Posts tagged "HowTo" are step-by-step solutions to some sort of problem.

In OS X, PDF files can be concatenated manually using Preview. But if you are happy using Terminal there’s an easier way, thanks to a Python script installed by default in /System/Library/Automator More»

I’ve seen Quicksilver mentioned several times at LifeHacker (for example, this video presentation by Quicksilver’s maker), so I decided to give it a go.
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Because of its excellent search facilities, it makes sense to import old emails into GMail and use that as archive facility. It is very easy to do with IMAP, but it can take time. More»

How to copy files matching a pattern to a different directory preserving the folder structure. For example, you want to duplicate a directory within a version controlled project, and need to ignore all the .svn folders. More»

Passing variables into a Flash movie embedded in a web page is easy with SWFObject. You pass them in with a bit of JavaScript, and they are available in Actionscript in the root.loaderInfo.parameters array. More»

Rar is a popular archive format on the web. When I need to unarchive several rar files at once, I use RarLab’s command line tool. Here’s how.
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When you take a screenshot of a window with Mac OS X Leopard (CMD+CTRL+SHIFT+4, then spacebar), and paste it into Photoshop, it will be surrounded by an annoying black frame around it. Here’s how to get rid of it. More»

After getting my new Mac, I started using Ant as usual without thinking much of it, until it occurred to me that I never installed, it was there already! Shame the default installation is flawed. More»

You can set use the input task to make Ant ask for parameters on the command line at runtime. More»

OpenOffice, the shareware office application suite built in Java, is potentially very useful, but can be a pain in the neck. In this page I’ll collect quick tips and how-tos as I find them. More»