Orlando Hohmeier

🔏 Change SSH passphrase

A while ago I wondered if it's possible to change the SSH passphrase as the phrase was rather hard to type and somewhat cumbersome. Till then I never thought about changing the passphrase and wasn't sure if it's possible, but it's actually pretty easy. Run the following command to change

macOS

👻 Show hidden files in Finder

Run the following shell commands to show all the hidden files in Apple Finder. The defaults command will adjust the respective configuration, and killall stops the Finder process to force a restart. $ defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -boolean true && killall Finder To hide the files again change

IE

🛠 Internet Explorer Debugging

Let's start with the good news: Microsoft finally dropped the support for Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10[1], and even better Google Chrome has become the most popular browser[2]. Despite the great news, you might still need to test and debug your application on good old IE. Most

technology

🐍 A Simple HTTP Server

If you need a simple http server to just serve your static files, here you go: Just run one of the following commands in the respective directory. Python 2.x: $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer Python 3.x: $ python -m http.server /via +BjörnBrauer

technology

git://behind-a-firewall

The Git protocol is often blocked by firewalls, which could at least be a problem if you are using a dependency/package manager like NPM or Bower. They tend to use the Git protocol as it offers great speed over SSH and HTTPS. If you can't convince your admin of

technology

📝 Google I/O

Two awesome days packed with announcements, workshops and great sessions, which I enjoyed very much. Google introduced the new design concept and the upcoming Android "L" release, featuring unified multitasking, app search, an updated recent view and remote wipe. I heard about Android Wear, Auto and TV. It’

blog

🏁 First Post

In the last few months, I felt the need for a place to record and publish some of my ideas and thoughts, a place to collect my notes and share my findings, a place to blog again. This is it: My new blog.