AppleScript: Using Unicode the Sneaky Way

MacOSXHints.com

In my daily workflow, I often use AppleScript. Sometimes I need to use symbols in, say, TextEdit. Usually, you would open the Character Palette. But I found an interesting way to use AppleScript's power to insert Unicode characters using the «data» format…

24 May 2010

10.6: Service to filter selected text using a shell command

MacOSXHints.com

Here's a little OS X service to filter selected text (from any application) through a shell command. This can be handy for performing quick operations, like replacing text with regular expressions, sorting lists or swapping fields around. Grab the Filter…

24 May 2010

iPad apps we'd like to see

Macworld

We've shown you some of our favorite iPad apps. Now it's time to list the iPad apps we want to see: the ones we use regularly on our iPhones that haven't made the jump to the iPad.

24 May 2010

It's official: Steve Jobs will deliver the WWDC keynote

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Filed under: WWDC Apple issued a press release this morning officially announcing that Steve Jobs will deliver the WWDC keynote on June 7th. The sold-out event will take place in San Francisco at the Moscone Center's West building, and Jobs will kick…

24 May 2010

Shared code management

inessential.com

We have five Cocoa apps at NewsGator: TapLynx, Social Sites, and three versions of NetNewsWire. They share code. (You may not have heard of Social Sites. Written by Nick Harris, it’s an iPhone client for our Social Sites enterprise social networking app.)…

24 May 2010

Agile Web Solutions takes over development of Knox

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Filed under: Software Years ago I started using Knox for securing files, folders and drives. It's an easy and very secure way to keep your private files private. This week, long-time developers Marko Karppinen & Co. handed it over to Agile Web Solutions.…

24 May 2010

Universal back button?

inessential.com

On ollicle.com appears an extension to my idea about URL schemes on iPad: a universal back button on Macs. Very interesting. I like it.

24 May 2010

ETVComskip and PyeTV are great add-ons for EyeTV

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Filed under: Software As Erica mentioned earlier, Elgato's EyeTV hardware/software bundles will let you record your TV programming, either over the air or via your cable/satellite box depending on the exact product and setup you have. The latest hardware…

24 May 2010

Sync Wars: Address Book vs. Google Contacts

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Filed under: Internet Steven Frank from Panic has outlined several important differences between the way that Address Book (on Snow Leopard) and Google Contacts manage data. This is on his personal website. He's quick to point out that it is not meant to…

22 May 2010