Non-fiction published on Beckism.com

  1. April 2024

    1. Parameter escaping for IN queries using Django raw SQL cursor (, , )

  2. July 2023

    1. Homemade lemonade concentrate (, )

  3. November 2021

    1. Dice efficiency in Ashes Reborn (, )

  4. April 2021

    1. A beginner’s guide to Ashes Reborn (, )
    2. Archetypal strategies in Ashes Reborn (, )

  5. November 2016

    1. Espresso 3 beta is out! (, , )

  6. April 2015

    1. The tragic internal consistency of Steins;Gate (, )

  7. December 2014

    1. Editing preference files in OS X 10.9 and 10.10

  8. September 2014

    1. Hohokum, and the final three hidden eyes (, )

  9. June 2014

    1. Mexican hot chocolate chip cookies (, )

  10. December 2013

    1. Custom file extensions and Espresso 2 (, , )

  11. June 2013

    1. First impressions of Mojang’s Scrolls (, )

  12. November 2012

    1. Goodbye, Nal ()

  13. October 2012

    1. Introducing my book log ()

  14. August 2012

    1. Whither webOS? (, )

  15. July 2012

    1. Archiving tweets using IFTTT and Dropbox (, )

  16. June 2012

    1. Shuffling files around with Dropbox (, , )

  17. May 2012

    1. Buying Adobe Photoshop CS6 (or not) (, )
    2. Affiliate Me Not (, )

  18. April 2012

    1. VoodooPad 5 released (, )
    2. Organizing and packaging an Enyo 2 app (, )
    3. Learning to code (, )
    4. My first iOS app: TapWatch (, )
    5. Slicy 1.0 (, )

  19. February 2012

    1. Orange tapioca pudding (, )
    2. Updated site theme ()

  20. December 2011

    1. Authors you should read (, )

  21. October 2011

    1. Handy.sugar and Espresso 2’s JavaScript API (, , )

  22. September 2011

    1. Little red playhouse ()

  23. August 2011

    1. HP, webOS, and looking to the future (, , )
    2. Why you no sync with Box.net, TapNote? (, , )
    3. Loving my HP TouchPad: a biased review (, , )

  24. July 2011

    1. Migrating from Mojo to Enyo on WebOS (, )
    2. HP’s TouchPad: the App Catalog at launch (, , )
    3. Introducing TapNote 1.4: TouchPad edition (, , , )

  25. June 2011

    1. Espresso 2.0 pre-release version is out! (, )
    2. Why nothing Apple does should surprise me (, )

  26. April 2011

    1. Introducing TapNote 1.3 and TapNote Lite (, , , )
    2. Remotely debugging WebOS apps with weinre (, , )

  27. March 2011

    1. Why did two buttons take so long? The backstory behind TapNote 1.2 (, , )
    2. TapNote 1.2 for WebOS: now with Dropbox sync! (, , , )
    3. Mariner Software, I’m calling you out ()
    4. Say “hello” in Linkinus (, )

  28. February 2011

    1. Two-finger, animated power scrolling in your WebOS app (, )
    2. What is blogging (, )
    3. I am done wasting money on Adobe software (, )
    4. We need Internet Explorer (, )
    5. From iPhone to Palm Pre: a comprehensive review (, , , )
    6. Spammers want to protect me from spam ()
    7. Love letter to WebOS (, , )

  29. January 2011

    1. NSString format specifier cheat sheet (, )
    2. Personally applicable (, , )
    3. Beckism.com, version 4 ()

  30. October 2010

    1. LEGO Universe: the good, the bad, the unfulfilling (, )

  31. September 2010

    1. Splitting a string into lines in Javascript ()

  32. August 2010

    1. Houses and hedgehogs and job changes, oh my! (, )

  33. July 2010

    1. Snippets.sugar for Espresso (, )
    2. Implementing scene fades in WebOS (, )

  34. June 2010

    1. TouchNote is now TapNote (, , )
    2. Data model design in WebOS (, , )
    3. The pricing of TapNote (, , )
    4. WebOS first impressions and the making of TapNote (, , )
    5. Announcing TapNote (, , , )

