Nov 24
2011

As part of my Thanksgiving holiday giveaways, I have five promo codes for the iOS Markdown editor, WriteUp. It’s a slick Dropbox-powered editor for both iPhone and iPad that I recently reviewed. It’s definitely worth a look if you want to edit Markdown files on the go.

Leave a comment for a chance to win one of five WriteUp promo codes ($3.99). Winners will be drawn on…

Nov 23
2011

I hate Black Friday. I hate the whole idea, what with the crowds and the rushing and my internal instinct to avoid both. Instead of leaving my house, I’ll be posting a series of app giveaways, starting today with Reading List (my review here). Watch for a couple more over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Nov 18
2011

If you’re still looking for a slick Markdown editor for iOS, there’s a new candidate up for your vote. WriteUp is a polished editor that covers the basics well. With Dropbox support and available as a universal app for both iPad and iPhone, it makes a nice addition to your all-around writing workflow.

Oct 26
2011

Reading List for iPhone is a polished app that does one thing, and does it well: track your books. It helps keep track of the books you want, the books you have, the books you’re reading and the books you’ve read. If you still enjoy the rustle of paper pages in this era of the E-Reader, this is a handy app to have.

Sep 23
2011

The developers of Listary contacted me about working on some nvALT integration of their Simplenote-compatible iPhone app for creating lists that sync across any device or machine. I found the app cool enough that it’s definitely worth a mention here.

It’s a simple concept: you create lists and sync them as plain text with Simplenote. It works similarly to TaskPaper; there’s…

Oct 11
2010

I recently wrote a tiny web app called PromptDown to let me drop in some Markdown (or plain text) and use it as a teleprompter for screencast voiceovers. I wasn’t going to put any more time into it, as it did what I needed. Then it started to bug me that it didn’t work on my iPad, which could actually be really handy. So my lunch break—fine, and an extra half an hour—went to…

Oct 02
2010

I tried out a tip recently for controlling a Mac via Mobile Safari on your iPhone, and it got me thinking, which is often dangerous. I put together this little web app today as a proof of concept (that got a little out of hand). It basically provides a full interface for volume control, application starting and stopping and many iTunes functions, including volume and EQ. All…