April 2012
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Moving to the Alfred blog for future tips
Over the past two years, you’ll have found many tips and tricks on using Alfred here.
From now on, you’ll find these tips (and much more!) on the Alfred blog.
Sign up to the RSS feed or pop by http://blog.alfredapp.com for fresh tips and news about Alfred features.
And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter where we’ll often post sneak previews and giveaways! :)
March 2012
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February 2012
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David Ferguson: Quick start a new iMessage from... →
jdfwarrior:
I was looking around at the new Messages (beta) this morning and just because I’m curious, got to looking through the Info.plist. Yes, I’m that kind of nerd. :) Guess what I found… an iMessage URL scheme. I don’t know if this has been mentioned elsewhere yet..
So what does that mean? As of…
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Quick Tip: Phone Tools That Work with Alfred
There’s many ways to extend Alfred’s magic skills in making you more productive beyond the Mac, for example in the case of helping you dial or send useful information to your phone straight from the interface.
Here are three URI schemes/extensions that connect with other apps to extend Alfred’s reach:
Dial Phone Number with Dialectic - helps you connect to Dialectic with a URI...
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Check out Alfred Extensions
I bet you’ve seen our Alfred Extensions site by now, with goodies created by Alfred users and helping you stretch Alfred’s capabilities that much further.
We update the site and individual categories regularly with new extensions that come our way. Check out these pages now and you might spot some that you’ve been hoping for:
Music Extensions
Productivity Extensions
Control...
January 2012
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Mac.Appstorm: 20 Must Have Alfred Extensions →
Need some inspiration for the best Extensions on our support site? Have a look at this great roundup article by Stef Gonzaga on Mac.Appstorm. Thanks, Stef!
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Tip: Open 1Password bookmarks from Alfred
Here’s an oldie but goodie from our Twitter stream:
Excellent tip from @danbenjamin on 5by5 for using @1password bookmarks in Safari, which are then searchable by Alfred: 5by5.tv/b2w/44
— Alfred App (@alfredapp) December 13, 2011
In short: 1Password allows you to drag your specific-site logins to the bookmarks bar and access them quickly by clicking on that specific bookmark from there....
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December 2011
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User Tip: Open The Mac App Store Updates Page With... →
Posted by Josh Sunshine on his website:
If you visit the updates page of the Mac App Store often, and you get fed up with wating for the main page of the App Store to open, you may like to know there’s now a URL you can visit which will take you straight to the updates page:
macappstore://showUpdatesPage – click to open the MAS and jump straight to the updates page.
I’ve also...
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Recent Documents tip from a user:
favourite new trick of @alfredapp -and it took way too long for me to find. Find app you want then press right twice to open most recent doc
— orta (@orta) December 12, 2011
Got a tip for Alfred you haven’t seen mentioned on this Tumblr? Tweet me at @annamanasova!
Alfred Xmas Calendar 2011 →
Eager for some more tips for using Alfred and goodies in this holiday season? Head over to our Xmas Calendar and unlock treats every day!
November 2011
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October 2011
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Timer Extension for Alfred →
There are dozens of brilliant Alfred extensions at our support site and today’s link is to one that has come in really handy over the last few days.
It’s very easy to use, just type “timer s” and then “timer x” when you want to stop and gives you quick information via a Growl popup.
Love it. Thanks @trepmal!
Tips So Far: A Table of Contents
With over 80 tips already on this Tumblr, it might be difficult to get an overview of all the gems that have already been published if you’ve just found the site.
Here’s your chance to skim through all the little tips and tricks I’ve told you about in the last few months and perhaps pick out some that you’ve missed. Enjoy!
1. The one in which you launch multiple apps or...
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Alfred Extensions & Scripts Site →
Looking for ways to extend Alfred and really customise him to your needs? Don’t forget to visit the Extensions section of our new support site where we feature some of the best user-created gems.
Here’s a guide if you want to submit your own extension. Don’t forget to also let me know about it at anna [at] alfredapp [dot] com and we’ll definitely feature the best ones!
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September 2011
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Tips for running AppleScripts
There are several ways you can run AppleScripts with Alfred:
First situation: Your AppleScripts are saved on your Mac, outside of Alfred
Troubleshooting: ~/Library/Scripts is treated by OS X as a System File area so Alfred/Spotlight don’t find scripts saved here by default.
Solution: If you put your AppleScripts into a new folder ~/Scripts (and symlink them...
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August 2011
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July 2011
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June 2011
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WatchThe one in which you open a file in a specific app
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Tips from Alfred blog: Tweaking your search... →
We all use our Macs slightly differently, squirrelling files away in all sorts of obscure locations with, sometimes, less than helpful names or folder organisation.
This is where Alfred comes in, like a knight in shining armour against the mountains of files on your Mac. Go to the blog post above for a few ways to tweak your settings to ensure Alfred is ready to serve YOU.
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Tips from Alfred blog: Using custom searches →
For a great overview of how you can use custom searches in Alfred most efficiently, head to our official blog where Vero writes a nice summary productivity post!
