I’m going to try doing recap posts of articles on the blog for the previous week. On slower blogging weeks they’ll be a little short, but I think they’ll be useful for people who want a very low-traffic way to keep up with what I consider the most interesting, and a way to spot something you might have missed over the course of a busy week.
recap
I’ve been using this great tip from Sean Coates for years now on my remote Linux servers. It allows you to simulate the command (which copies piped text to the OS X clipboard) on remote SSH servers, but copies to your local clipboard instead. I’ve primarily been using OS X servers for a while now, though, and it took a few changes to get it working.
scripting, ssh, terminal
Thanks to everyone who entered for the Shoots & Leaves Valentine’s Day Giveaway! Here are the lucky winners (who should already have recieved an email with their code):
appstore, giveaway, iphone
Realmac has been experiencing some customer confusion surrounding Clear, their popular to-do list app. The iOS version has diverged into Clear and Clear+, and they ceased updates to the original Clear while keeping it on the App Store. It upset existing customers, and confused new ones.
apps, appstore, itunes
Here’s a TextExpander trick for automating dynamic portions of snippets. It’s a way to allow the power of shell scripting inside of regular text snippets, avoiding extra fill-ins or running two snippets. First, a short backstory.
automator, date, php, scripting, shell, snippet, textexpander, tools
Marked 2 is in the SuperStacked Mac Bundle, which is running right now. It includes 8 apps (including Marked 2), as well as The Big Stack Design Bundle, for $29.
marked
You may recall my iTunesIcon app that lets you easily search for and pull an icon from any App Store (Mac or iTunes) app. I posted a minor update recently that I forgot to mention: you can now specify the size of the returned icon.
ios, iphone, itunesicon, macos, scripting, search
I wrote about Shoots & Leaves back in January, and it’s been on my iPhone ever since. It lets you snap a picture and immediately turn it into a text link and send it to a variety of other apps and services.
apps, giveaway, iphone
I just pushed out build 822 of Marked 2. It’s a free update to all current users, so “Check for Updates” in the Marked menu to grab it. If you want to try it out before you buy, just download the free trial at marked2app.com. If you’re a Marked 1 user looking to upgrade, just drop me a line for a coupon.
markdown, marked
I had a great chat with Dave Seah this week. He’s the inventor of the Printable CEO and a bunch of other great stuff. He’s a creative guy working to make it on his own by turning his ideas into marketable products. It was an excellent conversation and I’m really glad I got to meet him.
podcast, productivity, systematic
