4 Aug 2010

Installing Markdown as an OS X Services Menu Item Using Automator

Posted by in Geekery, Mac, tips, tutorial | 9 Comments

I just had a quick look around the web for ways to install Markdown translation as a Service (i.e. available from the Services menu) on my Mac. Most of the hits I got seemed to be quite old, and involved hacking about with an existing service for another text converter. So, I experimented. And the […]

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11 Jun 2009

Why Toodledo’s Downtime Isn’t Bothering Me

Posted by in Geekery, Observations | 4 Comments

Today, Toodledo.com, my to-do list service, has become Toodledon’t .com. I got a hint of trouble when my normal overnight email of my task “hotlist” wasn’t waiting in my Inbox this morning, and a quick visit to Toodledo’s site confirmed that there was indeed a problem. Instead of the normal, pleasant Toodledo interface, there was […]

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