Teknotes

BBDiff: quick patch file generation from within BBEdit

I have just posted &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://scriptbuilders.net/files/bbdiff1.0.html&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;BBDiff 1.0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; to &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://scriptbuilders.net&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;scriptbuilders.net&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;. While BBEdit has a great tool for comparing and applying changes between files, it does not generate standard .patch files that can be used for bug reports, code fixes, and change logging. BBDiff will compare the contents of the frontmost window to the contents of the [...]

Projects

AppleJack #pirtd40293 img {border:0} Rating: Downloads: Data provided by VersionTracker A command-line utility for troubleshooting Mac OS X in single user mode, thereby circumventing the need for a separate boot disk or emergency CD. Written in bash. Planning on moving it to C. Latest version: 1.4.3, released Nov, 2006. XJanitor-PL A tool for transparently and consistently being able to run [...]

Service and Support

Project Management Sign in to dotproject to track the progress of your Apotek based project, participate in project planning, or contribute new information or files to the project. Support Requests If you are a customer of The Apotek, please use the following form to file a support request. First Name: Last Name: E-mail*: *Your personal information, including your e-mail address will [...]

Web Hosting

Hosting with The Apotek We offer affordable and flexible hosting plans featuring personal attention to your individual needs. Are you tired of tech support that seems to know less than you do about your server, or simply doesn’t understand your request? Talk to us, and we’ll help you out. Prices Feature Cost disk space $5 per month per 100mb domain name $5 per [...]

Philosophy

resumé And what is the work, really? Is it the coding, the trouble shooting, the finessing? Or is it the brainstorming, the refining of navigational language, the asking of “why do you want to do this?”. The Apotek’s products are usually more ephemeral than a home page. I don’t make “home pages”. [...]

Using your t-mobile Treo 680 as internet access point via Bluetooth with Mac OS X

Here is the technique I used in order to be able to connect my MacBook Pro to the Internet through my t-mobile Treo 680’s internet access. Please note: You need full internet access from t-mobile, not just the $5.95/month e-mail and WAP package they sell. This worked for me, but I make no guarantee that this [...]

Making the Mac OS X bash shell alias and symlink agnostic

After many years of intermittently being miffed when I couldn't just type: cd /NameofAlias and have the bash shell transport me into the directory the alias pointed to, I finally decided to do something about it.

AppleJack v. 1.3.2 released.

AppleJack 1.3.2 fixes a serious bug associated with File Vault use that could wipe large sections of a user’s hard drive. In addition, AppleJack has been retooled to operate much more securely while doing file deletions. An added feature in this release is an automatic check for the /tmp directory (often implicated in boot problems). [...]

AppleJack 1.3 Released

AppleJack is a user friendly troubleshooting assistant for Mac OS X. AppleJack lets you troubleshoot a computer even when you can't load the GUI, or don't have a startup CD handy. AppleJack runs in Single User Mode and is menu-based for ease of use.