Posts catagorized 'Productivity'

The Infinite Scroll

Unlimited Google search results on a single page.

Keyboard Access to All OS X’s Dialogue Boxes

You don’t need to reach for the mouse when OS X throws a multi-button dialogue box at you.

5 Things in My Dropbox

Dropbox is a service/application that lets you sync files, folders or whatever with an online server and, by extension, between your Macs. Here are a few things that I keep synced between my two Macs with the help of Dropbox.

Get the Word Count of a TextEdit Document in Growl

Add a simple feature to TextEdit via AppleScript and Growl.

Distraction Free Writing with TextEdit and BackDrop

TUAW has a neat little write up on using TextEdit plus BackDrop to make a minimalist, distraction free writing environment. I quite like the idea, so I wrote up an AppleScript to automate the process.

Replace Inquisitor in Safari 4 Beta with TextExpander

The only thing I miss about Safari 3 was its compatibility with Inquisitor. Here’s how to get your custom searches back using TextExpander.

Quickly Extract a Shortened URL for Anything on the iTunes App Store

I download and try lots of apps from the App Store. When I like one enough that I want to broadcast my find to the world, my first stop is Twitter. Here is the fastest way I know of to get App Store links onto the clipboard in a Twitter ready format.

Scripts and Tricks for Twitterrific

While we wait for a power user release of Twitterrific, here are a few of my own tricks and scripts that make the little app more usable for me.

Search Your Delicious Bookmarks from Safari’s Search Box

Add a custom search of your Del.icio.us bookmarks to Safari and access it via the keyboard.

Use GeekTool to Display TaskPaper Lists on Your Desktop

For all my good intentions, I need my todo list staring me in the face or I won’t get a thing done. After a recent update to 2.0, I’ve gone back to TaskPaper for my simple list management. Here’s how I use GeekTool with TaskPaper to keep my todos where I need them most.