Category: Grimoire

  • Migrating a Postgres.app database to a new major database version on MacOS

    by Jonathan A. Handler, MD, FACEP, FAMIA WARNINGS AND CAVEATS This post was mostly just for me, to remember what I did when it’s time for the next major version upgrade or server move. I’m just sharing my experiences here. However, if it ends up helping someone else, great! My Requirements I took the approach…

  • Grimoire Entry: Default to Plain Links in Mac Mail

    by Jonathan A. Handler, MD, FACEP, FAMIA Wow, I do not like the “link preview” function of Mac Mail, but it’s “on” by default and I could not turn it off using anything in the user interface. Many sites tell you how to convert a “rich link” to a plain link, but not how to…

  • Grimoire Entry: Importing UMLS content into PostgreSQL

    by Jonathan A. Handler, MD, FACEP, FAMIA This is my first “grimoire”-type post. A grimoire is a book of magic spells. In the real world, very often I have to search all over or create a solution to complete some task, typically when doing something on a computer. Installing software under certain conditions is a…