I published a script yesterday for creating a “bundle file” of all binaries (executables) on your system that rely on Rubygems to install. These aren’t covered by Homebrew’s bundle command and I wanted easy system restore via my dotfiles setup.
binbundle, gem, ruby
I’ve always liked Homebrew’s bundle command. You can save a snapshot of everything you’ve installed with Homebrew, and then reinstall the snapshot on a new system.
bundle, gem, homebrew, ruby, scripting
I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 5 licenses ($24 value each) for PopClip. You know how when you select text on iOS, you get a little popup with operations like copy and paste? What if you could have that on your Mac? And if the menu options that show were customizable and powerful? That’s what PopClip does. I use it daily. Whenever I select text on a Mac and it doesn’t pop up offering me relevant actions for the type of text selected, it feels like something’s…
giveaway, macos, popclip
I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, a 1-year subscription ($99.99 value) for Backblaze. I use a 3-tier backup system: local clones, Time Machine, and Backblaze for cloud backup. Backblaze is the easiest, most affordable way to get an offsite backup of all your data, with versioning and easy restore when things go wrong.
backup, giveaway, macos
I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 3 licenses ($9.99 value each) for TableFlip. TableFlip makes Markdown tables from structured data like CSVs, allowing you to use a spreadsheet-like interface to edit tables, and providing plain text for your document. It seamlessly provides table editing within any editor. It’s truly a missing link for Markdown writers.
giveaway, macos, markdown
I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 3 licenses ($35 value each) for Dropzone. Dropzone gives you a panel in your menu bar that can run all kinds of scripts and automations, from uploading files to an FTP or S3 server to optimizing images or filing documents.
dropzone, giveaway, macos
I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 5 licenses ($13.99 value each) for Marked. Marked is a Markdown previewer (of my own design) that offers a live preview of Markdown while you edit in any text editor. It comes with a range of styles and you can add more from the gallery or by editing your own CSS. Beautiful PDF and HTML export, type-ahead Table of Contents navigation, full keyboard support, and a ton of writing tools make Marked a perfect companion to your favorite editor.
editor, giveaway, macos, markdown, marked
I received a request a while back, shortly after my post about Marked 2 and Obsidian, asking me to support Obsidian callouts. I don’t remember who made the request, but it got lodged in the back of my head. I had an hour today to knock out a solution.
conductor, markdown, marked, obsidian, scripting
I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 5 Standard licenses ($39.98 value each) for OmniOutliner. If you think well in outlines, OmniOutliner is the premier tool for doing just that. And it blends seamlessly with other Omni products like OmniGraffle and OmniFocus. This giveaway covers you for Mac ($19.99) and iOS ($19.99).
giveaway, macos, tools
