Posts catagorized 'Blogging'

Set the Background Color of Preview to Match Your Blog

I often use the Instant Alpha tool in Preview to quickly extract transparent images for use on MacMembrane. Here is a quick way to make sure your images look as good on your blog as they do in Preview.

MarsEdit Breaks its Silence with ‘Sent to Weblog’ Sound

Want MarsEdit to make a Mail.app like sound when it sends your blog post up to the web? No problem. Just use Growl.

A Quicker Way to Extract Application Icons Using AppleScript

An AppleScript to make opening an application’s icon in Preview a one click affair.

10 Unbeatable Shareware Apps for your Mac

Everyone loves freeware! But developers work hard on their creations, and giving everything away for free doesn’t pay the bills. Here are ten of my favorite shareware applications that I was more than happy to shell out a bit of cash for.

Precision Screenshots of Moving Elements in OS X

There are lots of ways to take screen shots in OS X. Here’s how to use screen recording software to capture precise frames of an animation in motion.

2 AppleScripts to Simplify Your MarsEdit Workflow

The biggest objection that one might raise about MarsEdit is its conspicuous lack of a WYSIWYG editor. When composing long and link heavy posts in MarsEdit, text-markup tags can begin to clutter your view and make it difficult to find your place when editing. Here are two AppleScripts to provide a solution to the problem.

10 Outstanding Freeware Apps for Your Mac (Part 2)

Excellent apps to add to your collection, each one is among the best freeware applications available.

Convert Your Mac Into a Blogger’s Dream Machine

My blogging career started almost simultaneously with the purchase of my first Mac a year and a half ago and it’s been a great experience so far. Below are the applications that I use daily to administer my personal blogging empire.

MarsEdit - Premier Desktop Blogging Client for the Mac

For me, MarsEdit is far and away the best blogging client for the Mac. From its easy setup to its Flickr integration, its worthy html handling to its post preview window, MarsEdit has become the premier tool in my blogging armory.

6 Reasons to Switch to a Desktop Blogging Client

A desktop blogging client allows you to write and publish blog posts without accessing your blog’s browser-based post editor. The benefits of using such an application, however, may not be immediately apparent to a lot of bloggers. WordPress’s posting window offers convenient tools to add links, apply formatting to text, upload and align [...]