This is going to be a relatively quick post, and it’s definitely aimed at people who can already find their way around the command line, and probably have a little experience with GeekTool and/or NerdTool as well.
desktop, geektool, imagemagick
I’ve been flirting with a plain-text to-do system again. The biggest problem for me is that a plain text system opens up so many possibilities for fiddling and scripting. I always end up fiddling more than working when I try it. I don’t see any reason this time would be different, but it’s Sunday and I have some extra time on my hands after being snowed in today. So I’m fiddling.
experiments, naturallanguage, ruby, textmate
This is a quick tip for anyone who may be searching for an answer to the question: “Is there any way to use XMLRPC to send custom post types to WordPress and attach custom taxonomy terms to them?” Yes, there is. It took me longer than it should have to find it, but I’ve successfully uploaded images, and attached them to a “howtos” post type with “level” and “topic” set under its custom taxonomies.
Wordpress, blogging, xmlrpc
nakajima/slidedown - GitHub Generate HTML slides with Markdown. I’ve been playing with this, surprised to note I haven’t bookmarked it before. It’s not S5, but it’s neat. atiw003/html5-slides-markdown - GitHub Another nice Markdown generator for deck-based presentations, this one in Python. I’m still trying to find the real Keynote Killer. Nothing against Keynote, but if I can Keynote in Markdown… adamzap/landslide - GitHub This is getting closer…
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I love ScreenSteps, the app from Blue Mango which makes creating documentation for screen-based applications as fast and easy as making documentation can possibly be. It’s a little clunky sometimes, but the features outweigh the cons by far, at least for me.
macos, markdown, screensteps
It may come as a surprise to some (many), but I’ve never really made effective use of TextExpander on my iPad or iPhone (TextExpander touch). I don’t do a lot of the things on my iPad which I do on my desktop, and the things that are similar often don’t support TE. When I want to write some Markdown quickly, I use Nebulous Notes with my custom macros. Lastly, my shell scripts don’t work on iOS, and most of my favorite snippets are, as you’ve seen, shell scripts.
ios, markdown, snippet, textexpander
I was featured on MacSparky.com today. Well, the home screen of my iPhone was, anyway. He mentioned a project of mine that I haven’t actually had time to blog about yet, so here’s a quick introduction. It’s called MarkdownRules, and comes in two flavors: mild-mannered and salty. You can choose which you get from the main menu page at http://markdownrules.com.
markdown, markdownifier, marky
Reed-Kellogg Diagrammer It’s SilverLight, and it’s butt ugly, but it’s so awesome. It automatically diagrams any sentence you give it, it with rollovers to tell you what each branch is. I’m having way more fun with it than I did when I was in grade school. Plus, my lexicon of dirty words is bigger, so the sentences are far more interesting. readown - Project Hosting on Google Code Just stumbled on this. It shows a preview of your Markdown file, and watches the…
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