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Use a hidden Safari preference to force the browser to open all links in tabs.

I was editing a bunch of files on my server via FTP and was a bit annoyed by multiple TextMate windows for every file that I needed to edit. After a quick search, I found this great post that describes how to configure a TextMate project for files opened via Transmit.

Use Tabs in Textmate for [...]

I haven’t actually tried Boot Camp for a few reasons:

I like the idea of running Windows and OSX side-by-side* AND I don’t have enough hard drive space (I run all my VMs off an external drive) AND I haven’t rebuilt my Mac in a long time to free up enough space

Yes, I am aware VMWare Fusion has [...]

I use the Homebrew theme in Leopard but found that the default blue color was very difficult to read against the dark background. I found this which lets you customize the Terminal colors on a per-profile basis. Very useful.

I wanted to be able to quickly open a folder in TextMate (i.e. as a project) using Quicksilver.  Even though it is pretty simple, it took me a little while to figure it out so I figured I’d post it here.

Invoke Quicksilver Browse (see tip 11) to the [...]

Open Keychain Access and launch the preferences (Command + ,).  Check the Show Status in Menu Bar checkbox.    There will be a new padlock icon in the menu bar.  Click it and choose Lock Screen from the menu.

Sometimes I need to know the IP address of a specific Windows computer on my local network.  OS X doesn’t appear to automatically resolve a NetBIOS name to an IP address when using the ping command from the Terminal.  So, instead, you can use nmblookup. <!–

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