LaunchBar actions for url encoding and decoding

I usually get up an hour or two before I start my work day and "play." Playtime usually results in half-finished scripts and deleted git branches, but sometimes I do something simple and useful (to me

Quick Tip: Multi-browser hotkey with Choosy

Riffing on my AppleScript to toggle an app between foreground and hidden, and inspired by Daniel Jalkut's script to toggle multiple Twitter apps, I wanted a way to do something similar with web brow

Quick tip: AppleScript application toggle

From my hat full of stupid Mac tricks:

I use a lesser-known (and very old) program called Spark for defining most of the keyboard shortcuts on my system. I have a shortcut for every one of my most

Answer Skype with a hotkey

If you use Skype and happen to be as clumsy as I am, you may have run into this at some point: you see a call come in, you fumble for your headset, you go back to your mouse, find the cursor on your b

HomeControl: Local Mac control for iPhone

I tried out a tip recently for controlling a Mac via Mobile Safari on your iPhone, and it got me thinking, which is often dangerous. I put together this little web app today as a proof of concept (tha

Clear sticky Growl notifications with a keyboard shortcut

I ran into a question yesterday that didn't seem to have an obvious answer: how can I clear a stack of sticky Growl notifications using only the keyboard. It's not been any secret that I'm a fan of ke

Taskpaper Date Scripts

4 quick scripts for TaskPaper users tonight, specifically for handling dates quickly. If you've used my other TaskPaper scripts, you know you can use natural language to set start and due dates, and t

EverSave revisited, now with session restore!

Safari 5 has brought several solutions for managing lists of open tabs, from the simple (like my TabLinks extension) to full session-management capabilities (see the beautiful Sessions extension). How

Fun with MarsEdit, part I

I'll be the first to admit that I get a little obsessed with projects that aren't really going to improve my life all that much. Those projects can be fun to blog about, though, so I present you my br

Delicious bookmarks and OpenMeta tags

There are quite a few things I love when it comes to my Mac. I love Spotlight. I love OpenMeta tagging. I love Evernote. I love being able to collect information from any source, and find anything I'v

A few scripts for TaskPaper users

I've been using Things for task management lately, mostly because it has a decent iPad app. I really do love my iPad... however, I often use TaskPaper from Hog Bay Software for weekend to-do lists and

Save Safari tabs to Instapaper

I posted a way to save your Safari tabs to Evernote, which I've found is generally a great way to save bookmarks. It syncs automatically to your other computers and your iPhone, and it's fast and easy

Saving Safari browsing sessions to Evernote

I primarily use Safari for web browsing, mostly because it's smoother and faster than Firefox, and the Web Inspector is just as useful as Firebug. As time passes, I end up with a lot of web pages open