Syncing Hazel rules between macOS computers
Describes a stepwise process to synchronize Hazel rules between Macs. Also provides a way to gate criteria and actions on the computer’s name to facilitate sharing of rules between computers.
MacOS
Setting up a multi-purpose iTerm2 profile for development
A tmux configuration for developing with iTerm2 that runs a Codex session on the left, Vim at top right, and git status monitoring at bottom right. The setup is configured in an iTerm2 profile for easy access.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
This pertains to macOS. Other OS’s may differ.
To export a high resolution image of the entire PDF:
# Note: pdftoppm is provided by Poppler
# If Poppler is not installed then first:
# brew install poppler
pdftoppm -png -r 600 input.pdf outputTo export the images that are contained in the PDF:
pdfimages -all input.pdf outputThursday, January 29, 2026
- Indigo macOS home automation software actions that are assigned to a
Trigger,Scheduledor web UI element are not executed sequentially. Design accordingly to avoid race conditions.
Indigo actions are not guaranteed to execute sequentially
Understanding Indigo’s parallel action execution and using scripts or state-based sequencing to avoid race conditions.
A Keyboard Maestro action to save bookmarks to Espial
A Keyboard Maestro workflow for saving browser pages to a self-hosted Espial bookmark manager through its API.
Telling Hazel not to match locked files
Adding a shell-script condition to Hazel rules so locked files are excluded before actions fail.
Changing the file creation date on macOS
Preserving macOS file creation dates when sed rewrites Obsidian notes, using GetFileInfo and SetFile around the edit.
Hazel deletes custom file icons, and a workaround
Preventing Hazel from deleting custom Finder icons by recognizing their metadata in a shell-script condition.
Dynamic DNS - auto-updating from macOS
Setting up dynv6 and ddclient on macOS to keep a dynamic DNS record aligned with a home connection’s public IP address.