

Add this to Info.plist in /System/Library/Spotlight/RichText.mdimporter/Contents/ and Spotlight will search for source code files.

<string>public.c-header</string>
<string>public.c-plus-plus-header</string>
<string>public.c-source</string>
<string>public.objective-c-source</string>
public.c-plus-plus-source
@toolness
toolness / gencert.py
Last active June 22, 2023 11:52
Python script to create server SSL certs and sign them with a custom CA.
#! /usr/bin/python
"""
This simple script makes it easy to create server certificates
that are signed by your own Certificate Authority.
Mostly, this script just automates the workflow explained
in http://www.tc.umn.edu/~brams006/selfsign.html.
Before using this script, you'll need to create a private
@mopemope
mopemope / async_dns.c
Created May 26, 2011 08:35
c-ares example
#include <ares.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <netdb.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>