Simple Shell Script to Manage SSH Tunnels

A simple shell script for managing SSH tunnels.

Link: http://code.google.com/p/silassewell/wiki/ManageSSHTunnel

Better Terminal Font in OS X (GNOME)

With the release of Leopard (OS X 10.5) came a sufficiently usable Terminal (aka tabs). The only real complaint I had was the font.

I ended up tracking down the default font used in the GNOME terminal and installed it using the steps below:

1. Download Bitstream Vera Mono 1.10
2. Extract the archive
3. Double click on VeraMono.ttf
4. Click Install Font
5. From Terminal click Terminal->Preferences
6. To the right of Font click Change...
7. Select Bitstream Vera Sans for the Family
8. Select 12 for the Size
9. Close the Fonts window
10. Enable Antialias text under Text
11. Restart the Terminal

iGoogle - Hide Google Search

NOTE: This gadget will no longer work, Google has deprecated the inline property which this gadget required.

Hide Google Search (source) is a gadget which hides the search area of iGoogle.

I've tested the gadget with the latest versions of Firefox, IE and Safari.

The above image is how the iGoogle page will load by default. You can toggle the hidden area by clicking the line right below the navigation bar.

opml2html Updates

I've made some tweaks to opml2html to make it a little cleaner and more useful.

The main two additions are a class so opml2html can be called programmatically and a command line argument so the input file isn't static.

GWT Webmail Experiment

A Java/GWT webmail experiment.

Link: http://code.google.com/p/silassewell/source/browse/trunk/2007/08/03/ssmail/src/com/silassewell/

Setting up Ricochet in Linux

NOTE: The follow instructions are meant for the Linux CLI, and should be run with sudo or as root.

1. Install wvdial

   Debian/Ubuntu: apt-get install wvdial
   Fedora/RHEL: yum install wvdial

2. Edit /etc/wvdial.conf and replace its content with:

   [Dialer Defaults]
   Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
   Baud = 460800
   Init1 = ATZ
   Init2 = ATQ0
   
   [Dialer ricochet]
   Username = *
   Password = *
   Phone = 3333
   Inherits = Dialer Defaults

3. Replace /dev/ttyACM0 with the device your modem connected to:

   user@host:~$ dmesg | grep cdc_acm
   cdc_acm 2-1:1.0: ttyACM1: USB ACM devic

   Take the device name and prepend dev, so you get:

   Modem = /dev/ttyACM1

4. Start wvdial

   wvdial ricochet &

Convert Google Reader subscriptions (OPML) to HTML

I've created a simple Python script to convert Google Reader's OPML to HTML.

Link: http://code.google.com/p/silassewell/wiki/opml2html