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Recursively Unlock Files in OS X

Got a folder full of folders full of locked files in OS X?

  1. Open a Terminal window, type cd and drag the folder containing the locked files into the Terminal window, then press Enter
  2. Type chflags -R nouchg * and press Enter

All files and folders there should now be unlocked. More information at this OS X Hints article.

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Jekyll  #

Ruby HTML static website generator. And I’m going to try this for a new site soon.

LessCSS  #

Extension of CSS to help you write less CSS. Also, Less.app:

These two guys, Alexis and Dmitry, invented a time machine. They went forward 10 years, brought back CSS 4.0 and called it LESS. It’s universally awesome and you can read about it here. This app makes working with LESS a snap by turning it into a graphical interface.

Highlight Named Anchors with jQuery  #

Nice bit of code to automatically apply the yellow fade technique to any named anchors on a page.

Soma Font Friend  #

Bookmarklet made for web designers who want to rapidly check how different fonts and font styles look on their screen without editing code and refreshing pages.

Open Here, Leopard  #

Useful window icons linking to Applescript utilities to open selected files or folders in Terminal, Textmate and Git.

Gmail Offline  #

Offline Gmail lets you use the normal Gmail interface to read and write mail, search, and organize, even when there’s no internet connection. Currently supported by Firefox, IE and Chrome.

Glow BBC JS Library  #

Open source JavaScript library released by the BBC. They also write about their reasons for deciding to build their own library instead of using something like jQuery.

Fluid 960 Grid System  #

Fluid layout versions of the 960 CSS grid system. Open source.

Using Form Labels as Text Field Values  #

With jQuery.

Humanized Messages for jQuery  #

JavaScript-based system for non-model notifications, adapted for jQuery.

Internet Explorer Collection  #

Useful weapon to fight web developer bane, Internet Explorer:

“Internet Explorer Collection contains multiple IE versions, which are standalone so they can be used at the same time. Conditional Comments work exactly the same as in the native versions.”

Solace  #

Open-source multilingual support and knowledge exchange platform written in Python.

PDF Compression With ColorSync  #

Use the ColorSync utility to reduce the size of PDF files created in OS X.

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