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Identifying Flash Player When Disconnected
In my work I regularly work with software that (unfortunately) has a dependence on Adobe Flash Player. There can be compatibility issues with particular version combinations and so occasionally I find...
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Workflow: Translating Clipboard Text
Whilst I have knowledge of coding languages is reasonably broad my knowledge of spoken and written languages is rather limited. English is pretty much my only language though I can probably get away...
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ThoughtAsylum 2015 Review
Happy new year everyone. We've passed another year's end so once again it's time to take a look back at what's been most popular on thoughtasylum.com in the past twelve months and what's I've been up...
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Microsoft Internet Explorer Support and the Impact on Nakisa Systems
On 12 January 2016 Microsoft officially ended support for all remaining versions of its Internet Explorer browser prior to Internet Explorer 11. As a result Microsoft will no longer provide security...
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Combining Images with Workflow
As regular readers of this site amy know I'm a big fan of the Workflow application on iOS. It's an application that allows you to build up sequences of actions to carry out some sort of automation. I...
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Tackling a Club MacStories DMG Workflow Request
Club MacStories is a membership value add option provided by the rather popular MacStories.net web site. I'm a Club MacStories member and as such receive the weekly newsletter which contains lots of...
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Keyboard Maestro: Date Picker Macro
Keyboard Maestro is one of my favourite Mac utilities. It’s like having a Swiss Army knife that includes not only a simple blade but also a scalpel, chainsaw, electron microscope and a suit of armour....
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Auto Managing TextExpander Temporary Snippets
Any Mac user interested in things such as automation and productivity will no doubt have come across TextExpander, Smile Software's utility that allows you to instantly replace a string of text with a...
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Keyboard Maestro: Adding TextExpander Snippet Expiry Dates
In my last post I described a method for tagging temporary TextExpander snippets with a date stamp and using some scripting to automatically remove expired snippets. In that post I mentioned that I...
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Workflow: Modify Clipboard Character Case
I haven't posted about Workflow for a little while, but it remains one of my favourite applications on iOS and I'm still actively creating and revising workflows. In fact I'm currently clocking in at...
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Exporting Snippets from TextExpander (v6)
TextExpander has long used Dropbox to synchronise snippets, but with the advent of the latest version (v6 on Mac), the snippets are now synchronised by a proprietary synchronisation service. Thoughts...
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Multi-Resource Presentations
I was reading through issue 33 of the MacStories newsletter (to which I'm a paid subscriber) and I spotted an interesting request from one of the readers to do with efficiently creating presentations...
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File Level Configuration for Nakisa Applications
The majority of configuration in Visualization Solutions by Nakisa (VSN) applications is achieved via the changing of settings in the AdminConsole, Nakisa's standard administration interface. For a...
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Quick File Duplication in Windows
I love finding little shortcuts to help me get things done. Sometimes it's through automation of processes I do occasionally and sometimes its through speeding up something smaller that I need to do...
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Working with Dropbox Files from Drafts on iOS
Like many who blog I keep a list of topic ideas which I plan to blog about at some point. When I get some time to write I pick a topic that I like the look of and get some word thrashed out. I was...
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Count Your Workflows
I spend quite a bit of time experimenting with the Workflow App by the folks over at DeskConnect. It's an iOS application that brings Mac automator-style automation into the palm of your hand. As a...
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Say No to Folders in Workflow
As I mentioned in yesterday's post I have quite a few Workflow app workflows on my iOS devices. Like many other long time Workflow users I'm looking forward to having a better way to keep track of and...
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Batch Generating Worksheet Hyperlinks in Excel
In my work I often find myself building spreadsheets to carry out calculations, manage sophisticated processes and capture information. These spreadsheets can often extend to covering many worksheets...
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Employee Central Service Centre Q2 2017 Release
For the first time in our quarterly SAP SuccessFactors release reviews we're including a look at the functionality of a solution known as Employee Central Service Centre; an HR service desk solution...
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Workflow: How to Share a Workflow
Workflow is a fantastic automation app for iOS that allows you to build sequences of actions to achieve some sort of repeatable 'workflow'. This has benefits in saving you time, providing consistency...
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