The Soulmen have just posted Ulysses III to the Mac App Store. It brings Daedalus-style document management (similar to Scrivener) to a Markdown (and Textile) editor that’s pretty special.
appreview, editor, macos, markdown, ulysses
It was my pleasure to host Patrick Rhone (minimalmac.com, Enough and more) on Systematic episode 38. We talked about physical and mental challenges, career paths and eventually got around to “unconscious computing,” the fascinating topic surrounding things like the FitBit and Google Glass.
podcast, systematic
I love my aliases. It’s part of the reason I need a better dotfile management setup — porting them to any server environment I’m working on is a must for my sanity. I thought I’d share a few of the ones I find handy, especially in OS X environments.
terminal
Here’s a quick trick I’ve been using to load different editors from the command line based on the type of file. It can be extended to whatever file types you want to handle and use whichever editor you prefer.
quicktip, scripting, terminal
Yes, I updated SearchLink again (another lunchtime project). I added Amazon search (!a) and a configuration option to allow auto-creation of affiliate links. If you set the option to it will return straight Amazon links.
markdown, search, searchlink
I find SearchLink to be one of my most useful Services to date. I don’t even use the Auto-Link command from the Markdown Service Tools anymore. In case you haven’t seen it yet, it allows you to quickly enter simple markers in your text and then automatically run various types of web searches and insert the top result as a Markdown link automatically. It saves a ton of time when you’re linking lists of apps, adding definitions, referencing iTunes and Last.fm artists and much…
macos, markdown, searchlink, service
I was extremely happy to host Jonathan Snook (a.k.a. “Snook”) on Systematic today. I’ve been following his work for over a decade, and it was great to chat with him about career paths, using Github as a portfolio and some great top picks for web developers (and Archer fans).
podcast, systematic
I spent my free time over the last week setting up a new Macbook Air. Given my constant experimentation with OS X, I build up a lot of mistakes over time. I decided to do this install from the ground up and avoid porting legacy garbage into a new machine. These are my notes from the setup.
apps, macos
I was honored to join the last MacJury with Chuck Joiner, Dori Smith, and Peter Cohen. We talked about Mailbox and Dropbox, RSS and Google Reader and a bit about Kevin Lynch and Apple. It was a great conversation with some people smarter than me, and it was really fun to be a part of.
macjury, macvoices, podcast
I’ve just pushed nvALT 2.2β 104 to the server. It should be available for all current users of the 2.2 beta under “Check for Updates.” If you’re not currently using the beta, you’ll need to download and update directly using the link below. Note that we’re no longer supporting previous versions; despite the beta label, it’s more stable than 2.1 is right now. This should be the final beta release before an official 2.2 version.
nvalt
