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Wytze van Mansum - Industrial Design Engineering
The Cannondale Dutchess: a concept bike based on an updating of the classic Omafiets Dutch bicycle. I hope this goes into production as it looks as if it would be a terrific commuting bike.
bike  cycling  design 
8 days ago
Plot.io - Data Visualization made Fast, Fun and Easy
This looks potentially interesting. I use R for analysis and plotting graphs as a rule but this might be handy for quick plots.
statistics  data  web-app 
5 weeks ago
Brew Methods — Home
An enormous collection of methods of making coffee in different styles and with different apparatus (Aeropress, Chemex, Turkish etc.)
coffee  howto 
10 weeks ago
Screenfly by QuirkTools — Test Your Website at Different Screen Resolutions
Useful webapp for testing website layouts at different screen sizes.
web-design  web-app  html  html5 
october 2011
A Low Impact Woodland Home
Oh my. A Hobbit house which is also eco-friendly and low impact. I would love this. Then I could live like a Hobbit as well as looking like one!
architecture  green  eco 
october 2011
Quick Tip: This command line trick is tops - Brett Terpstra
I had no idea about the command 'tops', which performs batch search and replace operations on text files. It seems much more accessible to me than other similar tools.
commandline  apple  text 
september 2011
org-mode In Your Pocket Is a GNU-Shaped Devil :: dot unplanned
I have dabbled with org-mode, so this sad story is familiar, but you could substitute just about any other tweaky, option-laden system and it would be equally apt. These are all rabbit holes I have fallen down.
emacs  geek  org-mode 
august 2011
My Name Is Me | Supporting your freedom to choose the name you use on social networks and other online services.
Interesting commentaries on the value of pseudonymous or other chosen names online, and on online identities generally. This is interesting to me for obvious reasons!
identity  social-network 
august 2011
Red Sweater Blog – Restore Safari’s Downloads Keyboard Shortcut
Restore the ability to toggle the Safari downloads popover window using a keystroke in Lion. Also works very nicely in a Keyboard Maestro macro.
applescript  lion  osx  tips  safari 
july 2011
Tips and Tricks for Keyboard Maestro
Some useful tips, updated for Keyboard Maestro 5. I particularly like the 'Roll a Hyperdice' macro.
mac  utilities  automation  scripting 
july 2011
Marked: MultiMarkdown preview, everywhere
This is a great new application which does one thing very beautifully: it previews a dropped markdown file, and updates when the file is saved. You can have the window open next to your editor window, and get a Markdown preview plus word/character/line count for free, with any editor.
macosx  markdown  editors  apps 
july 2011
Edward Tuftes Slopegraphs
Very interesting discussion of Edward Tufte's rarely-used 'slopegraphs'.
statistics  visualization  data 
july 2011
Leanpub
eBook self-publishing made easy, by the look of it.
book  kindle  pdf  publishing 
june 2011
Egg Freckles | Burning A Lion Boot Disc
One to squirrel away for July: how to burn a Lion boot disc using the App Store download. There are times when I'm travelling and don't have internet access that being able to reinstall from a DVD or USB stick would be vital.
macosx  lion  howto 
june 2011
extradite.vim: a git commit browser
Browse commit log for current file within git (works with fugitive)
git  vim 
june 2011
A Web-to-Evernote Workflow that Works Everywhere
I had no idea that you could share to other services in Instapaper when you 'like' an article. This is really handy. The only drawback is that it doesn't seem to preserve the original link of the article in the way that clipping from a webpage directly does.
notes  evernote  mac  instapaper  bookmarking 
may 2011
Forkbombr Guest Post: Markdown is the new Word 5.1
I agree with this wholeheartedly, except that I use pandoc to convert my Markdown - it's more flexible and can do sophisticated things like citations and tables effortlessly. The only sticking point is having to convert it to Word to share it with colleagues.
markdown  writing 
may 2011
Laptop size, weight, and power
Good summary of the strengths of the MacBook Air, and getting a computer that does what you actually need it to do.
apple  laptop  macintosh  from instapaper
may 2011
Safari Pinboard Extension // chipwreck
I've tried a few Safari extensions for adding pinboard.in bookmarks, but this is the best (apart from the dedicated Delibar extension).
pinboard  safari  extension 
may 2011
Subtle Patterns | High quality patterns for your next web project
The paper patterns are particularly nice.
web-design  html 
may 2011
PopSearch - Safari Extensions by Canisbos
A very handy popup search box for Safari, which lets you define your own search engines.
safari  search  extensions 
april 2011
Solarized - EthanSchoonover.com
This is a beautiful palette of colours for Vim, terminals, the Apple colour picker and many other applications. Both the light and dark schemes are very good, consistent and legible without being tiring. Recommended.
