CECILY.info

If you’re like me and are a fan of Coda, the one-window web editor from Panic Software, but you’ve bemoaned the lack of default code clips included with the package, then you’ll be very happy to hear about Coda Clips, a repository of code snippets that can be added to the software. It would be better if you could download the snippets as a file and simply import them into Coda, but alas, you’ll have to copy and paste them instead.

You’ll find snippets for CSS, Expression Engine, JavaScript, PHP, HTML, and WordPress code. Sweet.

I was reading Daring Fireball’s Firefox 3 vs. Safari 3 comparison (I too have gone back to Safari for daily browsing) when I encountered Gruber’s complaint about Firefox’s lack of support for the OS X system-wide dictionary feature: 

Firefox doesn’t support the system-wide dictionary. In Safari (and most other apps), you can hover the mouse over any word and use Command-Control-D (by default) to display the definition of that word right there in the current window.

Do what now?

So I had to try it out, and when I did, my jaw hit my desktop. 

Am I late? Did you know this was possible in OS X?

Predictably, most widgets for OS X’s Dashbord are US-centric, so imagine my great pleasure over stumbling across Fandango’s movie widget for Leopard.  

You get a gorgeous rotating display of movie posters right on your dashboard. After you configure it for your location (Vancouver, yay!), you’ll only see posters for films that are playing in your area.
Read the rest of this entry »

I just found out about ScreenSteps, a utility that promises to simplify the software documentation process. Anyone who’s done this for a living knows how difficult it can be to keep track of all your images, annotate them properly, and create a concise, easy to follow document that can be used by a variety of audiences. ScreenSteps promises to make this less of a chore.

Read the rest of this entry »

I thought I’d try something new. Instead of writing a blog entry that details how I fixed a problem, I thought I’d make a video and post it for your viewing enjoyment.

Read the rest of this entry »

If you, like me, found yourself unable to upload photos to Flickr using their Flash-based uploader after upgrading to Leopard (OS X 10.5), worry not: Adobe has released an update to Flash Player 9 that fixes an issue with Flash uploads. It’s probably a good idea to uninstall the player before upgrading, unless you’re like me and prefer to live dangerously. I didn’t uninstall first (didn’t see the link initially) and I’m happy to report that I’m able to upload just fine. Still, don’t let my bad practices influence you – uninstall first, then upgrade.

A while back on my tumblrblog I posted a link to a tutorial that shows how to use Textmate to create blog entries. Textmate has completely eradicated any need for BBEdit in my life and has eclipsed Coda for the time being because of PHP syntax completion, but I digress. When I first tried this, I was using WordPress and wasn’t able to get this to work properly, but now that I’ve switched to MT4, I thought it was time to try this once more. I discovered a few things in the process:

• MT has two passwords; the user password and the webservices (API) password; and
• For whatever reason, I had to log in with MarsEdit and use it to fetch posts before Textmate would do it successfully.

Read the rest of this entry »