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If you are faced with a restrictive firewall implemented by your local admin. But luckily enough to have access to a SSH server! You can use the following tip: A SOCKS proxy can easily be setup using SSH, in a terminal type: ssh -D 8080 -Nf …

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At home I keep a MacMini Media Center which from time to time I access it remotely. Usually I do this through the SSH Server in OS X. But eventually I might need to access it through a GUI. Here comes in hand Apple’s OS X nifty tool …

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Squid is the defacto proxy system. Either in the lab or at home I use a transparent squid proxy in order to have a global cache system for all my devices (I really hate browser caches that take all you disk space). For years now, in order …

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As a switcher I’m several times faced with the awkwardness of the differences between my previous work environment (Linux) and my new one. One of the most annoying ones has been the handling of the function keys. First I though that …

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Any now and then, one ends up needing to provide a Curriculum Vitae AKA Résumé (CV). Either for applying for a job or just to be used to assert your credentials (for example while running for project fundings), you always end up needing an …

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Today one my friends became a switcher, thanks to a new Macbook One of the first things to do was of course to send him links of some of the things I consider essentials to any OS X user: Most basic widget (I don't get why apple doesn't …

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When considering a project involving a large number of source files, compilation time is always an issue. DistCC is in these cases a very good solution. From DistCC site: distcc is a program to distribute builds of C, C++, Objective C or …

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After spending some time searching, I realized that this might help someone else. Not being able to properly replace MS Visio in neither a Linux or OS X environment, I’ve been stuck with MS Office and a Virtual Machine for this sole …

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