I made a little bookmarklet this morning for cleaning up highlighted code blocks in web pages for copying into my notes. You just click it on any web page and all blocks and elements will be turned into plain text.
bookmarklet, code, javascript
I wasn’t planning to do anything with Marked 2 for Black Friday this year. More than that, really, I was planning not to do anything. Then I went outside.
markdown, marked, sale
Thanks to Clarify for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! I’ve been using Clarify for a long time, and I’m honored to have Blue Mango supporting this blog.
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I’ve mentioned WALTR before, and am a happy user of Boom 2—a great utility for boosting and eq’ing all the sound that comes out of your Mac. Add Elmedia Player PRO and Beamer 3, and you have a great kit for high-quality movie viewing on your Mac (and sending to Apple TV or Chromecast).
sale, video
It’s often useful to quickly see line numbers when viewing source code files. The command and related tools can display with line numbers. There’s also the command, but it doesn’t number blank lines and tends to mess up formatting. There’s are ways that are more flexible and better looking. Enter and .
bash, terminal, unix
I’ve partnered with global online learning marketplace Udemy to bring you a Black Friday $10 deal on 17,000+ of their best selling courses.
learning, sale
I frequently mention the capability of OS X to assign keyboard shortcuts to Services and other functions. At its most basic, though, the keyboard shortcut functionality can enhance and customize any application. As an example, Finder can be extended nicely for the keyboard-inclined.
finder, macos, productivity, quicktip
Today’s shell trick is for converting urls into valid shell paths. This isn’t a terribly common scenario, but I occasionally work with tools, especially in GUI applications, that output file urls and need to change something like:
bash, terminal, unix
It was on Systematic #133 with Rich Stevens where I was first introduced to Suction Cup Tape. I ordered a sheet before the podcast recording had ended. It was my own “pick of the week” soon after.
hardware, iphone
I consider Curio to be the most expansive brainstorming application on the market. With mind maps, lists, file links, notes, full project organization tools, and much more, it’s a complete productivity app. Version 10 just came out, along with a menu bar app for quick entry, and it continues to extend the capabilities of this powerhouse application.
brainstorming, macos, productivity, review
Thanks to Smile and TextExpander for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! As you probably know by now, this is one of my all time favorite Mac utilities, and I can’t imagine working on Mac and iOS without it.
macos, snippet, sponsor, textexpander
I have a guest post from Andreas Zeitler for you today. Andreas is one of the hosts of the German podcast Der Übercast, and I’m happy to share this handy trick for liberating your audiobooks.
audiobook, podcast, tips
