TextExpander: Catching Up with Really Fast Typists

TextExpander 2.1 this week. It now supports one-character abbreviations. If you use a delimiter to trigger your expansions, you can turn any letter or character into an abbreviation for a snippet. We also improved the performance and reliability for really fast typists. I say “really” fast, because I am a fast typist, and I never… Read More »

Guest Appearance on Your Mac Life

Your Mac Life, the Mac talk show of which SmileOnMyMac is a proud sponsor. I had the fun of being a live in-studio guest on the show, talking about SmileOnMyMac, how we got started and my favorite products. I also got to experience the thrill of riding around the backroads of Connecticut on the back… Read More »

Quick TinyURLs with TextExpander and AppleScript

improved AppleScript by JD Strong continues to work. Even David Smalley posted that he is using JD Strong’s AppleScript now. Also, if you want to see the step-by-step instructions for adding this AppleScript to TextExpander, Jeff Gamet just posted a great tip at The Mac Observer. ] I just came across this neat tip on… Read More »

TextExpander: Abbreviation Strategies

I just got a short tip from Austin in Carlow, Ireland: I have all my abbreviations ending with “z” so that there is little chance of them getting confused with a word I don’t want substituted. It makes them easier to remember, and not many words (quiz is the only one that springs to mind)… Read More »

SmileOnMyMac Featured on Jumping Monkeys

< ![CDATA[ Despite the craziness that is Macworld Expo Week, I had a chance to sit down on Wednesday with Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte on their podcast, Jumping Monkeys. The general theme of the podcast is “parenting in the digital age.” I recently launched a personal blog called The Favorite Aunt that focuses on… Read More »