This is an in-case-you-didn’t-already-know tip, and is probably common knowledge to anyone who started writing YouTube scripts after v3 of the YouTube API came out. The gist is that in addition to the tiny thumbnail images that have always been available at a url containing the video id, you can also get a range of qualities and sizes.
code
Day One 2 is out1, and I’m very happy to say that the team there has offered an easy way to keep Slogger working with it. If you’re not familiar with either, check out Day One on the App Store and Slogger in my projects.
macos, slogger
Workflows for animated GIFs (Jan 19th) If you want to use animated GIFs on a blog, or already are, here are some tips for capturing, editing, and optimizing them. I updated the GIF tag plugin for Jekyll as well. Quick reminders from Terminal (Jan 22nd) A Bash script for creating quick, short-term alerts/reminders while working in Terminal. HoudahSpot 4.1 (Jan 25th) My very late review of the update to this excellent file searching tool for Mac. Macstock 2016 (Jan 26th) I’m…
recap
I always loved attending Macworld, and almost entirely because of the people I’d meet and friends I’d see. Until yesterday, I thought the days we could all get together for some Mac love with a ton of my favorite Mac people were over. Then I was informed that a new conference (this is the second year) called Macstock was running. I’m so out of the loop.
conference
I’m months late in writing about HoudahSpot 4.1, which is odd because it adds the one feature I’d always wanted: the ability to save HoudahSpot searches as Finder Smart Folders. I’ll get to that in one second. Full disclosure, Houdah has sponsored this blog, but this review is 100% unpaid and prompted by love.
apps, macos, review
Here’s a script for creating simple delayed alerts from Terminal. It doesn’t use system notifications, Calendar, or Reminders, just the , , and commands (making it Mac-only), and optionally LaunchBar large text display.
bash, terminal
I’ve found animated GIFs to be useful both on my blog and in README files. There are many ways to create them, but most suffer from issues with cropping and resulting file size. I’ve found some great solutions, though, and I want to share them with people who currently create GIFs and those who might find GIFs useful for their own needs.
productivity, screencasting
I posted a quick update to my GIFTag Jekyll plugin. The plugin allows Jekyll to display a clickable poster image for animated gifs without forcing the user to download it on page load. The updated version no longer requires an external play image, instead generating the overlay using CSS only.
jekyll, plugin
