Mar 02
2012

Here’s a quick tip about two apps that I love: nvALT and Magic Launch. I’m not sure about the project status of Magic Launch, or how it will fare with Mountain Lion, but for now it’s one very useful app. This is more of a multi-tip than a review, but take it as you will.

You probably know of nvALT, so I’ll describe Magic Launch. Magic Launch overrides the default file…

Dec 31
2011

I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite apps from 2011. I wrote a TextMate command to link all of these (60+ links in four minutes!), so if you spot any misfire links that I missed, let me know in the comments. This isn’t an all-inclusive list (despite its length), but it’s a good chance to highlight some gems that may have passed under the radar of the big sites.

Dec 17
2011

I mentioned it on Twitter a while ago, but an email from a reader just prompted me to mention it again. As a perfect follow-up to my tagging article yesterday, some of the best apps for OpenMeta tagging are on sale through the Productive Macs Bundle!

The bundle is eight amazing apps for US $39.99. I’ve paid full price for every app in that bundle (totaling $246) over the years…

Nov 07
2011

When it comes to keyboard navigation, Vim impresses the hell out of me, but TextMate keyboard shortcuts take up more of my muscle memory than any other app. I’m sure anyone who’s used any IDE for a while has their share of keyboard chops and preferences. Even in the graphics world, you are absolutely not considered a Photoshop pro until you’ve learned at least 36 keyboard shortcuts.

Oct 23
2011

I recently discovered an app which takes input video in various formats and encodes all of the necessary formats for cross-browser, cross-platform HTML5 video embedding. It even outputs the tags for you. It’s called, appropriately, Easy HTML5 Video.

While I will probably continue to use my homebrew script for this, I wanted to mention it for anyone not really digging the command…

Oct 21
2011

Fletcher Penney’s latest project, MultiMarkdown Composer, is now available in the App Store. It provides a text editing environment with a full set of MultiMarkdown features. Unlike most of the other editors in this area, it auto-continues lists (ordered and unordered) and handles auto-pairing and wrapping. I’m working on a full review to post very soon, but I wanted to let you…

Oct 16
2011

I’m buried in a little project I’m calling “Pinboard Beyond” this weekend (it’s Instapaper Beyond for Pinboard). I thought I’d take a little break, though, and let you know that two apps from Eternal Storms (creator of Yoink) are on sale right now at 60% off on the Mac App Store.