Textmate Posting Hiccup

Forgive my triple Post Hiccup. When Textmate posted my blog posts, I got errors.
Thinking the post had not completed, I retried until I figured out the problem.
If you use Wordpress V2.3 and post with Textmate, then don’t try to add a new category when posting an article. You get this problem:

  Fatal error: Cannot use object of type WP_Error as array in wp-includes/taxonomy.php on line 1010

Looks like I am not the only one.

Vim Split tips

I use vim a lot of the time, mostly with splits and diffs, so the following key mappings and functions really helped me with managing the split windows. Maybe they will help you too. (Thanks to the Vim tips wiki for these).

• If you use vertical splits, this will help move left and right across the split. Put in your ~/.vimrc

  " Map multi window keys
  set wmw=0
  " CTRL-H move to left window
  nmap <c-h> <c-w>h<c-w><bar>
  " CTRL-L move to right window
  nmap <c-l> <c-w>l<c-w><bar>
  

• When scrolling up and down a window, you can use zz to jump the current line to the middle of the window. If you want this on always ala Scroll locking, then you can use this function. It is a toggle option. use \zz to toggle it. Put in your ~/.vimrc

  " Map \zz to lock scroll to middle of window
  map <Leader>zz :let &scrolloff=999-&scrolloff<CR>
  

• In a window split (of any sort) if you want to maximise to the current window, this will do it for you. When you press CTRL-W then o it will maximise the current view, then when pressed again will return your split arrangement! Put in your ~/.vimrc

  " Max/unmax splits
  nnoremap <C-W>O :call MaximizeToggle ()<CR>
  nnoremap <C-W>o :call MaximizeToggle ()<CR>
  nnoremap <C-W><C-O> :call MaximizeToggle ()<CR>
   
  function! MaximizeToggle()
    if exists("s:maximize_session")
      exec "source " . s:maximize_session
      call delete(s:maximize_session)
      unlet s:maximize_session
      let &hidden=s:maximize_hidden_save
      unlet s:maximize_hidden_save
    else
      let s:maximize_hidden_save = &hidden
      let s:maximize_session = tempname()
      set hidden
      exec "mksession! " . s:maximize_session
      only
    endif
  Endfunction
  

eReader Pro now free for Palm

I use eReader on my Palm, but only for free documents and not often enough to warrant paying for it.
Now that is no longer required. As I noticed at the downloadsquad, eReader Pro for Palm and Windows mobile devices is now being offered for free.

If you would like your own copy for Palm (or windows mobile) you can download it from the ereader website.

MacHeist - Speed Download 5 upgrade now available for free

I received and email from the MacHeist directorate today. The controversy has been solved by YazSoft offering a free upgrade to Speed Download 5 for MacHeist customers, but only for a very limited time - March 13 2008 until March 27 2008.
It is nice that I got the email, albeit 5 days after the offer was extended.

This list of changes that come with SD5 are available online.

So if you purchased Speed Download 4 with MacHeist II, and choose to upgrade, then proceed to yazsoft’s website in a quick and orderly fashion to get the upgrade offer.

Newsfire RSS free for everyone

David Watanabe announced the most recent upgrade to Newsfire RSS as now free for all users. In David’s own words, he explains what the buzz about news aggregation is, and why Newsfire is a must for ALL mac users:

For those new to this, NewsFire is a news reader for blogs, news sites, and anything else that publishes an ‘RSS’ syndication feed. It watches for news so you don’t have to. When a new story is published, NewsFire brings it to your attention with some super-slick animation. Unlike other readers, NewsFire is designed with a deliberately minimal interface. The news is what matters and it takes center stage.

Download this must have mac application from his web site.