How to fix the “sed command expects \” error on Mac OS

April 7, 2021

If you are familiar with the sed command on Linux then you might be in for an unpleasant surprise the first time you try to use it on Mac OS. Mac OS runs the BSD version of the sed command. As such, there are some syntax differences. An example of a classic sed command, that

How to fix missing Calibri and Cambria fonts on Mac (Bonus: Segoe UI)

July 11, 2019

If you open Microsoft formatted documents on your Mac like I do then you have probably run across the annoying message saying the Calibri or  Cambria font is missing. For years I have ignored this as an annoyance, but today I decided to do something about it. Turns out there is a very easy fix!

Using wget to crawl your website

April 2, 2018

If you are looking to crawl your website for something like cache warming you can do so with wget quite easily. The following wget command will crawl a site and leave nothing behind on the local filesystem afterward. wget –mirror -q -e robots=off -p -r –delete-after -nd http://www.isleofmtv.com –mirror crawls the entire site -q prevents

Quickly list all hosts in your ssh config

April 4, 2017

I try to be a good citizen and create unique ssh keys for each service I ssh into. I setup all sorts of fun config items and one of my favorites is host aliases. I have accumulated dozens of hosts in my config file and remembering the names of each can be problematic. I tend to

Mute and unmute your mic quickly with this Alfred Workflow

March 17, 2017

I am on a lot of calls for work every day and juggle several different call applications. Finding the apps mute/unmute button quickly gets tedious. On some apps the UI is so poorly designed as to make toggling the mic nearly unusable. Enter Alfred! Alfred is an amazing productivity app. Alfred let you run custom