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ShoveBox 1.2.1 Released

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

ShoveBox 1.2.1 is a small bug update fixing an embarrassing bug that cropped up recently where the ‘Undo’ command didn’t work in text note windows.
You can get it here or through autoupdate.

ShoveBox UI Discussion

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

The folks on the MacThemes forums have a neat discussion going about improving ShoveBox’s UI. This is something I’m always interested in working on.
One user, dissatisfied with the dorky toolbar buttons in the current release, drew up some new ones, and they’re pretty good!

ShoveBox 1.2 Released

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

ShoveBox 1.2 (build 203) adds a few little new features and enhancements:

New "Save PDF to ShoveBox" command will appear in system-wide print dialogs.
Preliminary AppleScript support: basic scriptability of the app itself and the ability to invoke AppleScripts from rules
You can now drag data directly to the app icon, not just the menubar icon
Fixed bug where [...]

Tip: Changing ShoveBox’s Services Menu Shortcut

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

ShoveBox, like many applications, has an entry in Mac OS X’s services menu. You can select text, an image, or a file and invoke the service by either choosing “Send to ShoveBox” from the Services menu, or by pressing the keyboard shortcut it comes configured with: command-shift-E. The selection is imported into ShoveBox.
A few users [...]

ShoveBox 1.1.3 Released

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

A small update to ShoveBox has been released that addresses an issue with iSight capture on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
It can be downloaded here or through ShoveBox’s auto-update.

ShoveBox 1.1.2 Released

Friday, April 4th, 2008

ShoveBox 1.1.2, a free upgrade, is out. Here’s what’s new:

Added several new keyboard shortcuts including arrow keys for switching between folders/entries list, spacebar to open.
Fixed bug where keyboard shortcuts would stop working in some circumstances
Fixed several small GUI bugs.

You can download it here or through the auto-update feature.

ShoveBox 1.1.1 Released

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s release, ShoveBox version 1.1.1 (build 161) is out, fixing several printing-related bugs.
You can download it here or through ShoveBox’s auto-update feature.

Macgasm Podcast Interview and Giveaway

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

The fine gents at Macgasm have interviewed me in their latest podcast about ShoveBox, SimpleChord, and being a Mac developer in Boston.
We’re giving away two copies of ShoveBox to the people with the messiest desktops. Just submit your entry to their flickr pool. The deadline is March 11, 2008. Check out the details [...]

Recent ShoveBox Review Highlights Narcotic Properties

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

The Macgasm blog has posted a glowing and hilarious review of ShoveBox. Reviewer Joshua Schnell’s desktop was “fuller than a frat boy after homecoming” until he tried it out.
ShoveBox, he writes, is like “a clipboard on crack” — not steroids — crack.
Naturally, some have compared Otis to cocaine, but this is unexpected.
I’m not sure which [...]

ShoveBox on MacUpdate Promo

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

ShoveBox is the featured promotion on MUPromo.com today. You can buy your copy for half-off: just $12.95 USD.