Just a Memo

Tag: Development

  • Delete .SVN Directories

    Ever accidentally do an svn checkout instead of an export? Here’s a command-line snippet to take care of those hidden .SVN directories: rm -rf `find . -type d -name .svn` Warning: Take great care when using “rm -rf” always.

  • Find Duplicates in Address Book

    Ever had the situation where you have synced your iPhone (to iTunes OS X) and happen to sync both the contacts from your Address Book and Google Contacts? Or, just happen to add someone’s new contact info as another contact-card? Well, here’s how I cleaned and merged duplicate contacts so that my Address Book performs…

  • Detect Operating System with JavaScript

    Here’s a snippet of JS code that might come in handy if you, let’s say, would like to filter out what type of content to display depending on your website user’s OS. A real-life example would be having a download link show up to user’s who have a client that was only published on Windows.…

  • Del.icio.us Evolves to Version 2.0

    Nice animation from Del.icio.us showing how they got to their new design.

  • A List Apart Survey 2008

    I had the opportunity to quickly do their annual survey. If you design/develop sites, be sure to to take some time to fill out this quick survey; takes less than 10-minutes or less if you are in a hurry. Anyways, it’ll be great to get back to results, last year’s was quite informative.