LiveReload Addendum

I thought a couple of additional discoveries after my LiveReload review yesterday were worth mentioning in a second post. First, Andrey Tarantsov (the developer) stopped by the post and let me know that the planned price is US $9.99 when it gets to the App Store. He’s charging almost exactly what I think will value his work but not freak out potentially valuable customers. I’m excited to purchase the final release. appreview, webdesign

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Read & Trust

I am proud (and humbled) to announce that I’ve been included in the Read & Trust network. Founded by Aaron Mahnke, Read & Trust is a group of writers who have been carefully selected as trustworthy beacons of news and opinions. The ranks include my good friends Dave Caolo and David Chartier, along with many bloggers I admire, such as Patrick Rhone, Ben Brooks, Brett Kelly, Shawn Blanc, and Marco Arment. This is a great privilege! blogging, readandtrust, writing

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Mac App Giveaway: Byword

I’m really excited to be putting this one up: Five promo codes for Byword for Mac. It’s US $9.99 on the App Store, but leave a comment on this post and have a chance to pick up a copy for free! I’ve mentioned Byword before, and it’s one of my favorite writing tools on my Mac. It has great tools for Markdown writers, too, and some very handy keyboard shortcuts. giveaway, macappstore, macos, markdown, writing

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Speaking at Macworld

I thought I’d mention that I’ll be joining David Sparks and Merlin Mann on stage at Macworld this year (well, next year, technically). We’ll be presenting “40 tips in 40 minutes” (it will be more than 40). Tickets to the conference track are only US $75 this year, so I highly recommend getting in on this! Prices go up a little after December 5th, so get your pass to all of the Tech Talks now! macworld

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Mac App Giveaway: MultiMarkdown Composer

Continuing the very exciting Thanksgiving giveaways today I have five promo codes for Fletcher Penney’s MultiMarkdown Composer (reviewed here). It’s a text editor packed with features for editing Markdown and MultiMarkdown, including syntax highlighting, document header navigation, shortcuts for adding MultiMarkdown syntax and much more. giveaway, macappstore, macos, markdown, multimarkdown

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Mac App Giveaway: TextExpander

Since it’s Black Friday, I’m going to run a second giveaway today: TextExpander. It’s one of my all-time favorite Mac utilities, and I have quite a few free snippets available to demonstrate its usefulness. It’s available in the Mac App Store for US $34.99, and it’s worth every penny. Today, though, you can comment below and be entered for a chance at one of three free licenses. giveaway, macappstore, macos, textexpander

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