Author Archives: Drew

Mac Gestures Not Working or Frozen? Alfred Extension “Mac OS X Gestures Freeze Fix” Released

Featured

Posted on by
2

Are you having issues with Mac OS X gestures not working or freezing up on you? You’re not alone. In late August I discussed how to manually fix frozen gestures on your Mac, and that method will still work for 99% of cases.

However, if you use the wonderful Alfred productivity app, you can make your life a much easier with a simple extension I’ve built to fix any frozen gestures you’re having in seconds.

Just follow the steps below to install and use the extension and you’ll be back to using all of your most beloved OS X gestures in no time.

Continue reading →

Alfred Extension – Toggle Hidden Files

Posted on by
1

After just a few days with the Alfred App for Mac OS X, I became hooked. Alfred allows me to setup all kinds of custom searches and scripts etc.

Toggle Hidden Files is an Alfred Extension that allows you to show or hide hidden files on your Mac with just a few simple key strokes.

Continue reading →

Are You Sure? WordPress Plugin v1.2 in Development

Posted on by
4

You might remember a WordPress plugin I built and released on Dev-Tips, known as the “Are You Sure?” WP Plugin.

The plugin did one thing and did it well, which was to prevent accidental posting. If you’ve ever accidentally clicked the publish button in WordPress, the “Are You Sure?” plugin fixed that by prompting you to confirm publishing a new post.

The Bad News

This was released quite a few years ago, and in that time period much of the data on Dev-Tips (which is now closed) was lost.

The (very) Good News

The good news is I’ve found some of the old software, including the first few iterations of the “Are You Sure?” WordPress Plugin, in some old backups I had.

The code needs some updating to best take advantage of the newer versions of WordPress. I’m also cleaning a few things up and considering adding in some options for turning off and on prompting for depending on if the post is being published for the first time or simply updated.

The Bottom Line

TL;DR – I’m working on version 1.2 of the “Are You Sure?” WordPress plugin. It will be available soon and better than ever. It will be available on the WordPress plugin repository, and I will make a new post when it is released to the public.

Feature requests, thoughts, questions? Leave them in the comment section below and we’ll chat.