I was just writing an AppleScript to look up words on the excellent NinjaWords and decided to post it in case someone else needs something similar. Since one snippet of AppleScript is not a very meaty post, I’ll throw in a couple extra.
Look up word on NinjaWords
Select a word and copy it to the clipboard. [...]
Update 2: New versions of several of these apps have been released. Things are a lot better.
Update:I’ve had feedback on this post from O’Reilly both by email and in the comments. Both Andrew and the other O’Reilly representative I’ve been in contact with seem sincere when they say that these apps will be updated with [...]
This article was cross-posted on ria.creuna.com.
Hear ye; Codesmiths and Script Artisans. Nay; Hear ye all who labour with keyboard and mouse, for you owe a debt to the singular person we commemorate today.
Ahem. On this day, the 10th of december, a shockingly large number of years ago the First Programmer was born. If this story [...]