Notes from my week. Continue reading Weeknotes 2020.11.16–2020.11.22
Tag: Mac
Weeknotes 2020.11.09–2020.11.15
Notes from my week. Continue reading Weeknotes 2020.11.09–2020.11.15
macOS Local Development Setup
A couple weeks ago I decided to replace MAMP on my MacBook with free tools for local PHP development. I didn’t find a guide online that was perfect for what I wanted, so here are the steps I used, pieced together from several other guides.
Clearing Plex Caches
Although it’s happening a bit less recently, every once in a while when I add new media to Plex, the metadata does not appear. When this happens I first try doing the usual things like manually refreshing the metadata and emptying the library trash. If it’s still not working, I’ve found that manually deleting the cache files from the computer running the Plex server seems to almost always fix the problem.
Using a Simple Python Server for Local Resources
I recently discovered that Chrome does not allow the loading of local resources when I tried to link a stylesheet from one local project to another. Here is an example of what I tried to add to the HTML in my project:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file:///Users/name/Directory/style.css">And Chrome gave me this error:
Not allowed to load local resourceContinue reading Using a Simple Python Server for Local Resources
My Software
I recently decided to do a fresh install of OS X on my MacBook now that Yosemite is out, so I thought it would be a good time to post all the software I currently use. It turns out that I use a lot of apps. This list will probably be outdated within a month.