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RapidoWrite 3.1

by Cory Bohon (RSS feed) on May 13th, 2008

Do you ever get frustrated with writing redundant blocks of text? Have to copy and paste text every minute? Well, RapidoWrite hopes to solve this problem by allowing you to create a keyboard shortcut for text, dates, or anything you want to include -- anywhere, anytime. Just install RapidoWrite, enable access for assistive devices (System Preferences > Universal Access) and set your keywords.

For instance, you could be typing a document and want to insert your contact information. You could enter this text by hand or create a keyword in RapidoWrite and type something like "MyContactInfo" and RapidoWrite would automatically insert your text. When you start typing the keyword, a little bubble will pop-up and allow you to auto complete the keyword (as well as list your keywords).

The best part of RapidoWrite is that it is absolutely free. That's right, you can download RapidoWrite for free from the App4Mac website.

Tags: App4Mac, autocomplete, RapidoWrite, text

Filed under: Productivity, Tips and tricks, Mac 101

Mac 101: Shift + F5 Autocomplete

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Jul 19th, 2007


Reader Goobi wrote in reminding us of this neat little trick which I thought would make a great Mac 101. As you know OS X has a system-wide spell checker. What Goobi reminded us about is that you can access that spell checker to autocomplete words in any Cocoa text field (this only work in Cocoa applications). All you have to do is type a few letters and then hit Shift + F5. This will generate a drop-down list with all the words in the spell check dictionary that start with those letters.

A great way to use this is for words that you have a hard time remembering how to spell. For example, I can never remember how to render 'bourgeois' correctly. So here I just type in the first four letters, hit Shift + F5, then scroll down.

Tags: Autocomplete, Mac 101, Mac101

Filed under: Cool tools, Productivity, Internet Tools

Saft 8.3.0

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Apr 24th, 2006

PimpMySafari noticed that Saft, a vital Safari plug-in, has been updated to version 8.3.0. New and updated features include:
  • New feature: AutoComplete always on
  • New feature: Tab thumbnails (like Shiira’s Tab Expose, not Omniweb style)
  • Improvement: Also restore tab history when undoing closing tab
  • Improvement: Undo support for closing other tabs
Saft is available from haoli and sells for $12 for either Panther or Tiger, though the Tiger version is the only one being updated. A demo is available, but if you're already an owner, you can snag the 8.3.0 upgrade from haoli's Saft for Tiger download page.

Tags: addon, autocomplete, extra, features, plug-in, plugin, Safari, Saft, tab, tabs, thumbnails

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