Quick tips are random posts regarding something I discovered on my way to something bigger. They usually get longer than “quick” would imply, for which I refuse to apologize.
experiments, inputrc, quicktip, terminal
The developers of Listary contacted me about working on some nvALT integration of their Simplenote-compatible iPhone app for creating lists that sync across any device or machine. I found the app cool enough that it’s definitely worth a mention here.
appreview, ios, iphone, review
I know, it sounds like one of those experiments that the productivity crowd subjects themselves to, just to see what happens. This was not intentional, premeditated or appreciated, though.
personal, writing
Continuing the series of geeklets I’ve been posting for GeekTool and NerdTool1, here’s my “Top CPU Processes” monitor.
geeklet, geektool, nerdtool, scripting
I had an interesting idea this morning. At least I find it interesting, but I haven’t slept much lately. Either way, here it is: in Markdown, if you misname a reference link, forget to fill one in or have a malformed URL, your broken Markdown shows up in your output. Wouldn’t it be nice if your preview highlighted those for you before you went to publish?
javascript, jquery, markdown, marked, news
I’ve been switching back and forth between The Hit List and OmniFocus for a while now. I like the simplicity of The Hit List combined with it’s tagging/filtering capabilities, but the overall power and scriptability of OmniFocus keeps drawing me back. Plus, the forecast and review modes in OmniFocus for iPad are amazing. You can criticize me for fiddling if you like; I mess with my systems in my free time, but always make sure they’re stable before Monday morning comes…
productivity, scripting, taskpaper, work
