Git Bash Completion

After CakeFest 2011 I have been well and truly converted to using Git and GitHub for my source code management!

One thing that was frustrating me was the lack of Bash completion (basically hitting tab half way through a command for it to show you the completion or possible completions) I found a great solution thanks to a user on GitHub.

cd /tmp
git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git
cd git
git checkout v`git --version | awk '{print $3}'`
cp contrib/completion/git-completion.bash ~/.git-completion.bash
cd ~
rm -rf /tmp/git
echo -e "source ~/.git-completion.bash" >> .profile

You can check out the original blog post here.

Skipping characters whilst using nano over SSH from OS X Lion 10.7

Ever since upgrading to OSX Lion 10.7 I’ve been pulling my hair out. I spend a fair bit of time connected via SSH to remote servers using Terminal, ever since the upgrade when using Nano on a remote server I would get skipped characters and all sorts of wacky behaviour.

There is a fix!

Sneakily Apple changed the default way in which Terminal presents itself to remote servers, but you can go back!

Open Terminal and go to the Preferences (CMD+,) Hit Advanced and under emulation change “Declare terminal as” to xterm-color instead of xterm256-color.

Job Done

New Mobile Me Calendar Launched

Taken from the Apple website:

The new MobileMe Calendar is now out of beta and available to all members. We’d like to thank everyone who took part in the beta for helping to make this the best MobileMe Calendar yet.

To start using the new calendar (see system requirements below), sign in tome.com/calendar, click “Upgrade now” in the lower left corner of the Calendar web application, and follow the instructions. If you have already been using the Calendar beta, you don’t need to do anything.

Here are the highlights of the new MobileMe Calendar:

The best calendar service for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
The new MobileMe Calendar works great with the built-in calendar app on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch by always keeping it in sync with your Mac or PC. New events or changes are automatically pushed to your iOS 4 devices so your calendar stays up to date. If you schedule a meeting on your device, that’s pushed everywhere too.

Share calendars with family and friends
You can easily share your calendars with one or more MobileMe members to keep everyone on the same page. For example, create a shared calendar called “Family” for weekend activities. You can allow the person you’re sharing a calendar with to edit events, and you can set up email notifications to tell you when they make a change.

Publish a calendar for a group or team
The new MobileMe Calendar lets you share a read-only public calendar, perfect for publishing an events calendar such as a soccer team schedule. After setting it up, you can send the team members a link to view the calendar on their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.

Event invitations with RSVPs
You can also invite guests to an event from MobileMe Calendar. Just add their email address to the event (they don’t have to be a MobileMe member) and your guests will get an invitation email they can respond to directly by clicking a link. Your event then automatically updates, making it easy to track RSVPs right in your calendar.

New web application
MobileMe Calendar includes a new web application at me.com with great-looking calendar views. You’ll find redesigned day, week, and month views, as well as a new list view to make scanning your events easier. The new web application works best with Safari 5, Firefox 3.6, and Internet Explorer 8.

Please note these system requirements for the new MobileMe Calendar:
iPhone or iPod touch: iOS 4.1
iPad: iOS 3.2; iOS 4.2 (coming in November) required for push calendar updates
Mac: Mac OS X Snow Leopard version 10.6.4
PC: MobileMe Control Panel version 1.6.3 and Outlook 2007 or 2010

If you meet these system requirements, sign in to me.com/calendar to upgrade. For more information about the new MobileMe Calendar, please read this FAQ. For assistance setting up Calendar, please check MobileMe Help or visitwww.apple.com/support/mobileme for online chat support.