Saturday, November 22, 2014

Useful OSX links



  • Encrypt Folder: I was looking for a way to encrypt a specific folder on mac. Turns out this is quite simple to do - http://www.mactrast.com/2012/07/how-to-password-protect-files-or-folders-on-your-mac
    • Quick Steps:
      1. Fire up Disk Utility
      2. From the File menu, select New, and then select Disk Image from Folder…
      3. Select which folder you would like to protect. choose a folder to protect
      4. Choose the “AES-128″ encryption option (or 256-bit for extra security), and press Save
      5. Enter your desired new password twice.


Useful Shortcuts for VLC and Youtube

VLC Player (osx shortcuts)
DescriptionShortcut
Increase Playback SpeedCmd+=
Reduce Playback SpeedCmd+-
Jump aheadOpt+Cmd+RightArrow
Jump backOpt+Cmd+LeftArrow
Jump to timeCmd+J


Youtube (osx shortcuts)
DescriptionShortcut
Increase Playback SpeedSh + >
Reduce Playback SpeedSh + <
Jump ahead (10 frames)Cmd + RightArrow
Jump back (10 frames)Cmd + LeftArrow
Jump ahead (5 frames)RightArrow
Jump back (5 frames)LeftArrow

Friday, November 14, 2014

Python related commands


A command to find the current PYTHONPATH - cat ~/.bash_profile | grep PYTHONPATH