While it’s never really caught on with any of the larger publishers, CriticMarkup is a great tool when working on edits between collaborators using Markdown or other plain text formats. It lets you specify insertions, deletions, substitutions, and comments, all with the option to include attributions, timestamps, and other notes.
criticmarkup, markdown, review, texteditor
Six months ago I mentioned LizzyTape as a fix for slippery iPhones. I wanted to add a quick update to this recommendation, as it’s still the handiest iPhone accessory I’ve ever purchased.
hardware, iphone, review
ShinyFrog has offered 10 Image2icon licenses to BrettTerpstra.com readers. Enter the random drawing below for a chance to win a code that unlocks all of the advanced features of Image2icon ($9.99 value).
giveaway, macos
I have a lot of aliases and functions in my terminal, in addition to the plethora of UNIX commands. If I’m not sure what the source of a command is, getting info on it can require multiple tries. First a check, then a or command to see if it’s custom, then a to see if I misspelled something, and so on. I eventually decided to just write an automated way to sift through those possibilities.
bash, terminal
Associate, a new app from the creator of Blink, makes generating affiliate links for Amazon products on iOS a breeze. Blink is a tool for searching and creating iTunes affiliate links, and Associate takes all of the things learned from making Blink and applies them to Amazon.
appreview, ios, ipad, iphone
Today I thought I’d share a trick for offering retina (@2x) images on a blog where you don’t always have high-res images available.
apache, code, jekyll, webdesign
I’ve been exercising a lot lately. As my issues with getting the meds I need have started to seem hopeless, I began using long walks to clear my mind. It helped. I lost 10 pounds and started being able to get about 60 solid minutes of work clocked per day, which is a huge step up from a few months of being able to handle about 30 minutes (elapsed) and not enough time to actually complete anything.
personal
