Monthly Archives: May 2010

Transmit 4: The Ultimate Mac FTP and S3 Client

Panic Inc has released version four of their popular Transmit FTP client. To simply call it an “FTP client,” though, doesn’t do the software justice. Really, it’s a file transfer application. It can interact with FTP and SFTP servers as well as Amazon S3, Apple iDisk, WebDAV servers, and Bonjour locations. Not only can Transmit move files between your computer and a remote server, but it can easily transfer data between servers.

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BlogBuzz May 15, 2010

New Envato Site “Mobiletuts+” Launches

I have made some comments on Twitter about there being a shortage of good tutorial blogs for iPhone app development. Envato has answered my wishes with a new Tuts+ site: Mobiletuts+. It launched on the 13th of May, with a nice long introductory tutorial…

Twitter “OAuthcalypse” Coming This June

The Twitter OAuthcalypse is coming! Twitter has announced to developers that they will be turning off basic HTTP authentication for the API on June 30, 2010 in favor of the more secure OAuth protocol. This shouldn’t cause too much trouble for most users, though…

Integrate Twitter @Anywhere into Your WordPress Comments

You may have noticed that, a few weeks ago, I added a new field to the comment form here on Webmaster-Source. A new “Twitter ID” field lets you input your Twitter username so it can be displayed next to the name you enter, complete…

Like it? Tweet it! A JavaScript TweetMeme Alternative

“Like it? Tweet it!” is a new JavaScript widget by Andy Graulund that, using Twitter @Anywhere, provides an easy way to display a box for people to tweet about your posts. It automatically loads a shortened URL and let’s you write a message to…

BlogBuzz May 8, 2010

Michael Martin of Pro Blog Design to Launch PliablePress

On May 10th, Michael Martin, the blogger and designer behind Pro Blog Design, will launch his latest business venture: PliablePress. PliablePress is going to be a purveyor of quality WordPress themes, particularly ones that “aren’t simple little themes that you can turn out in…

Twitter to Create Embeddable Tweet Quotes

Have you ever tried to quote a Twitter post on your blog? The easiest way to do it is to just copy and paste the text into a blockquote and move on. However, it doesn’t look as good as if you take a screenshot…

Will Automattic Launch a Hosted BuddyPress to Replace Ning?

Ning users were less than happy when the niche social network provider announced that they where ending their popular free service and forcing everyone to either pay up ($4.95-$24.95 per month) or leave the service. The most-suggested alternative is none other than BuddyPress, the…