diff --git a/.aliases b/.aliases
index 35446a14288..8321d47ba4a 100644
--- a/.aliases
+++ b/.aliases
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ alias canary='/Applications/Google\ Chrome\ Canary.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Ch
 
 # IP addresses
 alias ip="dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com"
-alias localip="ipconfig getifaddr en0"
 alias ips="ifconfig -a | grep -o 'inet6\? \(addr:\)\?\s\?\(\(\([0-9]\+\.\)\{3\}[0-9]\+\)\|[a-fA-F0-9:]\+\)' | awk '{ sub(/inet6? (addr:)? ?/, \"\"); print }'"
 
 # Show active network interfaces
diff --git a/.functions b/.functions
index bce0305db69..91b2397ac20 100644
--- a/.functions
+++ b/.functions
@@ -169,3 +169,9 @@ function o() {
 function tre() {
 	tree -aC -I '.git|node_modules|bower_components' --dirsfirst "$@" | less -FRNX;
 }
+
+# echo the IP address for the currently active network interface 
+function localip() {
+	local activeIf=$(netstat -rn | grep default | awk '{print $NF}' | head -1)
+	ipconfig getifaddr ${activeIf}
+}
diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index b44243359b9..283aed074a5 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	ca = !git add -A && git commit -av
 
 	# Switch to a branch, creating it if necessary
-	go = "!f() { git checkout -b \"$1\" 2> /dev/null || git checkout \"$1\"; }; f"
+	go = "!f() { git checkout \"$1\" 2> /dev/null || git checkout -b \"$1\"; }; f"
 
 	# Show verbose output about tags, branches or remotes
 	tags = tag -l
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 	# Remove branches that have already been merged with master
 	# a.k.a. ‘delete merged’
 	dm = "!git branch --merged | grep -v '\\*' | xargs -n 1 git branch -d"
+	
+	# Remove stale branches that are gone on remote
+	dg = "!git branch -vv | grep ': gone]'|  grep -v '\\*' | awk '{ print $1; }' | xargs -I F git branch -D \"F\""
 
 	# List contributors with number of commits
 	contributors = shortlog --summary --numbered
@@ -79,6 +82,10 @@
 		fi \
 	}; f"
 
+	# Compare two branches and show which commits are not in the first
+	# but in the second branch
+	compare = "!f() { git log --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr)%Creset' --abbrev-commit --date=relative $1..$2; }; f"
+
 [apply]
 
 	# Detect whitespace errors when applying a patch
diff --git a/.macos b/.macos
index 2ce16068182..c0a0404e34b 100755
--- a/.macos
+++ b/.macos
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ defaults -currentHost write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.trackpad.trackpadCornerClic
 defaults -currentHost write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.trackpad.enableSecondaryClick -bool true
 
 # Disable “natural” (Lion-style) scrolling
-defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool false
+# defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool false
 
 # Increase sound quality for Bluetooth headphones/headsets
 defaults write com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" -int 40
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 10
 # Set language and text formats
 # Note: if you’re in the US, replace `EUR` with `USD`, `Centimeters` with
 # `Inches`, `en_GB` with `en_US`, and `true` with `false`.
-defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLanguages -array "en" "nl"
-defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLocale -string "en_GB@currency=EUR"
+defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLanguages -array "en"
+defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLocale -string "en_US@currency=EUR"
 defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleMeasurementUnits -string "Centimeters"
 defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleMetricUnits -bool true