February 2012
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Updated StacksCleanup.app
I was getting sporadic reports from users that the the StacksCleanup app the I released last week was not working properly. I finally realized that all these users were still running Snow Leopard. I have found the small issue that was causing the issue on Snow Leopard and have fixed it. This latest version now works with no problems in Snow Leopard and Lion. It should also work for any users still...
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Utility for Syncing App Data via Dropbox
I have a cool new utlity to release today! DropboxAppSync is a simple utility that will relocate any Application’s Support folder to your Dropbox account so that it can be shared across multiple Macs. I initially developed this so that my cusotmers could easy share their DomainBrain database and Rapidweaver Stacks across multiple machines. However, I quickly morphed the application so that it...
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DropboxAppSync v1.1 Update
Download DropboxAppSync v1.1 Now
The response to my release of DropboxAppSync this week has been awesome. People are really enjoying the benefits that it’s bringing them. I have received some really great feedback and have the first update ready for everyone. Thanks to Brett Terpstra for his blog post that brought some great insight into things as well. Here is a list of the enhancements…
The...
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Important Note on Stack Updates Coming
NOTE: The updates referenced in this post will be released sometime on Friday, February 3rd (aka tomorrow). I am publishing this blog post a day early so that you have time to review it.
Since Stacks 2 launched in December, I have been going full steam ahead with new product releases and updates. But as you know, Stacks 2 has so many amazing features that I just had to dive in and add as many as...
January 2012
5 posts
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I'm on fire… 6 new stacks!
Earlier this month I said that I had 12 awesome stacks to release this month. I have already released 9 stacks this month. And if you can do some simple math, this means that I have developed a few more additional stacks to bring the total to 15! This last set of stacks is actually pretty exciting (not that I am biased or anything). Lets dig in and see all the new goodies we’ve got...
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Image Warehousing in Stacks
Ever since the dawn of my development in Stacks, users have wanted to warehouse the images used in my many image stacks. Now that Stacks 2 is here, I have more elaborate APIs where allowing this is now possible! I have one new free stack today as well as 9 really good updates to existing image stacks.
In case you are new to this topic, image warehousing is the process of storing your images on an...
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Monitor your websites with Siren
Siren is definitely like no other stack out there. Siren will monitor any url and tell you when its down. You can also have it verify that certain content exists on your webpage and alarm on that. It displays alarms to the browser as well as it can email you! This is a great tool to monitor and alert both you or your clients when a site goes down.
For more info, head over to the Siren Product...
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3 New Bargain Stacks
I have 3 stacks that are all do one small thing but do it very well! All of the below stacks are available now on my store for only $0.95.
Date Time
Date Time will dynamically display today’s date or the date that your webpage was last published. You can chose from over a dozen different date and time formats. It also supports localization in 25 different languages! You can also style the...
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5 Free New Stacks
Last month was one of my biggest releases of all time. I released 8 new stacks and most of them were big ones. They are big elaborate stacks that rival plugins in the amount of setting and configurations available. However, my list of small simpler stacks was growing. So this month I have 12 stacks to release. All of them tend lean towards the simpler side of things. Today I am going to release 5...
December 2011
4 posts
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Reflections on 2011 and Some Holiday Cheer
I think that this year flew by faster than any other year in history. Personally this has been one of the biggest years of my professional life! Here are a some of the highlights…
When I joined the rat race, I had set a goal to be on my own by the time I was 30. It overwhelms me when I realize that I actually hit that goal! I got out of the rat race and have been a full time indie developer...
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Apps for Water
I am happy to announce that we participating in Apps for Water. All sales of DomainBrain today will be donated to Charity: Water. Charity: water is a non-profit organization that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. 100% of public donations directly fund water projects.
We are also giving 20% discount on DomainBrain. Simply use the discount code appsforwater.
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Speech Bubbles Rewritten for Stacks 2
I had a support case today for Speech Bubbles and decided to go ahead and completely rewrite it for Stacks 2. Enjoy! You can get the update via Stacks 2 sparkle. This is a free update to all current owners.
stackupdates:
SpeechBubbles - v2.0.0
New! New version built just for Stacks 2!!
New! 15 new gradient styles to choose from.
New! Full drop shadow control.
New! Control over padding and...
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Stacks 2 Launch Special
More than likely, you already know that Stacks 2 has been released as a public beta. I have to say that Stacks 2 is going to knock your socks off! It has a completely new user interface. The settings HUD, that we all know so well, has been replaced with a nicely organized settings pane. In addition to all stacks that we love we now have Stacks Templates and Stacks Media. If you would like a nice...
November 2011
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WatchI am sure that you are aware of Stacks 2 right? http://yourhead.com/stacksbetabetabeta
Here is a quick video overview of how to update stacks with Stacks 2. I released over 60 stacks myself this past weekend in preparation of launch day. There will be a lot more to come soon. Stay tuned…
This video is also available on my podcast along with many others. You can check it out at...
October 2011
4 posts
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Learning to work with Auto Save →
One of the biggest complaints that I see from people is that in Lion, Save As is gone. Yes its gone and it does require a paradigm shift on how you work with your documents. I think that once you understand how the system works, it will click for you. MacWorld wrote a great article on how to make the shift to Auto-Save. You should read it.
