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  1. http://jacobmumm.com/2011/08/29/node-as-a-service-in-ubuntu-11-04-with-upstart-monit-and-forever-js/
    Useful article covering how to create an upstart script for nodejs, also applies to coffeescript. I didn't use this one so much, I used the other one, but this has some other useful info.
  2. http://howtonode.org/deploying-node-upstart-monit
    Handy article covering how to create an upstart script for nodejs, also applies to coffeescript.
  3. http://haruska.com/2009/09/29/remote-pair-programming-with-screen-and-vim/
    Couple of simple commands to setup shared terminal sessions with screen. Neat. Requires some permission changes on some hosts. Awesome for paired programming.
  4. https://ohm2013.org/
    Camping hack festival, 3'000 people, outside Amsterdam, 31 Jul - 4 Aug 2013. Interesting. Guaka might be presenting.
  5. http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/
    Handy equivalent to baobab on Mac. Analyses disk usage and presents it in a much more useful way than GrandPerspective with it's tree thing. Very handy. Not free(dom) but free (beer).
  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosh_(software)
    Mobile oriented alternative to SSH, handles connection roaming, updates the screen live waiting on backend. Interesting on crappy internet.
  7. https://github.com/fikovnik/ShiftIt
    Useful mac app that enables keyboard shortcuts to resize and position windows Handy. Might not be necessary in addition to BetterTouchTool though.
  8. http://www.joshuawise.com/horndis#available_versions
    Great little application which enables (very seamlessly) USB tethering on a mac for android devices. Beautiful. Open source
  9. http://www.echoditto.com/blog/never-touch-your-local-etchosts-file-os-x-again
    Very useful guide on how to setup dnsmasq on OS X. Weird stuff with /etc/resolver/tld whereby the resolver is only used for a particular domain. Useful in some ways, weird in others.
  10. https://code.google.com/p/adb-fastboot-install/
    Package containing the adb and fastboot binaries and a handful of simple shell scripts to drop them into the appropriate places on mac / linux. Nice.
  11. http://totalterminal.binaryage.com/#installation
    Guake like terminal for OSX.
  12. http://www.derlien.com/
    Open source GPL app that will analyse disk usage on OSX.
  13. http://jumpcut.sourceforge.net/
    Simple clipboard buffer (keeps a clipboard history). Not quite select / middle click, but a step in the right direction.
  14. http://www.boastr.de/#features
    A must have mouse customisation app for OSX which is free (as in beer?). Includes awesomeness like snap windows to positions and other genius. Looks outstandingly useful.
  15. https://www.appfog.com/
    PaaS offering for a wide range of platforms, free up to 8 servers, 2G of ram, 100M database. Supports, PHP, Node.js and more.
  16. https://github.com/ichikaway/cakephp-mongodb
    The CakePHP MongoDB plugin. Include the plugin, create a model, flag it to be sent to Mongo, and boom, your'e in business. Simple, elegant.
  17. http://nuts-and-bolts-of-cakephp.com/2012/07/18/cakephp-mongodb-introduction/
    Useful intro to using MongoDB with CakePHP. Works quite nicely, load the plugin, specify your model should use Mongo, and boom, you're in business.
  18. http://www.giantflyingsaucer.com/blog/?p=3918
    Useful article mixing restify, node.js and coffeescript. Very handy for the basic design patterns and language layouts, even if it's a really simple example.
  19. http://coffeescriptcookbook.com/
    Awesome walkthrough of various coffeescript features / options / design patters, etc. Found it via the section on regexes, excellent, useful.
  20. http://apptob.org/
    Scripts to auto install node.js on Ubuntu. Includes a few handy dependencies, etc. Neat.
  21. https://github.com/varnish/varnish-devicedetect/
    Simple regexes to handle device detection within varnish. Includes links to documentation and suggested implementations. Neat.
  22. http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com/bzr.dev/en/user-reference/authentication-help.html
    How to save usernames / passwords so bazaar doesn't ask for them every time. Handy.
  23. http://blog.joeandrieu.com/2012/01/30/the-worlds-simplest-autotweeter-in-node-js/
    A really simple walkthrough of how an auto tweeting tool was created in node.js. Includes some useful links to node-oauth, forever (monit for node), and express, a web framework for node!
  24. http://www.initializr.com/
    Wicked site to generate HTML5 boilerplates or starting points from which to design stuff. includes bootstrap, Google Analytics, and loads more stuff. Very, very useful.
  25. http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2010/06/ecryptfs-backup-strategy.html
    One strategy to backup encrypted ecryptfs data as suggested by the author of ecryptfs. Useful and simple. Backup the metadata and the raw files with rsync.

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