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Perl & OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Went to run a perl script today and something might have broke during the Mountain Lion upgrade. Here's what I did to get running again although I'm not sure all these steps were necessary.
Downloaded Command Line Tools in Xcode: Xcode->Preferences->Downloads and install Command Line Tools
Upgraded CPAN: $ sudo perl -MCPAN -e 'install Bundle::CPAN'
Installed my missing modules needed in my script from the CPAN shell (install modulename)
Batch shorten URLs using Bit.ly
I discovered a super handy Perl module that uses the Bit.ly api to shorten URLs.
WWW::Shorten::Bitly
WWW::Shorten::Bitly provides an easy interface for shortening URLs using http://bitly.com. In addition to shortening URLs, you can pull statistics that bitly.com gathers regarding each shortened WWW::Shorten::Bitly uses XML::Simple to convert the xml response and JSON::Any to convert JSON responses for the meta info and click stats to create a hashref of the results.
I looped through a CSV file containing my long URLs and created an HTML file to output my shortened URLs.
Installing Perl Modules in OS X Lion
I went round and round last night trying to install a Perl module in Lion via CPAN. After going through the CPAN configuration/install I tried installing a module and it failed. The error more or less indicated that make was missing. Running "o conf" at the CPAN prompt, make was indeed missing.
Many searches later, I read that make is installed with Xcode. After downloading and installing Xcode from the Mac App Store, I was in business. Problem solved. The CPAN config now showed make at [/usr/bin/make].
Perhaps the appropriate steps to save someone else a little time:
Install Perl Modules on Mac OS X Lion
Download and install Xcode via the Mac App Store. Downloading it from the app store doesn't install it. Launch the install from Applications or Launch Pad.
Configure CPAN
Install Perl modules
Resources I found that helped me reach my solution:
How to Install Perl Modules on Mac OS X in 4 Easy Steps (triopter.com)
Configuring Mac OS X to Install Perl Modules (PerlMonks.org)
Installing make on mac LION osx (PerlMonks.org)
Where can I find "make" program for Mac OS X Lion? (stackoverflow.com)
Exit a man page in Terminal...
q on the keyboard...gesh!
Deleting messages in Apple Mail
Decided to give Apple Mail a try. First thing that I found really annoying was that after deleting a message your selection would move to the next newest item. I'm use to the next oldest message being selected after deletion.
If you want to change this functionality, you can turn it off using Terminal with the command below.
defaults write com.apple.mail IgnoreSortOrderWhenSelectingAfterDelete 1
Mac Screenshots
I was reading the various ways to take a screenshot and started getting frustrated that my screen captures weren't saving to the desktop.
I read about changing and checking the location using terminal:
$ defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/
$ defaults read com.apple.screencapture{
location = "/Users/MyUser/Desktop/";
type = jpg;
}
I still wasn't having any luck until I discovered that I was using the method to copy the screenshot to the clipboard. Doh!
osxdeveloper.wordpress.com has a nice post on taking screenshots that I found helpful.
Save screenshot to Desktop
Command-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it as a file on the desktop
Command-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it as a file on the desktop
Copy screenshot to Clipboard
Command-Control-Shift-3: Take a screenshot of the screen, and save it to the clipboard
Command-Control-Shift-4, then select an area: Take a screenshot of an area and save it to the clipboard
Outlook 2011: Check spelling before sending
What? No option to have Mac Outlook 2011 automatically check spelling before sending an email? What a crock! Come on Microsoft...
Delete vs Backspace
Perhaps the most significant adjustment I'll have to make switching from Windows to Mac is relearning some common keyboard tasks.
For starters, I knew that the delete key acted like the backspace key from Windows. I'd still like to actually (forward) delete though. Lame as it is, I had to look it up.
FN (function) + delete
Additional Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts.
Cisco VPN on Lion
Discovered that I could easily add a VPN connection with the built-in VPN client in Lion.
System Preferences
Network
+ icon to add a network
Set the interface to VPN
Set the VPN config details
I wasn't certain what the shared secret was and read that you could decoded it using the PCF file.
Open the PCF file
Copy the group-password-encrypted to http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~massar/bin/cisco-decode and decode it.
While on network setting for the VPN, I checked the Show VPN status in menu bar so that I could quickly connect and disconnect from the VPN.
My First Mac
Made the switch from Windows over to a Mac for my day job. MBP 15".
As I get adjusted, I may try to post here on the stuff I've had to look up.
Facebook Place Page profile picture example taking advantage of the maximum size of 180 x 540 pixels. Using the extra vertical space I was able to include the business address, telephone number, website, and hours open.