  35. April 2010

    1. MobileMe email settings for Palm Pre (, , )

  36. January 2010

    1. Understanding Espresso actions (, , )

  37. December 2009

    1. When the formula falters (, )

  38. November 2009

    1. Wrap Selection In Link in any program on Mac OS 10.6 (, )

  39. October 2009

    1. Comparing StoryMill and Scrivener (, )
    2. StoryMill and NaNoWriMo (, , )
    3. I am crap at networking ()

  40. September 2009

    1. Cinnamon rolls (in five minutes a day) (, )
    2. One Crayon redesigned (, )
    3. Text Editor Actions for Espresso (, , )

  41. July 2009

    1. The ideal feed reader (, )
    2. Estimates (, )

  42. June 2009

    1. Beating the game (, )

  43. May 2009

    1. Tibia or not tibia… ()

  44. April 2009

    1. Adventures with Yahoo Pipes (, )
    2. Introducing beckbits (, )

  45. March 2009

    1. Encode named HTML entities with Python (, )
    2. Espresso 1.0 released (, , )
    3. Tips, tricks, and gotchas for writing bundles with PyObjC (, , )

  46. February 2009

    1. A better bash prompt on Mac OS X (, )

  47. December 2008

    1. Our first Christmas tree ()
    2. Display: block and form legend elements (, )

  48. November 2008

    1. Accept text from either LaunchBar or Quicksilver in Applescript (, , )
    2. TextSoap 6 and my XHTML Suite of custom cleaners (, )
    3. Coda 1.6 released, minor TEA for Coda update (, , )
    4. TEA for Coda now Universal Binary (, , )

  49. October 2008

    1. Understanding Progressive Enhancement Better (, )
    2. The end of the story (, )
    3. Fiction Rule of Thumb (, )

  50. September 2008

    1. A quick comparison of iShowU HD Pro and Screenflow (, )
    2. TEA for Coda adds Wrap Each Selected Line in Tag (, , )
    3. Minor TEA for Coda update (, , )
    4. Espresso for web developers (, )
    5. Sometimes I sit down to breakfast and realize: it’s going to be one of those days (, )
    6. StuffIt updates to version 13.0 (, )
    7. Kindle markdowns (, , )

  51. August 2008

    1. Textmate Emulation Applescripts for Coda (, , )
    2. The perfect time tracker (, )

  52. July 2008

    1. Patricia Briggs is officially one of my favorite authors (, )
    2. Cuil is damned cool (, )
    3. Jets’n’Guns on sale (, )
    4. Why you should eat yogurt (, , )
    5. The Dark Knight…mostly (, )
    6. Batman: Gotham Knight (, )
    7. Reese’s on ice (, )

  53. June 2008

    1. Cornerstone (, )
    2. Mariner Software releases MacGourmet Deluxe (, )
    3. Get Smart (, )
    4. OfficeTime on sale today only (, )
    5. InterWorld (, )
    6. Why buying a Kindle was a huge mistake (, , )

  54. May 2008

    1. Run a Python script in Mac OS X Terminal (, )
    2. Jones Cream Soda = sugary death (, )
    3. PathFinder on sale today only (, )
    4. A short review of Times for Mac (, )
    5. Web Snapper (, )

  55. April 2008

    1. MarioKart Wii (, )
    2. Hogfather on DVD (, )
    3. A quick look at Voluminous (, , )
    4. Wolfgang Puck Signature Soup (, )
    5. Dragon Bones and Dragon Blood (, )
    6. I Am Legend (, )
    7. Beowulf (, )
    8. Using a custom favicon with FeedBurner (, )
    9. Alliance Space by C.J. Cherryh (, )
    10. Bookends on sale today only (, )
    11. Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (, )

  56. March 2008

    1. Why Omni Group is great (, )
    2. Why I hate Adobe (, )
    3. The Sight by David Clement-Davies (, )
    4. Feast of Love (, )
    5. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Xbox parties (, , )
    6. Wired and tripe (, )
    7. Shoot ’em Up (, )
    8. Scribbles 1.2 rocks like crayons (, , )
    9. Paprika (, )
    10. I’m a multi-Mac man (, )
    11. Down for everyone or just me? ()
    12. Use a linebreak in Excel on Mac (, )
    13. Why you should never consider buying StuffIt (, )
    14. Using your Wii remote with a friend’s Wii (, , )
    15. Microsoft Office 2008 impressions (, )
    16. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (, )
    17. Fire Bringer by David Clement-Davies (, )
    18. How to install Chyrp (, , )
    19. The mysterious whining MacBook Pro (, , , )
    20. OfficeTime updated to 1.3 (, )
    21. IE 8 using standards by default (, )
    22. The Shadow Thieves by Anne Ursu (, )
    23. Read Neil Gaiman’s American Gods free (, , )
    24. Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (, , )
    25. Comparing NewsFire and NetNewsWire (, )

