I mentioned the launch of MeisterTask last week, and I’m pleased to have them join me as a sponsor this week. Thanks to MindMeister for their support!
collaboration, mindmeister, productivity, sponsor
As you may have noticed if you’ve followed this blog lately, I write a lot of Bash functions and aliases. I keep them in distinct files using a plugin system based on bash-it. It works really well, and makes upkeep simple. However, I very often lose track of exactly where I defined a function or alias after a few months go by.
bash, scripting, terminal, where
Blink is an app for people who share links to iTunes and Mac App Store apps and use Apple’s affiliate linking program. It lets you search across the App Store, the Mac App Store, the iTunes Store and the iBooks store, then generate an affiliate link with the result. You can choose a link format: plain url or one of three Markdown formats.
ios, itunes, productivity, writing
MeisterTask was officially announced today. It’s a web-based project management app from the team behind my favorite web-based mind mapping app, MindMeister. MindMeister offers a more visual way to think and collaborate, and MeisterTask continues that vision by turning brainstorms into actions.
mindmeister, productivity
I’m certain there’s a more elegant way to do this, but I couldn’t find it. I needed to sort a Bash array of strings by the length of each element without getting too verbose. Here’s what I came out with:
bash, shell
MultiMarkdown 4.7 was recently released, and I decided it was time to catch my Quicklook plugin up with it. This version of the MultiMarkdown QuickLook plugin allows for custom styling when previewing Markdown files in Finder. Full details on GitHub.
markdown, multimarkdown, quicklook
I’m working on a new splash/intro section to embed in Marked 2. It’s coming along nicely, and in addition to offering a “Getting started” series of slides, it can set groups of configuration options with a single button. Now that Marked has attempted to satisfy so many different writing workflows, it’s become overloaded with options (i.e. “bloated”). This simplifies things greatly (details:1).
fonts, webdesign
