Software on Leonid Shevtsov

Controlling Minuflux with its Go API client

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Do anything and more.

Export YouTube subscriptions into RSS

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Run the script from the Developer Console and get an OPML file with your subscriptions.

My guide to macOS for (new) power users

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

You can make macOS do wonderful things. Let’s go deeper.

Apple Silicon — M1 for Ruby developers

Sat, 15 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Is M1 ready to accept Ruby developers? Definitely.

How to set up a quasi-kanban for Jira in VS Code

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

To paraphrase Alf, if you don’t like Jira, you just don’t know how to cook it

How to export favorites from Skobbler GPS Nav

Mon, 28 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000

With a script that you can call from the Skobbler webapp.

How to build MAPS.ME for Mac OS X - an offline OpenStreetMaps browser

Wed, 21 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000

It’s probably better to use Organic Maps at this point.

Handle large JSONs effortlessly with jq

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000

How would you find sense in a 4-megabyte JSON file? Turns out, this is a great opportunity to use jq - a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor.

Some custom git commands that I use

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000

It only makes sense to develop a third, personal, layer of git commands to help in your daily routine - call them “towel” or “toothbrush” commands, if you like.

Find files that have YAML frontmatter

Tue, 07 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000

You can do this with a little bit of shell scripting.

Best practice: use your global .gitignore

Tue, 15 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

I was setting up a new project yesterday, and it was missing a .powenv file I needed for Pow to work.

Fix for Raspberry Pi / ODROID silently failing to boot

Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

If you have USB drives in your /etc/fstab and your Linux system fails to boot after registering in the network, try this:

Grapher

Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000

На Маке нет встроенного графического редактора а-ля Microsoft Paint, зато есть встроенная программа для построения графиков – Grapher.

How to find files with filenames that are too long

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Here’s a neat regular expression trick that you can use to find pathnames longer than a certain length, say, 20 characters:

Two reasons not to use exFAT on your NAS

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been using the exFAT file system on my Raspberry PI-powered NAS for awhile. I’ve chosen it because exFAT is the only “modern” filesystem that has read-write support in Windows, Linux and OS X. I use all three, so it was beneficial that the drive could be connected to any OS directly over a super-speed USB connection.

Windows context menu command to watermark images

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Imagine someone asked you to provide an effective way to put watermarks on some images before posting them online.

How to configure Dual WAN on AsusWRT routers

Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The AsusWRT firmware supports something called “Dual WAN” - an option to have two Internet channels connected.

Рекомендую: читалку Marvin для iPhone

Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Посвящается памяти прекрасной читалки Stanza, которую съел Amazon.

Рекомендую: сделать из Caps Lock "гиперклавишу"

Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Для начала, что такое «гиперклавиша»? Это дополнительная клавиша-модификатор. Такая, как Shift, Control, Alt (Option), Command, Windows. Вот так все просто.

Рекомендую: Humble New Tab Page для Chrome

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Humble New Tab Page уже года два служит моей бессменной домашней страницей.

Рекомендую: Scanner Pro - сканируй айфоном

Tue, 03 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Почему бы не отметить уходящий год серией от чистого сердца рекомендаций?

RSS blues

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve found out recently that my posts are duplicated in Feedly – sorry for that. Is this post also duplicated? Please comment if you’re using Feedly.

A practical guide to Hackintosh

Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Here’s how you install OS X on your PC:

Горячие клавиши в Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 в русской раскладке

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Обнаружил, что в Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 при наборе в русской раскладке никакие сочетания клавиш не работают, включая такие незаменимые, как ⌘-С, ⌘-V и даже ⌘-S. Погуглив немного, выяснил, что проблема есть не только у меня, а решения никто не нашел.

Clean your development log files every day

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Rails applications tend to create a lot of log files in development mode, especially if you’re practicing TDD. If you work with many applications, the logs can take up to several gigabytes of disk space.

Why I use a proportional font in my text editor and you should too

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Here’s a list of things I don’t do that often:

How to record HD video from a Logitech webcam on OS X

Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

I have a Logitech HD C270 webcam, capable of 720p HD video capture, which I’ve used for some time on Windows without any issues, but today I’ve decided to connect it to my Macbook Air to record some HD video on the go. Turns out, this is not as easy as I thought.

How to reduce Postbox memory usage by unsubscribing from overstuffed folders

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000

TLDR: I reduced Postbox memory usage from 500M to 150M by unsubscribing from one folder and cleaning out Trash. Here’s how.

How to automatically sync photos from your Windows Phone 7 to Mac OS X

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

It is notoriosly hard to download photos and videos shot with a Windows Phone: it’s not mountable as a USB drive, and the only way to access the phone is through the Windows Phone 7 Connector; and even the connector only allows you to sync the photos into iPhoto or Aperture. If you’re not using Apple image management tools, you’re out of luck.

Software on Leonid Shevtsov

Controlling Minuflux with its Go API client

Export YouTube subscriptions into RSS

My guide to macOS for (new) power users

Apple Silicon — M1 for Ruby developers

How to set up a quasi-kanban for Jira in VS Code

How to export favorites from Skobbler GPS Nav

How to build MAPS.ME for Mac OS X - an offline OpenStreetMaps browser

Handle large JSONs effortlessly with jq

Some custom git commands that I use

Find files that have YAML frontmatter

Best practice: use your global .gitignore

Fix for Raspberry Pi / ODROID silently failing to boot

Grapher

How to find files with filenames that are too long

Two reasons not to use exFAT on your NAS

Windows context menu command to watermark images

How to configure Dual WAN on AsusWRT routers

Рекомендую: читалку Marvin для iPhone

Рекомендую: сделать из Caps Lock "гиперклавишу"

Рекомендую: Humble New Tab Page для Chrome

Рекомендую: Scanner Pro - сканируй айфоном

RSS blues

A practical guide to Hackintosh

Горячие клавиши в Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 в русской раскладке

Clean your development log files every day

Why I use a proportional font in my text editor and you should too

How to record HD video from a Logitech webcam on OS X

How to reduce Postbox memory usage by unsubscribing from overstuffed folders

How to automatically sync photos from your Windows Phone 7 to Mac OS X

How to create ICNS icons for OS X