Software Archives

  1. Best of Breed Android Apps

    My foray into the Android world has sent me searching for the best available apps for my various needs. Here is the set I’m currently using along with some general thoughts: Email: K-9 mail. The built-in IMAP client on the Droid 2 is fundamentally broken. It fails to move and delete messages on the server.…

  2. Twitter Tools OAuth Update

    I’ve finished researching the changes needed to integrate OAuth into Twitter Tools. The code changes are pretty straightforward and there is plenty of prior art and examples out there to reference. The technical implementation isn’t a problem. My concern is with the user experience of the initial install and set-up of the plugin. This would…

  3. Shaped by Our Tools

    One of the things I’ve enjoyed as the team has grown at Crowd Favorite is seeing how different developers utilize different tools to accomplish similar things. I’m an old-school BBEdit user but just about everyone else on the team is a TextMate enthusiast. I have favorable impressions of TextMate and own a license for it,…

  4. Killer App for iPad?

    The criticism of the iPad before its release was basically: what do I need it for? Having used it for a little while, I’m honestly not sure… Don’t get me wrong, I like my iPad, but I haven’t seen the (or even a) killer app for the iPad yet. I’m generally using my iPad for…

  5. Fool Me Once Browser Extension/App

    Wow, I need to remember never to come back here again. I know I’ve had this reaction more than once when landing on a site. Some web sites behave badly, it’s annoying. Eric‘s recent tweet reminded me of a conversation Shawn and I had a few months back. The idea is to create a browser…

  6. Mobile PwdHash

    I updated my PwdHash page to tweak the CSS for mobile (webkit) browsers. It’s not quite a replacement for a native app on a mobile device, but it’s a lot better than the desktop version was. Feel free to use it if you like. This post is part of the thread: Passwords – an ongoing…

  7. Wanted Browser Keyboard Shortcut: Focus to First Field

    I’d love to have a keyboard shortcut that would set focus on the first visible field. Y’know, for web apps/sites that don’t set focus properly when the page loads. My simple jQuery snippet works well for this – how easy would it be to turn that into Chrome and Firefox extensions? Little project for someone?

  8. Chromium (Mac) Testing

    I’m trying out Chromium (Mac) as my primary browser for a while. I’d been holding out for these things: Pukka support – the ability to launch an application from a bookmarklet. FlashBlock support – can’t imagine browsing without it anymore. PwdHash support Accesskey support Three out of four is close enough – I’ll keep composing…

  9. Save $28 on MobileMe

    Shawn helpfully pointed out that I could save a few bucks buy purchasing my MobileMe subscription through Amazon instead of directly from Apple. The only complication with this is that I got the info on Monday and my free trial was expiring on Tuesday. If I bought MobileMe from Amazon on Monday, I wouldn’t receive…

  10. Contact Sync Revisited

    Here I am about to pay $100/year for contact sync. I tried hard to avoid this, having tried pretty much every other solution out there, but none of them worked properly across several Macs plus a BlackBerry. In the end I just need contact sync that works, and so far MobileMe is the only one…

  11. Joyful Apps

    I’ve started building a list of applications that fill me with joy. LaunchBar – can’t imagine life without it. xScope – I don’t even use it that much, but when I do… so awesome. Pukka – I’ve been using Delicious as a central data store more of late. These aren’t all “must-have” apps, nor are…

  12. Replacing Utilities

    Over the last five years I’ve heavily used MailTemplate and shadowClipboard. Both are great utilities, and neither works right on Snow Leopard (and no upgrades in sight). As a result, I’ve found workarounds. Rather than move to different utilities for these features, I’ve tried to simplify. I’m already hopelessly dependent on LaunchBar, so coming up…