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Multi-Site-Specific Search
Inspired by Macdrifter’s new NerdQuery, I researched how to perform a site-specific Google search on multiple sites. It’s pretty simple actually. Using the standard Google site-specific search operator...
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TextExpander: Best Practices
I had a conversation with a fellow Mac geek the other day about TextExpander, and he said he rarely uses it because he’s always forgetting the shortcuts. I thought I’d share some of my formatting...
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Search Netflix Instant Quickly on iPhone with Launch Center Pro
Sharing cool movies on Netflix Instant is ridiculously difficult, especially on the iPhone. Here’s how to do it quicker using the Launch Center Pro app. It’s ridiculously simple: just add a new...
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iTunes Affiliate Links on iPhone with Launch Center Pro & Drafts
Quickly create iTunes Store affiliate links on the iPhone using Launch Center Pro and this tip from David Smith (via Dr. Drang). Smith shows us that we can create user-friendly iTunes affiliate links...
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Create Simple Amazon Affiliate Links on iOS with Launch Center Pro & Drafts
Taking the info from Bob Lee on how to create simple Amazon affiliate links, I created a companion Launch Center Pro/Drafts action to generate these links on the iPhone and the iPad. Again, I used...
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Use 1Password with Fluid.app
Handy workaround for using 1Password with Fluid.app. Not as ideal as using 1Password natively, but since it seems Fluid.app doesn’t support extensions, the 1Password developers can’t do much about it....
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Hazel: Basic Sync
Over on the Noodlesoft Forums for Mac OS X automation utility Hazel, I found this basic sync recipe for setting up a folder sync. Sometimes it’s easier to get going with Hazel when you see an example....
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Switching Email to IMAP? Make Sure Other Devices Aren’t Deleting Your Inbox
If you are switching an email account from POP to IMAP, make an inventory of all the other computers, gadgets and devices that may be accessing your email via POP. All of them — iPhone, Androids,...
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Drafts URL Action: Search Netflix Instant
Simple URL Action for Drafts to use your text to search on Netflix Instant. Visit this page on your iPhone/iPad and click the following link to install in Drafts: Drafts URL Action: Search Netflix...
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Send To Dropbox – Email Files to Your Dropbox
Send To Dropbox – email files to your Dropbox. It’s free and works great. I’m confused at the lack of this kind of feature within Dropbox itself. Filed under: Geek Tagged: Dropbox, email, geek,...
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ClipMenu: Clipboard History Manager for Mac OS X
ClipMenu is a clipboard history manager for Mac OS X. I’ve tried a lot of others, both paid and free, but for me this one is a keeper. While not visually snazzy (and I think that’s one of the reasons I...
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Invoke Bookmarklets via iOS Keyboard Shortcuts
Interesting alternative method for invoking bookmarklets in Mobile Safari using iOS keyboard shortcuts. In short, you just add the bookmarklet URL as the phrase for a new keyboard shortcut, and then...
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Advanced Tips for Drafts App
Often advanced features in my favorite apps are tough to explain because they are so open to customization. Examples usually help. Here are some handy Drafts tips I’ve either discovered or created that...
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Automatically Create a Specific Folder Structure with Automator & Hazel
Here’s a handy method using Automator and Hazel to automatically create a specific folder structure within a folder. I use this for client projects, since they are always the same. With this setup, I...
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Append Text File With Hazel, Automator & Shell Scripts
I love the Drafts app for the iPhone, and I love automating stuff. The downside to using Drafts is that the workflows I’ve set up aren’t possible with any software on the Mac. I cobbled together some...
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Add Entries to Day One via Text File
I use this setup to automate the addition of new entries in Day One by saving text files via Drafts to Dropbox. You lose the location and weather info, but those can be manually added. The Mac app...
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Guitar Lesson: Learn the Pentatonic Scale
A friend with a new guitar and no experience asked if it was worth taking lessons. I told him it most surely is, but regardless everyone wants to solo and to do that you need to learn, practice and...
View ArticleAdobe Illustrator: Convert Illustrator Point/Path Text to Area Text
Handy Adobe Illustrator script that will Convert Illustrator Point/Path Text to Area Text as well as a script to do the opposite. Adobe Illustrator offers no way at all to convert between these two...
View ArticleExport All Photoshop Layers to Individual PNG Files
A very handy Photoshop script to export Photoshop layers to individual PNG files over at Graphic Design Stack Exchange. The script you want is the newest version, the link is in this comment. Yes,...
View ArticleSecure Input & Photoshop’s Hand Tool Spacebar Shortcut
If you are a fellow Photoshop user, and have experienced an unexplained loss of accessing the Hand tool using the spacebar keyboard shortcut, this may have been caused if you are running password...
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