Tower, the makers of the eponymous Git client, have a history of providing design-oriented products in addition to their elegant app. You may recall the Developer Manifesto poster I ran a giveaway for last year. Their latest product line is a fantastic followup.
apparel, charity, design
If you get into the kind of automation I offer on this blog, or maybe wish you did if it weren’t for all the coding, then Shortcuts on iOS is either on your radar or should be. And David Sparks has just the thing.
automation, automator, ios, shortcuts, video
Back in 2015 I wrote a little utility called mdless for previewing Markdown files on the command line. It performs some basic formatting fix-up, and then highlights the various elements of a Markdown document, paging it out in your terminal. While it’s been popular via Hacker News and StackOverflow posts, I hadn’t really updated it much since the release.
markdown, mdless, terminal
Thanks to TextExpander for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com again this week! I’m setting up a Mac mini from scratch, and TextExpander was the third app I installed. I never start using a new machine without it.
snippet, sponsor, textexpander
I had the pleasure of being the guest on Taking Control: The ADHD Podcast this week. Episode 400, which seems like a big one, numerically. I’m duly honored.
adhd, interview, mentalhealth, podcast, podcasting
I’ve been a bit too busy to get much content out the last couple of weeks, but I did want to take a second to point out some changes (improvements, hopefully) I’ve made to this site over the last couple of months. Mostly because I think they’re kind of cool and I know few people will ever notice them.
css, search, social, tools, webdesign
I’ve been considering a general “Why I love MailMate” post for some time now, but it keeps seeming like an overwhelming project. So instead, I’m going to focus on one small part. I’ve talked a bit about Bundles a couple of times before, so for now, let’s talk about one of my favorite topics: tagging.
email, gmail, icons, keybindings, macos, mailmate, marked, reading, shortcuts, tagging
I got up a bit too early this morning. I finished a sprint on a freelance project but wasn’t ready to dig into my other big stuff yet. That stuff’s for after 5am. Before 5am is Bunch time. As promised, I haven’t written a blog post for every update, but you can find the full list of recent changes in the changelog.
bunch, shortcuts
Thanks to TextExpander for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! TextExpander remains the most-used utility on my Mac, helping me out pretty much every time I type anything. So all the time, really. If you haven’t already checked it out, follow the link at the end for 20% off your first year.
productivity, sponsor, textexpander
The nvUltra private beta now has about 500 users putting it through its paces, and is rapidly nearing readiness for shipping. There are still a few major hurdles to jump through, and we’re sifting through user feedback — deciding what’s a valid feature request and what needs further clarification in our driving philosophy. I can’t put a solid date on release yet, but I have fond hopes of a late August release. Much to do before then, though, and you probably know how my…
keyboard, markdown, nvalt, nvultra, search, simplenote
Thanks to MacUpdater for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! I started using it recently and found it to be a good replacement for MacUpdate Desktop. It finds everything and is smart and safe about installing updates. Happy to have them on board!
sponsor
Elle and I got back from Macstock 2019 (a.k.a. Macstock 5) on Monday. We stayed an extra day to spend some time in Woodstock, the wonderful little Illinois town that is host to Macstock (or close enough, it’s actually in nearby Crystal Lake).
macstock, personal
A while back I switched this site into high-privacy mode, switching to SSL and removing Google analytics and click-based advertising. I’ve been happy with the results, including using Fathom for analytics.
personal, privacy, security
