GrabLinks went over pretty well, so I’ve been motivated to finish up a similar project I had going. It’s called Bullseye, and it lets you click a section of a webpage and “Markdownify” just that content. It’s like Readability, but you get to just tell it which part is the good stuff.
bookmarklet, bullseye, javascript, markdown
The next version of OS X (Mavericks) is going to have file tagging capabilities built directly into Finder (as well as save dialogs and iCloud browsers). In fact, it works in the same way as OpenMeta – the system I’ve espoused all these years – using metadata on the file itself to store the information and expose it to Spotlight. Apple is on the tagging train, and I’m certain they’ll be conducting it in short order.
apple, finder, macos, search, spotlight, tagging, tools, work
In no particular order, here are the randomly-chosen winners of the 2x myPhoneDesktop giveaway. Each winner receives two promo codes:
giveaway, ios, ipad, iphone, macos
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Here are a couple of my Bash functions for people who work with images in CSS or HTML. Nothing elaborate, just things that supplement my typical workflow.
base64, cli, css, function, scripting, shell, terminal
I’m continuing a streak of giveaways for some great apps. myPhoneDesktop has been among my favorite programs for a while now. You run it on your iPhone and/or iPad and use a desktop application to quickly send a variety of items (urls, images, contacts, etc.) from your Mac to your iOS devices quickly and easily. It integrates with a lot of desktop applications you probably already use. Version 2.0 was recently released with great set of new features. Check out the release notes to see…
desktop, giveaway, ios, iphone, macos
Victor Agreda Jr., Editor in Chief of The Unofficial Apple Weblog and an old friend of mine, guests this week to talk about his pursuits in comedy and magic, as well as the daily grind of Apple reporting and a broad array of tangents which were, as usual, my own fault. For the most part, anyway.
podcast, systematic
Winners are picked at random by the Giveaway Robot. If you didn’t receive an email with a code/link, please let me know! If you missed out, Oyster is an awesome Regular Expression builder/tester for Mac, and you can pick up a copy for $4.99 US on the Mac App Store.
apps, giveaway, macappstore, macos
Over the years, Michael Sliwinski has constantly impressed me with the thoughtful genius he puts into the multi-platform GTD app, Nozbe. Now he’s put out a book called #iPadOnly.
bookreview, books, ipad
It seems like only yesterday I was giving away copies of Briefly. Next thing I know, I’m sitting here with five codes for Oyster, the regular expression testing app I reviewed a little while ago.
apps, giveaway, macappstore, macos
I invited a local musician named Jim Trouten onto Systematic this week. I’ve known Jim for quite a while and it was great to chat about music, touring, “townies” and some fun top picks.
podcast, systematic
The giveaway robot has handed down his decisions in the Briefly Giveaway! If your name is listed below and you haven’t received an email, please give me a shout.
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