vim  terminal  colorscheme  colors  from twitter_favs
april 2011
Pinboard CSS style - Brett Terpstra
A very nice custom stylesheet (use with User CSS in Safari), specifically for Pinboard. Makes it a lot more attractive, but just as usable.
browser  css  pinboard 
march 2011
A List Apart: Articles: CSS Floats 101
A straightforward guide to using floats in CSS. This has always confused me, but I think I finally understand it now after reading this.
css  web  webdesign 
march 2011
Terminally Geeky: use automatic login more securely
Set up your Mac to login automatically, but also immediately start the login window: the result is that your applications start up and update in the background, but you are not leaving your machine open to any one who does not know your password. Seems like a decent compromise.
macosx  security  hacks 
march 2011
SoyWiki
A clever and clean wiki implimentation which runs in vim and uses git for revision tracking.
wiki  git  ruby  vim 
february 2011
TrackChanges - Collaborative editing in LaTeX
"TrackChanges is a package for collaboratively editing LaTeX documents. It allows multiple editors to make changes and add annotations to a document. These changes and notes will be color coded by editor and added to the compiled document. The TrackChanges GUI allows the author to quickly find and accept, reject or modify the suggested edits."
latex  writing  collaboration 
february 2011
PTLens
Tool to correct lens distortion of various kinds, like barrel and pincushion distortion. It has a standalone application and a plugin for Aperture.
photography  software  tools  plugin 
february 2011
Sublime Blog Sublime Text 2: Public Alpha
A new cross-platform text editor. Though it is still in alpha with a few inevitable rough edges, this seems to have a lot going for it. In many ways, it combines the best features of Vim with those of Textmate. The 'Goto Anything' feature, and the way selections are handled are particularly nice. I'm on a Vim jag at moment, but I'll be watching this with interest.
programming  editor  text  tools 
february 2011
Protovis
Open source library that uses JavaScript and SVG to render graphs and visualisations without a plugin. There are some lovely examples of what you can do with it: graph pr0n.
code  javascript  graphics  web-design 
february 2011
earth and living: viking shoes: a tutorial, sort of
How to make leather Viking shoes. These look fun, and the end result with felted socks look very comfortable. I'm quite tempted to try making a pair.
shoes  crafts 
february 2011
Instapaper Beyond
Neat Safari extension which adds keyboard control (and some extra functions) to the Instapaper website. Unobtrusive, but very useful.
safari  extensions  macosx 
january 2011
carlhuda/janus - GitHub
"A MacVim Distro". Includes and sets up a number of useful plugins for MacVim and sets up a configuration to ease users of GUI editors like TextMate in to using vim with a gentle transition.
vim  macvim  macox 
january 2011
Caring for Your Introvert - The Atlantic
For anyone who knows an introvert (or is an introvert).
psychology  social  from instapaper
january 2011
This is Your Brain on Vim
This is funny, and fits well with my experience of Vim (though I'm an only an intermediate level user). It's true that Vim is a little bit addictive, and you keep finding yourself coming back to it.
vim  editors  funny  from instapaper
december 2010
A little Strongspace bash-fu | Strongspace Blog
Strongspace is really storming at the moment, with some great usage tips and exciting developments for the strongspace gem. This is a great tip for a bash function (also works for zsh) to quickly share a file to your public space.
cloud  strongspace  filesharing 
december 2010
Good and Bad Procrastination
I hadn't come across this when I wrote my piece on doing the Hard Things first (http://rousette.org.uk/blog/archives/do-the-hard-thing-first/), but this is a great essay on getting your priorities right.
gtd  productivity 
december 2010
Brett Terpstra - Notational Velocity ALT 1.0 release
A fork of the main Notational Velocity release with some nice added features like built-in Markdown preview and widescreen format.
software  macosx 
december 2010
Mac Must Have: Hazel | The Brooks Review
I bought Hazel and while ago, and have been meaning to blog about it. This is a very eloquent explanation of the beauty and usefulness of Hazel. I have a Hazel rule (using Applescript) which imports PDF files placed in a 'Receipts to File' folder on my desktop into a Receipts group in DevonThink Pro, then trashes the original. I use that a lot.
software  macox  productivity  from instapaper
december 2010
Vector & Custom Shape Social Media Icons by Gedy Rivera
Great set of icons, which can be customised, for only $5.
web-design  icons  social-network 
december 2010
I, Reader by Alexander Chee - The Morning News
Great article about reading, books and ebooks. I like books as physical objects, but only because I associate them with the pleasure of reading. It's the actual text which counts, and anything which helps you to read more and read more comfortably has got to be a good thing. We've also got a similar bookshelf problem in our house...
