I hate it when I get an idea for something simple and end up spending an hour figuring out how to do it. I figured I’d make a post out of it to make myself feel better. It all started with my being disappointed that the Loripscream API wasn’t working. I did a little digging and found that had a not-well-publicized XML feed you can pull from. That’s where the fun began.
experiments, lipsum, scripting, textexpander
Readability Blog – Enjoy reading, support writing. Neat. Pure Reader for Safari – Na’Design If you dig Reeder’s stylish interface, you can bring it to Google Reader, too. This theme is gorgeous. I’ll still be using Reeder most of the time, but this was too cool not to mention. Also available for Chrome and Greasemonkey (which works well with Fluid, I checked). Applying Color Schemes Requires Seeing Them Anew – Webdesigner Depot A great piece on…
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The latest update to the original Notational Velocity is awesome, and includes a lot of changes which I’ll be merging in the next release of nvALT. However, it uses a newer database structure which, once you run the new Notational Velocity, will not work with nvALT. Be warned, if you download and try out the latest NV, you will not be able to run nvALT again until I get the changes merged.
macworld, notational velocity, nvalt
No more Archive.zip Brilliant. Mollify Self-hosted web-based file management. I’m not sure why I’d choose this over Dropbox or Cloud.app or Droplr or my own CrushFTP server, but I feel compelled to see what it’s all about. I’m weird like that. Wordpress Theme Using jQuery Mobile Good overview of the HTML5 elements/attributes best used with jQuery Mobile. MacSparky - Blog - Dancing with OPML Awesome. I’m amazed I never realized how quickly I could…
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I’m sitting at the airport on free wifi right now, getting ready to embark on a trip from Minnesota to California for Macworld. If anyone is headed out there, I’d love to meet you. TUAW will be holding a meetup at some point, I think, so watch @tuawmwsf for that. I can also be reached on Twitter at @ttscoff, or contact me through the contact form here. I look forward to seeing some new faces and meeting up with old friends!
macworld, personal, travel
Riffing on my AppleScript to toggle an app between foreground and hidden, and inspired by Daniel Jalkut’s script to toggle multiple Twitter apps, I wanted a way to do something similar with web browsers. I already have a great tool for intelligently detecting which browser I want to use: Choosy.
applescript, browser, experiments, quicktip
As a child, my wife Aditi had memorized this poem by Oliver Herford. She remembered enough of it that we were able to find it on the Googles, and I’m absolutely in love with it. As your end-of-the-day, end-of-the-world thought, and as my I-just-ate-my-first-hamburger-in-15-years thought, I present:
personal, poetry
I use a lesser-known (and very old) program called Spark for defining most of the keyboard shortcuts on my system. I have a shortcut for every one of my most regularly-used applications, plus shortcuts for various AppleScripts, shell scripts, system functions, etc. I know there are more recent applications which do the same thing, but I’ve had everything set up in Spark for ages and it still works a treat. Seriously, if you want an application launcher, it’s worth checking out (and…
applescript, quicktip
This post is a departure from my usual. I need a chance to think out loud about a larger-than-usual decision I’m making. Bear with me, or skip it entirely if you like. You can always come back again later for nerdier fun. This morning I’m writing about this choice. This is not a life-or-death decision, but it is certainly a change in the way I view the world.
diet, health, personal
Event Delegation versus Event Handling - how to create quicker web apps Smart stuff, and an optimization that frameworks like jQuery can make really easy to overlook. Sync.in A new incarnation of Etherpad, and a slick-looking one at that. Free for public notes, $2/mo for private notes and other features. Unusual Computer Mice You Probably Haven’t Seen Before Wow. I had not seen many of these, and there are some really cool ideas in this gallery of unusual mice. After dozens of…
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I made a few breakthroughs on nvALT before bed last night, and I’m excited, so I thought I’d share. It’s not ready for testing yet, but the following two features are working as initial implementations:
notational velocity, nvalt
Recording Interviews on Skype and converting to HTML5 friendly formats the easy way A complete solution for ScreenCasting with Skype (and a few other apps) and sharing it cross-browser with HTML5. I’m very pleased to learn about Archive.org, too. MINI PLANNERS on Vimeo Man, I do love a good Moleskine. Git Immersion - Brought to you by EdgeCase Great git tutorial which covers some of the more advanced features I’m not well versed in. Great thanks to lenwnc…
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It records its scroll position in the preview window before it updates the content of it. If the note has already been previewed (you didn’t just switch notes), it injects a script into the updated content to restore the scroll position when the window finishes loading. The result should be a completely transparent way to hold the scroll position despite the frequent updates.
markdown, notational velocity, nvalt
Volkside – Wirify homepage – The web as wireframes Cool trick; turn any web page into an instant wireframe version for easier visual dissection. 45 Clean and Beautiful Minimalist WordPress Themes Definitely includes a few inspirational themes to dig into. Ajax file upload with pure JavaScript This is awesome to know, I just wish it worked with iCab’s file upload on iOS. CSS2/DOM - Styling an input type=”file” Bookmarked because it took me a while to find a good…
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We made it home from our vacation to Punta Cana late this afternoon. The vacation was amazing, and I made new friends and put some faces (and amazing personalities) with names I already knew. A great time was had by all. The trip home, US Customs, canceled flights and fleabag hotels I could have lived without, but I’m home safe and looking forward to getting back to work, coding on my various projects, and catching up on all of the TUAW news I missed!
personal, travel
