If anyone is still looking to get into Bluesky, I’ve got a couple of invite codes you’re welcome to use. First come, first serve!
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Oh no. I’ve just realized that I’ve been using en dashes (–) where I should have been using em dashes (—) for years and nobody told me. And I love en — well, actually — em dashes. I may never recover.
I just released version 2.0 of the ‘Save Podcast Show Notes’ shortcut! Get it here from the HeyDingus Shortcuts Library.
Nearly a complete rewrite! Now you can choose how to save the notes (task and/or note), and which apps to use (Things/Reminders and Drafts/Notes). Plus a sweet new setup flow.
🆕📝 Tiny Awards Wants Your Vote for the Slickest Mini Internet Project
There’s some seriously impressive stuff going on with these finalists. Voting ends Thursday!
🆕📝 Quick Tip: Use CleanShot X to Pin and Edit Any Image
TIL that I can start working with any image in CleanShot with a single right-click.
I just released version 1.1 of the ‘Convert Text and Post to Threads’ shortcut! Get it here from my Shortcuts Library.
Can’t stop, won’t stop. It now accommodates posts containing a single URL by relocating it to the bottom, where it can be removed in Threads while retaining its nice link preview.
🆕📝 Shortcuts Tips: Techniques Behind the ‘Convert Text and Post to Threads’ Shortcut
It took five hours to write and nobody asked for it, but here’s how I built my shortcut for posting to Threads.
Thanks to @rmondello@hachyderm.io, this video is my new (old) obsession.
We don’t have kids, so our fur babies reap all the benefits of my wife’s and my nurturing instinct. An Instagram ad got me for this chase-around, problem-solving bowl for treats. Looks pretty fun!
I just released version 1.2 of the ‘Shuffle HEY World’ shortcut! Get it here from the HeyDingus Shortcuts Library.
It pulls up a random blog post from a random HEY World Blog. This is an update to bring it in line with my new style guide for the library.
I just released version 1.4 of the ‘Amazon Affiliate Linker’ shortcut! Get it here from the HeyDingus Shortcuts Library.
Cleans up tracking-laden Amazon URLs and adds your Affiliate ID to the end. Minor update to bring it in line with my new style and remove the Amazon Smile bits since that’s dead.
Four really good previews:
Killers of the Flower Moon youtube.com/watch
Foundation, Season 2 youtube.com/watch
Wonka youtube.com/watch
Napoleon youtube.com/watch
You ever pull that muscle (two muscles?) that results in both your chest and upper back feeling super tight? Can’t lean forward, can’t lean back. Both hurt. 10/10 would not recommend.
🆕📝 Ongoing Sale at the HeyDingus Store
Want $5 off one of my shirts or phone cases, plus free shipping? Well, I want to give it to you! Use this code: K8QWSGPK47
Introducing the ‘Convert Text and Post to Threads’ shortcut! Get it here from the HeyDingus Shortcuts Library.
For the Threadheads (sorry EU folks 😢) who post to multiple networks. This converts a Markdown-formatted post into a Threads-friendly one, complete with auto-threaded image descriptions.
🧵 iOS 17 (et al.) Beta Impressions Thread:
The new little growing text magnification loupe animating out of the text selection handles is delightful!
I cannot wait until we close on our house so that I can delete the Realtor.com app, and also all the hundreds of emails I have gotten from them. Multiple every day. 🙄 That will be my reward for buying a house. Along with the house, I suppose.
Not sure if this a MacStories Mastodon server issue (cc: @alex@macstories.net) or a Micro.blog one (cc: @help) but I feel like I need to follow both these accounts to see everything. Also, not sure which account to @ in order to reach their mentions. Any ideas?
I was today years old when I learned this emoji picker interface exists for the split keyboard on iPad (mini, at least).
Hey @viticci@mastodon.macstories.net any ideas why Apple Frames would leave the background transparent (preferred) for a group of three screenshots, but add a white background for pair of them? 🤔 Example in this post.
🆕📝 Might Threads Instigate Instagram’s Unraveling?
Some rumination on the future of Instagram in a post-Threads world.
Version 1.0 of the ‘Open Threads App’ shortcut has been released! Get it here from the HeyDingus Shortcuts Library.
The first in a series of Threads shortcuts (stay tuned), this is a simple flow that opens the Threads app if run from an iPhone or iPad. It’s best used as a step in another shortcut.
🆕📝 The Best-Looking MagSafe Stand Out There
Stick a USB hub in there, Belkin, pretty please!?