GitHub

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SOCKS proxy via SSH Tunnel

A simple Python script that creates an SSH tunnel and uses “networksetup” on Mac OS X to create a SOCKS proxy using the tunnel. Run the script in a terminal window with a command line option for the network interface (e.g. “Wi-Fi”, “Ethernet”). Quit with Control+C to end the tunnel. The script also resets your network settings if the SSH tunnel closes due to loss of connectivity.

For Mac OS 10.8+, run as root (e.g., sudo setproxy.py --off) to avoid multiple admin password dialogs.

• setproxy.py

BibDesk

• Fork of Zot2Bib — When Zotero downloads a reference and PDF, Zot2Bib transfers only the reference to BibDesk. This fork also attaches the PDF to the BibTeX entry.
• Perl script to toggle between full journal titles and abbreviations, plus AppleScripts to do this in BibDesk (similar to JabRef):
  • Perl script for journal title abbreviation
  • AppleScript for toggling between full title, ISO abbreviation, and Medline abbreviation
  • AppleScript that abbreviates journal titles before using them in linked PDF filenames
  • Sample list of journal abbreviations