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Backpack Calendar and Reminder scripts for Quicksilver
I decided to take the backpack calendar and reminder scripts and make them a bit easier to set up. The functionality is essentially the same as the old ones, and there isn't really a reason to upgrade if you have them set up already (as far as I recall).
Advanced Backpack Quicksilver Scripts
After updating my backpack task script the other day, I got to work on the script for adding notes to a page. While doing this, I had some more ideas to make both scripts more powerful. I have a link here to the latest scripts.
Apple and Note Apps
Starting with Tiger and the introduction of the sticky note dashboard widget, Apple seems to have been having a love afair with the Marker Felt font. Much has been said about this already, and how it shows up in places that are otherwise examples of excellent typography. For example, the typography on the iPhone is generally great, but Apple chose to use Marker Felt in the Notes app, in an attempt to give it a more handwritten look.
Backpack Quicksilver task script for new Backpack
Backpack was recently updated, and I'm not sure if there are going to be additional API changes. For now, though, I've updated the task script to go beyond what it did before and post to specific lists on a page, since you now have the ability to have more than one list on a page.
