Though there exists a CSS solution to do the same thing, this particular SIMBL plugin for Safari adds a configurable and intuitive microformats utility. One thing which may get annoying is the constant popping up of the “warning” window once a lot of websites start embracing microformats on every post or page.
One of the great features of the WordPress blogging platform is the ability to create new posts directly from an email message. In this particular example I’m creating this new article using my iPhone while sitting in a restaurant. Instead of using the web front-end to write the article, I’m using the phone’s built-in mail application to send text directly to a shrouded email address configured for the blog. This makes it very fast to post and requires much less mobile resources than a web interface.
Sent from my iPhone
Macromates‘ great text editing application, TextMate, contains powerful Ruby-based scripts to allow for simple language scope editing. The HTML bundle, in particular, contains many ready-made HTML snippets which can be inserted into your web development workflow with a simple TAB-trigger or key combination. For example, if I type img then hit the ⇥ (tab) key then TextMate will expand that into an actual XHTML image tag with selectable attributes. In fact, if you have text copied into the clipboard, then TextMate will automatically use that as the image’s src path. I’ve modified a few of these snippets myself, in order to have certain items fully comply with the XHTML 1.0 Transitional DOCTYPE. This is one of the greatest strengths of TextMate, because any snippet or command can be customized from within the application’s Bundle Editor. For now I’ll explain how to extend the functionality of the HTML version of Hyperlink Helper (Wrap Word / Selection as Link) command.
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There is a new cooler that is in the works to help cool down laptops to prevent throttling while playing high-performance games. A prototype docking station has been developed to air condition your gaming notebook! My MacBook Pro 17″ CPU cores get up to about 190 degrees F during World of Warcraft, even with fans full blast and while it’s on an iLap. This cooler may do the trick if adapted for the Mac.
While investigating a Twitter widget, I attempted to self-upgrade my old and incomplete WordPress theme and inadvertently hosed the entire thing so I’m back to the good old default look. Yech! I’ll try to have the new look running ASAP… stay tuned!