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A Universal Clipboard Command for Bash

Apr 27th, 2015

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I frequently use in the shell to get output to the OS X clipboard. I’m constantly using , and figured it would be worth making a little easier, so I wrote this little function this morning. bash, macos, scripting, terminal

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Web Excursions for April 25, 2015

Apr 25th, 2015

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Web excursions brought to you in partnership with CleanMyMac X, all the tools to speed up your Mac, in one app. bookmarks

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Modifying Jekyll Post Data With Inline Tags

Apr 24th, 2015

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This post will only be of interest to Jekyll users, but if you want to start creating your own customizations to your Jekyll setup, this will be an easy start. jekyll, ruby

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MeisterTask for iOS and Apple Watch

Apr 24th, 2015

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MeisterTask, which I mentioned recently (also a previous sponsor), just launched the iOS version of their new productivity and project management tool. applewatch, appreview, ios, productivity

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Mighty Deals: Train Simple Expert Adobe Training [Sponsor]

Apr 23rd, 2015

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Thanks to Mighty Deals and Train Simple for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com. If you’re looking for a path to becoming an expert in Adobe apps and web design technologies, this is a great offer. Also check out their new resource for web design news at WebDesigner News. sponsor

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Sublime Text Tips for Markdown Table Editing

Apr 22nd, 2015

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I edited a bunch of MultiMarkdown tables in Sublime Text 3 yesterday, and by about halfway through I’d developed a pretty good system. I thought I’d document a couple of tricks for my own future reference, and for anyone else it might help. markdown, markdownediting, multimarkdown, sublimetext, texteditor

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OS X Shell Tricks: Speaking in Tongues

Apr 21st, 2015

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I have an always-on Mac mini that sits in the corner of my office. It toils away running staging servers for media, web development, and home automation. It also runs a lot of scheduled scripts. macos, scripting, shell, terminal

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Web Excursions for April 20, 2015

Apr 20th, 2015

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Web excursions brought to you in partnership with Setapp. Get access to hundreds of Mac and iOS apps for one low monthly subscription fee. bookmarks

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A Friday Freebie: Network and Database Icon Set

Apr 17th, 2015

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Vecteezy has provided BrettTerpstra.com readers with an exclusive set of free network and database icons for web and app developers. The set includes layered, vector icons in Illustrator (AI), Photoshop (PSD), EPS, and PNG formats. design, freebie, giveaway, icons

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VOX for iOS

Apr 16th, 2015

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VOX developer Coppertino released VOX for iOS yesterday, and it continues their tradition of amazing and beautiful software. I love VOX for Mac (previous review), and this new iPhone companion is a perfect complement. appreview, ios

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Love Writing With Desk App [Sponsor]

Apr 16th, 2015

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Thanks to Desk App for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! sponsor

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Movie Quote Lipsum for TextExpander

Apr 15th, 2015

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I’ve been feeling horrible about my lack of posting recently, so this morning I decided to make something to share. It’s an addition to my Lorem Ipsum set of TextExpander tools. I know, again with the Lipsum. lipsum, snippet, textexpander

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iOS Scanning and OCR With PDFpen Scan+ [Sponsor]

Apr 9th, 2015

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Thanks to Smile and their iOS scanning/OCR app, PDFpen Scan+, for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! sponsor

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CleanMyMac 3 Adds Robust New Features

Apr 7th, 2015

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For a long time I mistakenly associated CleanMyMac with MacKeeper in my head. The latter is awful, let’s not talk about them. CleanMyMac, on the other hand, has proven to be a powerful — and safe — tool for reclaiming disk space. Version 3 was released today and includes some powerful new features. appreview, macos, utility

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Web Excursions for April 03, 2015

Apr 3rd, 2015

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Web excursions brought to you in partnership with MindMeister, the best collaborative mind mapping software out there. bookmarks

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