Learning to work with Auto Save (via macworld.com)
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Live shows lose, Postcasts win!
As you know, I have been doing 2 live webcasts every Wednesday and Friday. I have been getting a ton of great feedback form users and they are really loving it. However, since I released my shows on iTunes, the attendance of the live shows has plummeted to an average of 3 people. The reason for this is that I guess people enjoy watching the shows on their time. I can’t blame them, I do the...
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Remembering Steve Jobs
Back in 2005 I walked onto the Apple campus at 1 Infinite Loop for the first time. I was a consultant and I had my Dell Windows laptop in hand. When I got to my desk, I was warned that I would not be able to put “that thing” on the network! I was introduced to my first iMac. From that day forward, I went Mac and never went back! (Sorry, had to say it!) I worked at the Apple campus for...
September 2011
2 posts
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Hipsum & Lipsum TextExpander Snippets
I use Lorem Ipsum all the time in order to fill in sample content for new webpages, document templates, etc. Its pretty much the de-facto standard out there for filler text. There is even a great little Mac app called LittleIpsum that helps you gerneate ipsum text as well. I used this app along with my own static text snippets for a long time until I read a string of awesome blog posts from Brett...
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Samurai has been unleashed!
It was almost 2 years ago when I first saw CU3ER. It was an AMAZING flash based slider that did phenomenal animations. It did things that no one had ever seen before. I tried for a very long time to turn CU3ER into a stack. However, with some technical hurdles and a very hefty licensing fee, I had finally given up. Until just a few days ago…
I came across the Slicebox jQuery library that brought...
August 2011
4 posts
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XtendingEd: Is it OK to use Loads of Stacks? →
xtendinged:
I just ran across this thread in the RapidWeaver Forums that asks the question about using “loads” of Stacks. ( See original thread here. ) What I’ll share here is “one sided”, the responses by the man himself - Isaiah Carew - the Stacks plugin developer… “There is no harm to making your…
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Acquiring DomainBrain
If you have been following me, then you know that I have been working on expanding into the Mac app market. Well, today I am happy to announce that I have acquired DomainBrain 2 from One Button Mouse. DomainBrain fits perfectly into my existing product lineup and I think that you are going to LOVE IT!
If you are at all like me, you own bunch of domain names or maybe you manage your clients’...
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
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Speeding Up the MAS
If you use the App Store app, you may notice that it’s really slow to load lately. It may even be beachballin’ you as well. Thanks to @ayalman30 for forwarding over this solution that seemed to work like a charm for me.
Here’s how to fix things:
Quit the Mac App Store with Command + Option + Q
Open Keychain Access from the /Applications/Utilities folder.
Open the Keychain Access Preferences...
July 2011
13 posts
Tipogram →
nikf:
If you’re looking for some font-face-embeddable and vector icons, this Tipogram set looks rather handy. It’s $24.
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Fix the UNDO in Mail.app when using Gmail →
This has plagued me for as long as I can remember using GMail IMAP. When you delete an email from your inbox and then hit ⌘Z to undo, the email disappears FOREVER!!! Apparently, there is a setting in GMail IMAP to fix this. I don’t know when this was added, but its about time!
Check out the solution at How to Fix the UNDO command in Apple’s Mail.app when using Gmail
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Even Geekier Window Resizing →
You probably know that Lion sports new window resizing! However, there are some really nice resizing variations through using key modifiers. Just try resizing your window while holding down the option or shift keys!
Check out the full story at Red Sweater Blog – Even Geekier Window Resizing
New Totem Tabs Graphic Pack for RapidWeaver →
gamrcobestudios:
We wanted to kick off our new RapidWeaver section of the site with a nice pack of free graphics! First of all if you use RapidWeaver then you have probably heard of the Stacks Plugin from YourHead Software which allows you to have a nice library of third-party stacks to increase the…
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Sigtastic - An HTML Signature Utility
Note: Sigtastic currently does not work on Lion. I am working on an update. Stay tuned…
In the first episode of my MacTech Webcast, I reviewed a bunch of tips and tricks for managing email and newsletters. The tip on how to create beautiful HTML signatures within Mail.app spurred a lot of hype and comments. The process is rather complicated and can be boiled down to 2 main steps.
You need to be...
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3, 2, 1… Liftoff!!!
Liftoff is a countdown stack that will always launch on time! As soon as the timer reaches zero, the timer itself will be hidden and your desired content will be displayed! All of this happens dynamically so your users don’t need to worry about refreshing the page.
This is the same stack that I use on my Live Webcast Page! Its a great way to count down to an event or your next huge...
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Awesome Totem Update! →
I just released an awesome update to the Totem Stacks. It adds a bunch of all new customization options, including custom navigation buttons!Check out the details.
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Exposé - The Ultimate Lightbox Experience
The Exposé stacks are the best lightbox stacks that you will find out there. The two stack in this set should cover all of your lightbox needs!
Exposé
Everything about this stack is customizable. The contents can be what ever you want, just drag whatever stacks you want in there: video, image, text, it will take whatever you throw at it! This stack supports the traditional lightbox with a...
