MOSX Tumblelog

Hi, I’m Andreas (G+, Facebook). This is my personal blog. I used to write a lot about iOS and Mac apps only, but then decided that I should share my learning experience and my journey. Stuff that is hard for me. Now I focus on productivity, spirituality, sport and exercises, overcoming beliefs, and meditation. Generally stuff that I’m up to and things that were going through my head for some time. Understand German? You can read a really great interview how I roll here.
You can find my personal iPhone and iPad homescreens here.

On MOSX I used to publish tutorials and reviews of OS X and iOS apps in English and German.
Now I produce animated explainer videos, custom screencasts, and app previews only. Read my free book 10 Tips for Creating Engaging Product Videos.

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Alfred tip: Create new text files fast

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Sometimes I need a quick way to create a new text file with text that is on my keyboard. I used to use a script for LaunchBar, which I can run from Keyboard Maestro as well.
The quickest solution, that also removes all formatting, I could come up with was this:

pbpaste > ~/Desktop/new_textfile.txt


But here’s the thing: Do you have Alfred (with Powerpack) installed? Then do this:

  1. ⌘⌴ (My shortcut for Alfred)
  2. ⌘, (preferences)
  3. Features → Terminal/Shell
  4. Click the little plus icon:
    • Title: Paste clipboard to desktop
    • Description: Creates a new (plain text) file on desktop from clipboard contents.
    • Keyword: pastedesk
    • Command: pbpaste > ~/Desktop/{query}.txt

{query} is optional, but gives you the option to even set the filenames’ name.

This is so great, that I even made a ugly little icon with Skitch and Acorn for it! (Not that I intend to do a screencast of one those apps in the near(er) future!)

For black themes:

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For white themes:

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(Of course I have black theme. Green font on black background to be exact. I wanted to have at least one program with this kind of color setting.)

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