books  reading  ebooks  from instapaper
december 2010
Tower - The most powerful Git client for Mac
This looks very impressive. Git is pretty easy to use from the command line, but I can see the benefits of having a well-designed gui for the commands which you use less frequently, or are easier to use visually.
git  macosx  software 
november 2010
The Glif — Glif for iPhone 4
A cleverly designed chunk of rubberized plastic that allows you to connect your iPhone 4 to a tripod, or just prop it up at a couple of different viewing angles. It is now available to buy.
iphone  tripod  photography 
november 2010
Shiny Droplets with a shot of Espresso!
If you use a variety of text editors, these droplets are very handy.
macosx  software  bookmarks 
november 2010
Safari Extension for Delibar | Shiny (Frog) Blog
Simple but effective Safari Extension to send the current page to the Delibar app.
macosx  extension  safari  pinboard 
november 2010
Printopia - Share Your Mac's Printers to iPhone and iPad
An easy, no-configuration way to print to any printer (or PDF or Dropbox) from an iOS device which is on the same wifi network. Looks nifty, though I haven't ever felt the need to print from my iPhone so far.
macox  iphone  ipad  printing  software 
november 2010
Disqus Custom CSS Styling in 3 Easy Steps
An easy guide to styling Disqus comments using a custom CSS stylesheet.
webdesign  css  disqus  blogging-tools 
november 2010
Where does the time go? Time Sink knows!
New application from ManyTricks which tracks and reports on the time you spend in different applications.
productivity  gtd  software 
october 2010
Ident Engine
"Without much conscious thought, most of us have built identities across the web. We've filled in profiles, uploaded photos, videos, reviews and bookmarks. The Ident Engine uses semantic web API’s to bring together these web footprints." Interesting idea: allows you to publish a 'lifestream' from your activity on various social websites on your blog, but currently requires a fairly good knowledge of javascript/jquery to do so.
javascript  jquery  coding  webdesign 
october 2010
MacSparky - Blog - Keyboard Shortcut for "Save as PDF..." in OS X
This is incredibly useful. I use Print to PDF all the time, and this shaves a bit off that time and means I don't need to use the mouse. Perfect.
macox  pdf  tips 
october 2010
Gregable.: Why you should know just a little Awk
A good introduction to some useful features of awk. I don't use Unix tools like this nearly as much as I could/should.
command-line  linux  unix  programming  text 
october 2010
FollowUpThen: Free, Fast and Simple Email Reminder
Interesting free service which will send you a reminder email after a given interval when you include [time-interval]@followupthen.com as a recipient on an email.
email  gtd  web-app 
september 2010
Coming Home to Vim / Steve Losh
Detailed article about Vim on MacOS X, with some great tips about the most useful plugins and settings.
editor  macosx  coding  vim 
september 2010
Sugru | Hack Things Better
Versatile silicon putty that cures and hardens on contact with air, but also sticks to a variety of surfaces. I can think of a load of uses for this.
crafts  diy  hacking  hacks 
september 2010
Bread and Milk - Autoblography
Stuart is trying to learn Brazilian Portuguese and finding it hard. Very hard. I can totally sympathise, as my efforts have been even more lame. Whenever I try to pronounce a word, I cringe inwardly, imagining how mangled it sounds to the person listening. If you can't even really hear what a sound is supposed to be, it's very hard to reproduce it.
language  brazil  portuguese  funny 
september 2010
Make Your Own Moleskine-Like-Notebook
A useful and detailed guide to making handmade notebooks. I've been thinking about this a bit recently, because I'd like to make notebooks with my own choice of paper and re-usable, durable covers.
diy  howto  notebook  moleskine  craft 
august 2010
10.6: Fix a broken Services menu on the fly - Mac OS X Hints
I've had this happen quite a lot on one Mac: you just get the 'Building...' message when you try to open the Services menu, so this tip is very helpful. I've put the command in an Automator workflow, or I'll forget it when I next need it.
mac  tips  commandline 
august 2010
An interview with Michael Lopp : The Setup
I love reading these things, probably because I am incredibly nosy. I'm right with him on the indespensibility of LaunchBar.
mac  utilities  hardware  software 
july 2010
Hyperbole and a Half: Dog
A tale of a mentally challenged dog who doesn't know what to do with stairs, and apparently can't escape from a blanket. Hilarious, and the drawings are adorable.
funny  pets  from instapaper
july 2010
iPhone 4: the Ars Technica review
In depth (and mostly positive) review of the iPhone 4.
