My problem with double-clicking the Text tool is that I usually need the Select tool to fine-tune alignment after I enter text. So what I do is create one text box, fill it with some sample text, get the font settings I want and then copy that text box to the clipboard. Then I just stick with the Select tool, pointing and pasting wherever I want text and then editing and adjusting. If you find yourself needing to switch between the Text tool and the Select tool often while filling out a form, this could save you time and mousing!
Indie+Relief: Mac Developers Raise Money for Haiti
Approximately 150 independent Mac and iPhone software developers have pledged to contribute their sales for the day of January 20th to Haiti relief. The effort is called Indie+Relief. SmileOnMyMac will contribute the sales of PDFpen and TextExpander to Mercy Corps and Doctors Without Borders. The needs in Haiti are immense. Its capital lies in ruins, as many as 200,000 may be dead, and survivors are increasingly desperate for food, clean water and shelter. Check out Indie+Relief. You’ll find an incredible collection of software from the best Mac and iPhone developers and your purchases will help ameliorate a dire situation.
Shorten your URLs with TextExpander and Clicky.me
< ![CDATA[ TextExpander comes with an Internet Productivity suite that contains URL shortening snippets for a variety of services including bit.ly and is.gd. One of the newer services that I just discovered is called Clicky. Clicky is a Web analytics package that makes tracking how people are finding and using your Web sites a breeze. As part of the package they also offer a URL shortening service called clicky.me.
I’ve started using clicky.me for all my shortened URLs, and of course I need a TextExpander snippet to do that. The snippet takes any URL that is on your Mac’s clipboard and runs it through Clicky’s API to generate a shortened URL that you can paste into Twitter, Facebook or anywhere you so desire.
Note: You do need a Clicky user account, which is free for low volume users.
Read on for instructions on how to use this snippet.
Smile On Friday With 50% Off
Here’s a great deal on “Black Friday” that you don’t have to get up early or stand in line for: 50% off all SmileOnMyMac software products – one day only! The coupon code is SMILEONFRIDAY. Follow this link to our store, and the coupon will automatically be applied. The discount applies to Family Packs too! The Productivity Suite and upgrades are excluded. The discount expires on November 28, 2009.