Huge fan of Text Expander, so keen to see what it is like on the iPhone!!!
In anticipation of the August 26 release of TextExpander touch for the iPhone, SmileOnMyMac today released TextExpander 2.7. The update makes it possible to share snippet groups between TextExpander on a Mac and TextExpander touch. TextExpander 2.7 also fixes occasional stalling under Snow Leopard. SmileOnMyMac is offering a limited-time 50% discount on TextExpander to promote the release of the iPhone app.
San Francisco, CA – In anticipation of the release of TextExpander touch for the iPhone, SmileOnMyMac today released TextExpander 2.7, an update to its customizable typing shortcut tool for Mac OS X. The update makes it possible to share snippet groups between a Mac and an iPhone or iPod touch, when TextExpander touch is installed on the device. TextExpander 2.7 also fixes occasional stalling under Snow Leopard
TextExpander touch will be available August 26 on the App Store.
SmileOnMyMac is offering a limited-time 50% discount on TextExpander. Regularly $29.95 (USD), TextExpander is available at the special price of $14.98 until September 9, 2009. The discount is available on the SmileOnMyMac website. A 30-day fully-functioning demo of TextExpander is available for download. Mac OS X 10.4 or higher is required. TextExpander 2.7 is a free update for registered users of TextExpander 1.x and 2.x.
What’s new in TextExpander 2.7:
* Share snippet groups with TextExpander touch for the iPhone, to be released August 26
* Fixes occasional stalling under Snow Leopard
* Other fixes and improvements
TextExpander features:
* Insert standard greetings, text, and signatures – including formatted text and pictures
* Save keystrokes by typing short abbreviations to get long snippets
* Correct typos automatically
* Organize snippets into groups
* Add snippet groups from external files and online sources
* HTML, CSS, Autocorrect, Accented Word, Symbol snippet groups included
* Date/time math (add or subtract years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds from current date and time)
* Internet Productivity snippet group (shorten long URLs automatically)
* Sync snippets via MobileMe
* Insert the current date and time in any format you prefer
* Print snippets by group
* Position the cursor wherever you want in your expanded snippet
* For programmers, make editor-independent code templates; invoke AppleScripts and shell scripts
* Import from Textpander, TypeIt4Me (v2 & 3) and Typinator (v1)
* Available in English, German, French, Japanese and Italian
SmileOnMyMac: http://www.smileonmymac.com
TextExpander 2.7: http://www.smileonmymac.com/TextExpander/index.html
Download TextExpander: http://www.smileonmymac.com/TextExpander/download.html
Buy TextExpander: http://store.eSellerate.net/somm/textexpander
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SmileOnMyMac makes creative productivity software for Mac OS X, such as PDFpen, the PDF editing software that won an Editors’ Choice Award from The Mac Observer; DiscLabel, the Macworld Eddy award-winning CD label design program; TextExpander, the typing shortcut tool that was named a Mac|Life Editor’s Choice; and PageSender, feature-rich fax software that also received a Macworld Eddy award. Demos of all SmileOnMyMac products are available to download free at the company website.
I’ll second the usefulness of TextExpander – though I’m not so sure I’d find any use for it on my iPod Touch. Maybe if I had the iPhone itself…
Think I will find it useful for Twitter, which I doubt very much you will LOL