  57. February 2008

    1. NewsFire 1.5 (, )
    2. Impending fiction (, )
    3. Garfield minus Garfield (, )
    4. Abarat by Clive Barker (, )
    5. The Big Word Project (, )
    6. I marched (, )
    7. I’ve migrated to MediaTemple (, , )
    8. Acorn 1.1 is out! (, )
    9. Creating quick, short Amazon.com Affiliate links (, )
    10. Twilightwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko (, )
    11. What is Graphic Design winners (, , )
    12. Making Sapiens useful (, )
    13. Short fiction eludes me ()
    14. Professor Layton and Curious Village (, )
    15. On tablets and software (, , )
    16. Changes is released (, )
    17. Getting your tags into MarsEdit 2.1 (, )
    18. The Dragons of Babel by Michael Swanwick (, )
    19. Migrating old images into MarsEdit 2 (, )
    20. ScreenFlow released (, )
    21. yFlicks 3.2 introduces supplemental library folders (, )
    22. Neon Tango from Freeverse (, )
    23. Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (, )
    24. ViewIt updated for Leopard (, )
    25. Offspring at A List Apart (, )
    26. Nightwatch by Sergei Lukyanenko (, )
    27. Getting my copy of Office 2008 (, , )
    28. My gentle uterus will kick your ass (, , )
    29. The new Beckism.com: slimmed down and ready to rock ()

  58. October 2007

    1. A Better List of 35 Essential Mac Apps (, )
    2. Minor redesign on the horizon ()

  59. September 2007

    1. Fare thee well, Transmit (, , )
    2. Great new books (hopefully) (, )
    3. Register? Why register? (, )
    4. iPod Touch: cool, but not worth it (, , )

  60. August 2007

    1. Obsessive 17-year-olds and iPhones (, )
    2. Wired warmongers (, )
    3. SketchBox (, )
    4. 404, uhh… (, )
    5. People prefer to be stupid (, )
    6. Voicemail to yourself on an iPhone (, )
    7. Lost Dog by Bill Cameron (, )
    8. Asymmetrical design (, , )

  61. July 2007

    1. Tagamac launched! (, , )
    2. Keyboard navigation in Transmit 3 (, )
    3. Switching between tabs in Mac OS X (, )
    4. Track it (, )
    5. Writer’s have no taste (, , )
    6. ColdFusion…why, God, why? (, , )
    7. I am in love…with a Nintendo DS (, , )

  62. June 2007

    1. Paris: over and done (, , )
    2. French fruit (, )
    3. Shrek 3: they should have stopped at 2 (, )

  63. May 2007

    1. Paris, so classy (, )
    2. Paid video downloads on the outs (, )
    3. Applebee’s: mysteriously soggy (, )
    4. Regex: oh my (, , )
    5. Webkit background image display bug (, )

  64. April 2007

    1. The “said” bit (, )
    2. Phasing in a new look (, )
    3. Censoring dictionaries? (, )
    4. Blurburger rocks ()
    5. It’s done! (, , )
    6. Shapeshifter : Good, not great (, )
    7. Tentative beginnings (, )
    8. Jamendo: rock on (, , )
    9. So close… (, )

  65. March 2007

    1. One Crayon launches! (, , )

  66. December 2006

    1. New badge (, )

  67. November 2006

    1. Thanksgiving (, , )

  68. October 2006

    1. Four Day (, )
    2. Beckism.com largely fallow (, )
    3. Quick catch-up: September (, , )

  69. September 2006

    1. Idol Bat is up again! (, )

  70. August 2006

    1. Site back online (, )

  71. July 2006

    1. BeckTalk: back with a vengeance (, )

  72. June 2006

    1. Too much to write right now (, )
    2. Nacho Libre (, )
    3. Stupid domain registrar (, , )
    4. Site outages explained (, )
    5. Computer has been wiped (, )
    6. Princess Mononoke, and a lot more (, , )
    7. Apple on Amazon (, )
    8. Beckism.com, relaunched and better than ever (, )