Feb 2, 2026
Codex in the Jail
I wanted to run codex-cli in a real sandbox on macOS. The goal was simple: keep the tool useful, but stop it from touching anything outside …
MacOS
Aug 25, 2020
How to enable R environment in Golden Cheetah on Mac?
Somehow I couldn’t find a complete guide how to install R and configure it properly in Golden Cheetah (I’m using v3.5).
There is a good …
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Mar 6, 2019
Param2Clipboard
A MacOS application to grab an argument and set system Clipboard as per argument text.
How it works? Under the hood it’s invoking pbcopy as …
MacOS
Sep 30, 2018
Shrinking VirtualBox VMs
This article is note to self, as I just gather information from other sites: …
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Jul 31, 2018
How to prepare bootable USB stick for Lenovo PC BIOS flashing
This post is actually a note to self how I’ve done it…
Steps taken from: …
MacOS
Jun 16, 2018
PlantronicsHub – major memory leak?
I’ve noticed that process SpokesUpdateService is promoted to the top of my Memory list. Here an example which I captured today (just 24hrs …
MacOS
Jun 13, 2018
How to workaround MacBook Pro 2017 scroll lag
Another embarrassing problem with my MBP: when scrolling in e.g. Chrome, Safari or actually – any other window, there is annoying lag. When …
MacOS
Jun 6, 2018
MacOS QuckLook Plugin for Java class
Quick Look at Java classes! This Quick Look plugin allows you to decompile Java class and look at the content.
MacOS
May 3, 2018
Prevent Mac hidden files being written to a shared storage
MacOS tends to trash mounted disks with number of useless hidden files (e.g. ._* or .DS_Store ). There were number of recipes in the …
MacOS
Mar 26, 2018
Deleting unwanted time zones from Apple Calendar
When you add some timezones to your Apple Calendar, it’s somehow difficult to remove them and you end up with a list which you perhaps don’t …
MacOS
Jun 4, 2017
Installation of pygraphviz in MacOS 10.12 (Sierra)
First attempt to the installation failed because of missing graphviz:
(django_python_env) MBP:mysite jhartman$ pip3 install pygraphviz …
MacOS
Jan 25, 2017
Belkin KVM: Falied to validate certificate
After one of JVM updates, my Belkin KVM (Remote IP Manager) has started refusing to start with “Falied to validate certificate” error …
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Dec 10, 2016
USB‑Serial adapter on Mac OS X
Even though the serial port is considered a “dead” interface, people still need it from time to time. On a Mac it’s possible — just not …
MacOS
Dec 10, 2016
BlackBerry upgrade via MacBook Pro + VMware/Parallels
My advice if you ever plan to upgrade a BlackBerry using Windows in a VM on a MacBook Pro (Mac OS X 10.6):
Don’t do it.
MacOS
Dec 10, 2016
Half‑Life (1998) on Wine
Nearly 20 years after release, I wanted to replay it and see if it still felt the same.
Since I’m on macOS, the obvious choice was to use …
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