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if this then that

Posted on June 13, 2011 by jim — No Comments ↓

ifttt.com – short for if this then that – is a web app I am pretty excited about. They are still in BETA, but already looking absolutely fantastic. The concept is simple but ingenious – you can trigger actions from…

Adding Sugar to Espresso

Posted on June 13, 2011 by jim — 2 Comments ↓

I have just started using MacRabbit’s coding app Espresso, and found myself falling at almost the first hurdle: How the hell do you install plugins (called sugars)? The application’s Help menu includes a Get Sugar Plug-Ins link which points to…

How to skip files in the uTorrent Create New Torrent dialog

Posted on June 2, 2011 by jim — No Comments ↓

When creating a new torrent in uTorrent, there is a “skip files” field that has no obvious explanation as to how it should be used. I wanted to omit OS X hidden files (.DS_Store etc.) and found the key while…