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Reflections On Scroll - v1.1 Update →
I just released a nice update to the Scroll Stack. It adds Reflections to your photos as well as other great features and fixes. Check out the details.
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New Tumblr API v2!! →
I am excited to see that Tumblr has released a new API. I will get cracking ASAP in order to see if these new APIs can be used to improve my Tumblr Stack even more! I am off to get my OAuth Application Key now…
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New Comment Stacks
One of my longest standing stack requests has been to do a Disqus comments stack. Since I recently got myself acquainted with Disqus through my Tumblr Stack, I felt it was time. However, I also just added Facebook comments into the Tumblr stack as well. So today I want to introduce you to the new Comments Stack set!
The new Comment Stacks will allow you to easy add wither Disqus or Facebook...
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Major Tumblr Stack v3.1.0 Update →
I just released a huge update to the Tumblr Stack. It adds tons of great features and fixes. Check out the details.
June 2011
4 posts
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Summer Vacation for Live Shows
As many of you are probably aware, I am spending the summer with my wife’s family in Brazil. I am working full time on development and all the other things that fill up my day while I am down here. However, I am sad to say that my internet connection here just is not good enough to support a quality live webcast. I have spent the better part of today tweaking settings in order to improve the...
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Big Summer Sale & News
It’s now officially summer! Kids are home all day, and if yours are anything like mine, are probably trying to play video games all day. For some reason my son does not want to learn how to do support tickets!
Anyways, I thought that I would kick the summer off with a bang and have a HUGE sale. Here is what is going on…
Maczot!
It’s been a while since I did a Maczot sale, so I...
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New Scroll Stack
I would like to introduce you to my new stack named Scroll. Scroll loops through your images in an smooth and elegant fashion. You can customize the way that Scroll will loop through your images. It can either scroll back and forth from left to right or in an infinite loop. Scroll also has a navigation bar that will allow your visitors to scroll through your images even faster.
Scroll is a...
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Thank You… My WWDC Surreal Moment
So this morning I had a pretty surreal moment. I was sitting at Pete’s coffee eating a breakfast sandwich, sipping my cup-o-joe and watching everything going on here in downtown San Francisco. Pretty much everyone walking around was heading to work in their business attire getting ready for another day of the rat race. I was thinking that just a few months ago, that was me! But today I am...
May 2011
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What do you want to learn?
For 4 weeks now, I have been testing out doing regular webcasts. I have been getting some awesome feedback from attendees and have to say that I have been having a lot of fun doing them. I have tried a couple different formats for the webcasts since I started and think that I have settled on streaming through my won website through Justin.TV. With this method, it makes it very simple for users...
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New Tumblr Stack is AWESOME!!!
Don’t let the fact that this is a stack fool you about on how powerful the Tumblr Stack is! This stack makes it feel that you have an entire blogging application installed on your site. Even though your blog is hosted on Tumblr, your visitors will have no clue about that. The Tumblr Stack gives you the look and feel of a native blog. Go ahead and have a look for yourself. I have been using...
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Just release it... MAS here I come!
Me: Hey look at my cool new app! It's simple, but it works well.
Isaiah: You should release it.
Me: But I still want to add features X, Y & Z...
Isaiah: That's what updates are for!
Me: Hmmm, you are right! MAS here I come!!!
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New RSS Feed Link Stack is FREE!!!
The RSS Feed stack will link as many RSS feeds as you want with the web browser. It does not place any content on your page. It simply alerts the web browser about RSS feeds available. Browsers such as Safari, then place links your the feeds in the address bar. A snippet comes installed with this stack for pages that are not built with Stacks.
Go pick it up now for FREE!!!
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Protect your images with Image Safe
Have you ever wondered how people display images on the web that cannot be copied? Well now you can with the new Image Safe Stack! To achieve this, all you need to do is drag and drop your image onto the stack and you are done! Image Safe supports all of the out of the box image adjustments as well as a few additional settings like rounded corners. It will even preserve links that you added to...
Bunch of Stack Updates!
stackupdates:
I have had a bunch of stack updates that have been done for some time and I just have not had the chance to release them. Well today we had a Stack update party and released a whole slew of updates.
Browser Reject - v1.5.0
Speech Bubble - v1.1.0
Rows - v1.5.0
PowerGrid - v1.0.3
Cooliris - v1.6.0
TipTip - v1.4.0
Delicious - v2.1.1
Last.fm - v3.0.1
Google Maps - v1.0.4
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GoSquared or not to GoSquared? Do we really use...
With the launch of Rapidweaver 5, the Realmac crew setup a great new partnership with a rising star in the web analytics game named GoSquared. Since I launched my new site last month, I have been using their service and have to say that it TOTALLY ROCKS!
The GoSquared user interface for viewing trends is what I have always wanted: Its slick, fast and beautiful! Every metric is represented in it...
April 2011
7 posts
WatchMy buddy KaL Michael did a superb job on designing the icon for the new Totem Stack. Its definitely one of my favorite icon designs now! KaL made this awesome video of the stages that the design went through. Its very cool!