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Icon Grabber Updated to Search Any Platform

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I’ve updated the icon grabber script to allow you to specify what type of application you’re looking for, be it iPhone, iPad or Mac. In case you’re not familiar, this script uses the iTunes API to locate the highest resolution icon for an application based on a search query. It previously always assumed “iPad.” ios, iphone, macos, ruby, scripting, search

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Systematic 75 With Jose De Pierola

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I had a great conversation with Jose de Pierola on Systematic this week. He’s a writer these days, but he began working in tech back in the 80s, followed by a period of studying the humanities and eschewing technology, and finally incorporating tech into his workflow in intrugiung and exciting ways. podcast, systematic

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A Fix for Network Issues on My 2013 MacBook Air

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Let me start by saying that I’m horrible at understanding anything network-related in my computer setup. The following is just what worked for me in solving this problem, and may be of use to others. apple, hardware, network

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The Winners of the Cognitive Productivity Giveaway

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There was a pretty huge response to the Cognitive Productivity giveaway, and I’d like to thank everyone who entered. The winners of a free copy (and all subsequent updates) are: books, giveaway

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Now We’ll Sit Through My Vacation Slideshow…

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I haven’t taken a real vacation with just my wife and no family reunion or work to do since my honeymoon. We got away last week and had a blast in San Francisco. It was nice to visit a city I knew pretty well but hadn’t seen 1/10th of yet. Chillier than I’d hoped, but a good 50° warmer than the town I left behind. personal, photography

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Web Excursions for December 11, 2013

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Web excursions brought to you in partnership with Setapp. Get access to hundreds of Mac and iOS apps for one low monthly subscription fee. bookmarks, editor, markdown

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Giveaway! Five Copies of “Cognitive Productivity”

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If you’re interested in putting more of your brain into your productivity pursuits, Luc P. Beaudoin’s book Cognitive Productivity is one you’ll want to read. bookreview, books, productivity

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Marked 2.2 807: Page Numbers and More!

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Marked 2.2 (807) is up. For current customers, use Marked → Check for Updates to update, and the free trial on the website includes the latest features. marked

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Thanksgiving Update: Systematic Casting Call

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I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed the last week as all kinds of Systematic casting call responses have come in. Listening to people of all ages from all around the world has been making me cheerful in a way I can’t fully explain. Thanks to everyone who’s brightened my week. I’ll be starting to contact some of you this week to talk about scheduling. podcast, systematic

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MindNode 3 for iOS

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MindNode 3 for iOS is out, and it’s beautiful. ios, ipad, iphone, mindmapping, review

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A Collection of Custom Styles for Marked

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I finally realized I was probably never going to find the time to build a whole community platform for sharing Marked styles, and I don’t know how many people would participate anyway. So I started a Github repository for it. css, design, github, marked

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Marked 2.2

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Marked 2.2 is out, and it’s a pretty big update. Stability, speed and rendering fixes and improvements, as well as some new features. I’m working on a screencast about some of them, but it won’t be ready before my Thanksgiving trip. Soon. markdown, marked, multimarkdown

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