Category Archives: How-To

Mac OS X Tip: Use a solid color background of any color

I’ve been annoyed by the inability to easily set a solid color background since I started using OS X. Apple ships a couple “Solid background” png files, but they’re without fail Not the colors I want. Turns out, there’s a nice, easy way to get a solid color background of your choice that doesn’t involve

Using Apache2′s Digest authentication

I finally got Apache’s Digest authentication, and since there’s a serious dearth of information online about getting Digest working, I decided I’d write up a bit. It’s not difficult, but I’ve had far more trouble than I should have, and most of that’s due to nonexistant documentation. Why Digest? Standard HTTP auth sends the password