Daniel J. Choi

Finding Disk Usage on Linux

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Here’s a quick command you can use to find any folders that are over a GB in size on a Linux OS.

sudo du -h / | grep '[0-9\.]\+G'

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How to install the PHP MongoDB driver on Amazon EC2

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I recently found myself with the need to connect to a Mongo DB instance from a PHP application running on Amazon EC2.  The PHP docs led me to this MongoDB extension, which seemed to be a good fit for my needs.  Still, the matter of installation was a little bit less clear, considering that the EC2 instance was pretty barebones and lacked a fair number of the “standard” libraries that would enable this single line installation to work.

After a bit of finagling, I got everything to work via the steps I’ve outlined below.

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Office 2007 MIME Types

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Here’s a list of MIME Types for Office 2007 files (those pesky files extensions that end with an x). Useful for file type checking in web applications and the like.

  • .docm – application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroEnabled.12
  • .docx – application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
  • .dotm – application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabled.12
  • .dotx – application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template
  • .potm – application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroEnabled.12
  • .potx – application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.template
  • .ppam – application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.addin.macroEnabled.12
  • .ppsm – application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.slideshow.macroEnabled.12
  • .ppsx – application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow
  • .pptm – application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.macroEnabled.12
  • .pptx – application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation
  • .xlam – application/vnd.ms-excel.addin.macroEnabled.12
  • .xlsb – application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroEnabled.12
  • .xlsm – application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12
  • .xlsx – application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
  • .xltm – application/vnd.ms-excel.template.macroEnabled.12
  • .xltx – application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.template

How to Create Custom Mac Icons

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Creating Custom Mac Icons

Creating customized Mac icons for your folders, files, and applications is very easy – the most difficult part is ensuring that you have the right tools for the job. But hey, that’s why I’m here. 🙂 I’ve done the research to find the best ways to create your own customized Mac icons. Here’s a little tutorial on a couple methods that I have personally tested and confirmed.

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Previously, co-founder @ Plastiq.

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