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simonista / .vimrc
Last active May 21, 2024 09:46
A basic .vimrc file that will serve as a good template on which to build.
" Don't try to be vi compatible
set nocompatible
" Helps force plugins to load correctly when it is turned back on below
filetype off
" TODO: Load plugins here (pathogen or vundle)
" Turn on syntax highlighting
syntax on
@guifromrio
guifromrio / compress-pdf-with-gs.md
Created August 30, 2013 14:39
Compress PDF files with ghostscript

This can reduce files to ~15% of their size (2.3M to 345K, in one case) with no obvious degradation of quality.

ghostscript -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -dPDFSETTINGS=/printer -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=output.pdf input.pdf

Other options for PDFSETTINGS:

  • /screen selects low-resolution output similar to the Acrobat Distiller "Screen Optimized" setting.
  • /ebook selects medium-resolution output similar to the Acrobat Distiller "eBook" setting.
  • /printer selects output similar to the Acrobat Distiller "Print Optimized" setting.
  • /prepress selects output similar to Acrobat Distiller "Prepress Optimized" setting.
@lxneng
lxneng / gist:741932
Created December 15, 2010 13:21
install PostgreSQL 9 in Mac OSX via Homebrew
install PostgreSQL 9 in Mac OSX via Homebrew
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
System Version: Mac OS X 10.6.5
Kernel Version: Darwin 10.5.0
Install notes for PostgreSQL 9.0.1 install using Homebrew:
sh-3.2# brew install postgresql