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New Automator Actions beta 2

Posted June 12th, 2008 by Mike Piontek / Mac OS X

I’ve been working on some updates to my automator actions for a while now, and I figure this is a good time to finally kick them out the door. These new versions fix some bugs in Leopard and add a number of new features. Save for Web 2.3: - Added an option to save files in the same folder as the originals - Added an option to delete the original files after saving - Color profiles are now converted to sRGB before saving (with both Photoshop and Preview)—in particular Preview now handles… Read more »

Tense Code 3.0: a new look and iPhone support

Posted June 06th, 2008 by Mike Piontek / Design, Junecode

This entry is part of a series showing off the new features in Tense Code 3.0. Tense Code is a content management system that makes creating and updating web sites much easier. Tense Code 3.0 is in the middle of an extensive private beta test, and I hope to make a public beta version available later this month. This is a huge update and I’m really excited about it, so I thought I’d start posting about some of the new features. I’m pretty proud of this software—if you’re updating your site… Read more »

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Smart Widget Installer beta

Posted May 27th, 2008 by Mike Piontek / Mac OS X

If you use Delivery Status, the screen above probably looks familiar. I’m taking the installer out of Delivery Status and splitting it off into its own app. Why? For one, I think forcing the installer on people has made some think twice about trying Delivery Status. It has also caused problems for a few people, who then had to go through a complicated process just to install the widget normally. The new History button on the back of the widget also makes the installer less necessary—even if… Read more »

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Sending a web page as an email

Posted April 10th, 2008 by Mike Piontek / Design, Mac OS X

First off, let me preface this by saying that I don’t recommend sending just any web page by email. In general, email clients are much picker than web browsers and can vary quite a bit in how HTML is displayed. If simply sending a link will suffice, I’d recommend it. Otherwise you’ll want to use a page that was specifically designed and tested for emailing. If you’re sending out bulk email, it’s also preferable to use an application designed for this sort of thing (like Mailings for OS X)…. Read more »

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Block certain sites at certain times of the day

Posted April 02nd, 2008 by Mike Piontek / Mac OS X

It’s hard not to waste time on the internet. While I’m working during the day I tend to spend my idle time reading news feeds and posting on message boards. I don’t mind the former, but I inevitably waste far too much time on the latter. It’s become such a habit that it’s difficult to stay away, and once I get sucked in, a good chunk of my day blows by pretty fast. So I’ve come up with a way to block those time-wasting sites during my work day. This trick is somewhat advanced, but if you… Read more »

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