Category Archives: Software

Building Documentation with Mediawiki: Pros & Cons

I’ve been talking with a lot of people lately about what I do, and I’ve gotten a lot of questions about our use of Mediawiki – largely in the “Why are you using that?” vein. The first few times I didn’t have a great answer, for reasons anyone who’s really worked with Mediawiki knows – …

August 9, 2010 – 8:14 pm | By Eric Danielson | Posted in Mediawiki, Software, Tech | Comments (0)

Quick Bits: Verify the hash of downloads

Just whipped up a script to check the SHA1 & MD5 hashes of a file and compare it to the clipboard. I rolled it into an Automator workflow so it can be attached as a folder action. Basically, the script takes a parameter, which is the full file name, runs openssl sha1 and openssl dgst …

May 21, 2010 – 4:07 pm | By Eric Danielson | Posted in Quick Bits, Software, Tech | Comments (0)

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 …

November 13, 2009 – 3:20 pm | By Eric Danielson | Posted in Featured, How-To, Software, Tech | Comments (0)