Here’s the final installment of my favorite stuff from 2015, the very late edition. This covers the “everything else” category, but be sure to check out my lists for Mac and iOS.
books, review
I wanted to share a quick note for anyone with basic to intermediate Python skills. Udemy has an excellent deal on their course “Python for Data Structures, Algorithms, and Interviews” which covers all of the major data structures and algorithms you should know when looking for a job in the field. It also includes resume creation, social profiles, and mock interviews for preparation.
programming, python
Continuing my very late “best of 2015” series, here are my top iOS (including Apple Watch, Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad) for last year.
apps, appstore, ios, ipad, iphone, review
Ok, so it’s the middle of February, 2016 and I haven’t published my yearly “best of” lists for 2015. I had drafts started in November, but life happens.
apps, macappstore, review
I tweeted about the 2.5.3 release of Marked 2 a couple of months ago. Overall, it’s been a popular update, but a mysterious crash for a non-trivial portion of users consumed some time. I’ve finally solved it1, and pushed out the 2.5.4 update to direct customers. A note for MAS customers in a bit.
markdown, marked
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…
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