macshome

// This playground shows you a few different ways to get device info via IOKit.
// If you want to explore IOKit and look for interesting data I would download
// the Additional Developer Tools from Apple and use the IORegistryExplorer app.
// It makes it super easy to poke around in the IOKit planes.

import IOKit
import Foundation

// For convient access we can make a computed getter for the PlatformExpert.
// Traditionally this has been where you go to find all sorts of data about the

woble

If you have a Dell Perc H310 and your computer won't boot then you'll need to cover PCIe pins B5 and B6. You can cover them with a thin piece of electrical tape.

H310 DOS

1. megacli.exe -AdpAllInfo -aAll -page 20 Write down SAS address.
2. megarec.exe -writesbr 0 sbrempty.bin If this fails move on to next step.
3. megarec.exe -cleanflash 0 Reboot.
4. sas2flsh.exe -o -f 6GBPSAS.fw Reboot.
5. sas2flsh.exe -o -f 2118it.bin
6. s2fp19.exe -o -sasadd 500xxxxxxxxxxxxx

gregneagle

#!/usr/bin/python

import os
import sys

from CoreFoundation import (CFPreferencesAppValueIsForced,
                            CFPreferencesCopyAppValue,
                            CFPreferencesCopyValue,
                            kCFPreferencesAnyUser,
                            kCFPreferencesAnyHost,

apolloclark

# create an account, create an app
# @see https://apps.twitter.com/

# retrieve the access tokens
# @see https://dev.twitter.com/oauth/reference/post/oauth2/token

# create the file ~/twitter_api
nano ~/twitter_api
Authorization: OAuth oauth_consumer_key="XXXXXX", oauth_nonce="11111111", oauth_signature="XXXXXX", oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1", oauth_timestamp="1450728725", oauth_token="99999-XXXXXX", oauth_version="1.0"

pudquick

dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com

chilcote

#!/usr/bin/python

from SystemConfiguration import SCDynamicStoreCreate, SCDynamicStoreCopyValue

net_config = SCDynamicStoreCreate(None, "net", None, None)

def get_primaryinterface():
    states = SCDynamicStoreCopyValue(net_config, "State:/Network/Global/IPv4")
    return states['PrimaryInterface']

ricleal

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import urllib2
import json
from pprint import pprint
import sys
import re

gregneagle

import plistlib
import CoreFoundation
from Foundation import NSDate, NSMutableArray, NSMutableDictionary

# read the current ManagedPlugInPolicies
policy = CoreFoundation.CFPreferencesCopyAppValue("ManagedPlugInPolicies", "com.apple.Safari")

if policy:
    # policy is an immutable dict, so we have to make a mutable copy
    my_policy = NSMutableDictionary.alloc().initWithDictionary_copyItems_(policy, True)

eahrold

#!/usr/bin/python

from AppKit import NSWorkspace

def closeRunningApplication(bundle_id):
    ws = NSWorkspace.sharedWorkspace()
    runningApps = ws.runningApplications()    
    for i in runningApps:
        if i.bundleIdentifier() == bundle_id:
            i.terminate()

ndfred

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

"""

A simple standalone script to test an Apple Push Notification setup.
Uses the feedback packets to provide the best information on how to fix things.

Steps to send a push notification: