Sponsor: PDFpen for iPad (Aug 14th) A big thanks to PDFpen and Smile for their continued support. PDFpen for iPad lets you do amazing things with PDFs while you’re on the go. Check it out. Shell tricks: A time to kill (Aug 15th) Following up on my post about the command, here are some tricks for doing the opposite. ‘Delight is in the Details’ winners (and discount!) (Aug 18th) Check the post for a coupon worth 25% off your own copy of Delight is in the Details…
recap
I’m very aware that while many are impressed with my massive keybindings file, 99% of people who check it out shy away from ever implementing it. Even I don’t implement all of it. I thought I’d point out a few of my favorites that you can set up on their own in a more manageable way.
keybindings
I recreated most of my current GeekTool desktop in Übersicht this morning. Übersicht (which I found via Patrick Welker) is a potential GeekTool replacement which uses WebKit and Node.js to generate “widgets” on your dekstop. As far as functionality goes, it’s not much better or worse than GeekTool or NerdTool. However, being able to style widgets with HTML and CSS opens up quite a few aesthetic possibilities.
geeklet, ubersicht
Big news for everyone who entered the Delight is in the Details giveaway: Shawn has upped the number of available giveaways from three to five! So, out of the hundreds of hopefuls, here are the lucky few:
books, giveaway, video
I detailed the command in the last Shell Tricks post, so I thought I’d go over some tricks for doing the opposite next: closing and quitting apps.
scripting, shell, terminal
Sponsor: MindNode 3 (Aug 7th) A big thanks to MindNode for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week. If you’re looking for an elegant mind mapping solution for iOS and Mac with great sync, this is it. At least it’s not a telethon (Aug 8th) Thanks to everyone who’s helped out by offering some monthly support for the writing I do here! ezsnippets for Marked 2, text expansion on the fly (Aug 8th) A preprocessor script for Marked 2 (and a standalone System Service) that…
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I mentioned a bit ago that Shawn Blanc’s book, ‘Delight is in the Details’ has recently received a big update. I’m happy to announce that Shawn is giving away 3 copies of “The Complete Kit” to BrettTerpstra.com readers. That’s the eBook, the audiobook, interviews, videos, and more ($45 US value).
books, giveaway, video
I’ve mentioned this before, but wanted to do an official post now that Clarify fully supports Markdown and has become a great blogging tool.
appreview, apps, macos, markdown, review
First, I’d like to thank everyone who’s responded to my “pledge drive.” It’s encouraging, and I appreciate all the new subscribers and the ideas that have been shared with me for adding value to the proposition!
marked, scripting
First, I’d like to thank everyone who’s been supporting me since I went independent. Every time I see the $3-12 monthly donations come in, I’m grateful for you.
personal, support
OnTop, a new calendar and task manager app, recently came out for iPhone. It offers natural language processing for creating new tasks, iOS Reminders integration with location based reminders, native notifications and alerts, and a clever interface with gesture-based actions.
appreview, appstore, giveaway, ios, iphone, productivity