iphone  apple  review  technology  from instapaper
june 2010
Today's Guardian
Beautifully clear and usable layout of the articles in each day's Guardian, created by Phil Gyford. It even has h,j,k,l navigation to go foward/back articles and scroll each article up and down. Squee!
news  webdesign  api 
june 2010
notepad.cc - a piece of paper in the cloud
A simple but useful service to save and share bits of text online. No sign-up or logging in involved, though you can choose to password protect your snippet.
collaboration  text  sharing  notes 
june 2010
Creating an article in HTML with Tinderbox
A very clear tutorial on using Tinderbox to create HTML. Covers the basics, but also goes in to some more advanced techniques. You can download the template and files used at GitHub.
tinderbox  html  tutorial  writing 
june 2010
theunraveler's Pinboard.in-Safari-Extension at master - GitHub
This is a handy Safari extension for posting to Pinboard.in, though it doesn't do anything the existing bookmarklets don't so far.
extensions  safari  macox  browser  bookmarks 
june 2010
briancarper.net :: Emacs isn't for everyone
Thoughtful discussion of the trials and tribulations of learning Emacs. I've found it very hard to get to grips with properly, or at least to the same level of proficiency as Vim.
emacs  editors  from instapaper
june 2010
Safari Extensions
Collection of Safari extensions for the new Safari 5. I expect that extensions will really flourish over the next few months.
safari  macox  browser  apple  extensions 
june 2010
Witch · Many Tricks
Looks like a nice update to Witch. I use Spaces pretty extensively.
apple  mac  software  macosx 
may 2010
Iconfactory : Home : Filing a Flight Plan
Interesting insight into Iconfactory's changing design process for Twitterrific. I think that the market for a good Mac client is still wide open, despite Twitter's acquisition of Atebits, so I'm glad to see that Iconfactory have concrete plans to redevelop Twiterrific for the Mac.
macosx  software  twitter  development  from instapaper
may 2010
Academic writing extensions to Markdown
A ruby gem utility which adds various academic manuscript related syntax features to Markdown, and helps to pre-process files for later conversion with something like Pandoc. Looks interesting.
academic  ruby  markdown  pandoc  writing  tools  software 
may 2010
Pandoc - About pandoc
This looks like an amazing utility, giving very comprehensive conversion of text from/to a myriad of different formats.
text  latex  markdown  utility  haskell  linux  macosx 
may 2010
One Thing Well
This looks like a nice collection of simple, but capable, applications for a variety of platforms. I found quite a few I hadn't heard of before.
software  command-line  linux  macosx 
may 2010
Real World Haskell
Free online book on Haskell. The paper version is published by O'Reilly.
programming  linux  coding  haskell  learning 
may 2010
Dropbox - ArchWiki
Using Dropbox with minimal window managers that don't have a dock/panel area, and when you don't use Nautilus as a file manager. It's pretty easy with the latest forum release, but this guide is handy for setting it up properly, including adding it as a daemon.
linux  archlinux  dropbox  cli 
may 2010
Automounting USB sticks in ArchLinux
Now that I'm back using ArchLinux and (newly) using bare-bones window manager XMonad, this is a very handy tip. Though typing 'mount /mnt/usbstick' isn't so bad.
linux  archlinux  tips 
may 2010
Smoking Catnip
I can't imagine that it does much for humans but my cats get really stoned on it.
cats 
may 2010
jQuery Masonry · David DeSandro
This looks like an interesting project. I confess that I've always had trouble wrestling with floats.
jquery  javascript  css  webdesign 
april 2010
MoviePeg™ — the no-hand iPhone stand for movies and more
iPhone stand, made in the UK. Looks simple but effective, and works portrait or landscape mode.
iphone  stand  accessories  apple 
march 2010
Luma Labs
A fairly simple, sling type camera strap on which the camera slides for easy access. Looks like quite a nice way to keep a camera close at hand but secure. A bit expensive, but it looks well-made.
photography  camera  accessories  strap  shopping 
march 2010
gleeBox: Keyboard glee for your web
If you're a Firefox or Chrome user, this is an amazing extension to bring a LaunchBar/Quicksilver type of interface to web browsing, adding some very useful commands along the way.
firefox  chrome  extension  browser  mac  keyboard 
march 2010
The Paradoxical Academic: Menticulture Blog
"The most impressive management skill is to be able to hold and argue in favour of two contrary, exclusive and irreconcilable positions at the same time." Amen, brother, amen. Great piece that made me nod my head in agreement the whole way through: the problem with being an academic in a nutshell.
academia  thoughtful 
march 2010
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