I started this post a while ago, before I realized that Timing would be sponsoring the blog later this month. So full disclosure, Timing is sponsoring the blog later this month. This is a handy trick either way, so I’ll go ahead and post it as… value added?
applescript, automator, bunch, developer, nvultra, scripting
Thanks to TableFlip for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week. This app is one of the coolest task-specific Markdown tools I’ve seen in years, making editing MultiMarkdown-style tables in your documents truly painless. I’m honored to have their support this week!
appstore, editor, macappstore, macos, markdown, sponsor, tools
As noted by Michael Tsai, in the Xcode 11 beta release notes, Apple notified us that scripting runtimes will be removed from “future versions” of macOS. I previously linked Dr. Drang’s thoughts on this as well:
automator, macos, python, ruby, scripting, shell, tools
I’ve had this happen with several apps — some apps more than once — and maybe you’ve seen it: the app has been manually granted permissions under System Preferences->Security & Privacy->Accessibility, but still fails to access features, especially the clipboard. This kills functionality in apps like LaunchBar and PopClip. Checking the permissions always shows they’re enabled, and the apps don’t seem to detect any issue; most of them notify you if they don&…
macos
Thanks to PDFpen for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! If you do anything more with PDFs on your Mac than just read them, PDFpen is your tool. Read on for why!
pdf, sponsor, tools
I found a bug in Bunches, the LaunchBar Action for Bunch that I posted on Monday, and have uploaded a fix for it. The cache time is reduced to one day, and it uses LaunchBar preferences to locate your preference file rather than depending on the script environment. It should work now, but let me know if you have any problems!
bunch, launchbar
Ok, this one is a little embarrassing. You know how I often refer to myself as a mad scientist? This is what I’m talking about.
automation, macos, niftymenu
