#software

36 bookmarks

https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/5/chardet/

If this gets anywhere near courts (and if it doesn't, I'm sure something very like it will in due co...

alasdairw Mar 09, 2026

https://www.makingsoftware.com/

Someone out there is writing a comprehensive quide to making software, stating from first principles...

alasdairw Jul 18, 2025
Raycast
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https://www.raycast.com/

I may be late to the party, but this looks like something useful to streamline jobs I do a dozen tim...

alasdairw Apr 15, 2025

https://bookmarks.alasdairwatson.co.uk/

Amusingly recursive: if this works, the first bookmark in my new bookmark manager will be itself. I...

alasdairw Apr 11, 2025

https://tableplus.com/

This looks like quite a nice multi-engine database tool for Mac. Might be tempted to migrate to it.

alasdairw Feb 04, 2019

http://www.nczonline.net/blog/2012/06/12/the-care-...

I would absolutely kill to be certain that from 1:30 to 5:30pm I would not be interrupted by anyone,...

alasdairw Jun 14, 2012

https://shinyplasticbag.com/dragondrop/

This looks really really helpful. If it works well with the trackpad, I'm so in.

alasdairw May 09, 2012

http://respectthecode.co/2011/02/28/node-js-on-dre...

Handy tutorial for getting node.js running on one of my webhosts.

alasdairw Nov 11, 2011
Byword
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http://bywordapp.com/#

Another "focus on your writing and only that" type app. They're not a magical thing that will make...

alasdairw May 05, 2011

http://petewarden.github.com/iPhoneTracker/

This solves a problem I've been trying to solve for myself for about a year now. Need to grab this...

alasdairw Apr 20, 2011

http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/

This is what I have been missing from Mac OS. I am so ludicrously happy to see it, it's untrue. It...

alasdairw Apr 28, 2010

http://incident57.com/less/

"This app makes working with LESS a snap by turning it into a graphical interface." Allegedly, anyw...

alasdairw Feb 10, 2010

http://notational.net/

I've just dropped this on my work PC, and need to drop it on my home PCs, and then I'll have some co...

alasdairw Feb 03, 2010