Brett Terpstra
@ttscoff.bsky.social
Blogger, developer, tech writer at Oracle. On mastodon at @[email protected]. https://brettterpstra.com
Lately on the blog: A Jekyll plugin for viewing large SVG diagrams
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/11/10/a-jekyll-plugin-for-viewing-large-svg-diagrams/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
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A Jekyll plugin for viewing large SVG diagrams - BrettTerpstra.com
I recently built a WordPress plugin specifically for my friend Allison Sheridan over at Podfeet Podcasts. She had a huge mind map she wanted to display on her blog — HTML embeds were messy and…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Lately on the blog: A Jekyll plugin for viewing large SVG diagrams
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/11/10/a-jekyll-plugin-for-viewing-large-svg-diagrams/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/11/10/a-jekyll-plugin-for-viewing-large-svg-diagrams/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for November 6th, 2025
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/11/06/web-excursions-for-november-6th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/11/06/web-excursions-for-november-6th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Web Excursions for November 6th, 2025 - BrettTerpstra.com
An irregularly-scheduled roundup of Brett’s favorite web discoveries.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for November 6th, 2025
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/11/06/web-excursions-for-november-6th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/11/06/web-excursions-for-november-6th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Reposted by Brett Terpstra
I've long had the benefit of Brett-as-a-friend service of one-on-one help solving my Mac conundrums. Now your team can have the benefit of his knowledge, inventiveness, and attention to detail — plus a customer-service and documentation partner.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I've long had the benefit of Brett-as-a-friend service of one-on-one help solving my Mac conundrums. Now your team can have the benefit of his knowledge, inventiveness, and attention to detail — plus a customer-service and documentation partner.
Hire bearandglass.co, make your life at work better!
Hire bearandglass.co, make your life at work better!
Lately on the blog: Announcing Bear & Glass, Apple workflow consulting
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/31/announcing-bear-and-glass/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
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Announcing Bear & Glass, Apple workflow consulting - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve mentioned before that what I really wanted out of my career was to be a consultant, especially in automation and efficiency on Mac and iOS, for teams and small-to-medium size businesses…
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October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Lately on the blog: Announcing Bear & Glass, Apple workflow consulting
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/31/announcing-bear-and-glass/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/31/announcing-bear-and-glass/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: One more na update
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/29/one-more-na-update/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/29/one-more-na-update/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
One more na update - BrettTerpstra.com
If you run without arguments you’ll now get an interactive menu that helps you pick the file(s) and actions to operate on, and I’ve added a flexible plugin architecture and time tracking…
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October 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Lately on the blog: One more na update
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/29/one-more-na-update/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/29/one-more-na-update/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: Reiki refactored
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/27/reiki-refactored/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/27/reiki-refactored/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Reiki refactored - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve been putting in some time on side projects every morning while building up the motivation to work on more overwhelming things. Recently the focus was on Reiki, my tool for running Rake…
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October 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Lately on the blog: Reiki refactored
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/27/reiki-refactored/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/27/reiki-refactored/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: Optimizing na and doing
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/23/optimizing-na-and-doing/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
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Optimizing na and doing - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve been using my na and doing command-line tools daily for years, but lately they’d started feeling sluggish. When was taking over a second to show me my next actions from a tiny 5KB…
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October 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Lately on the blog: Optimizing na and doing
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/23/optimizing-na-and-doing/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/23/optimizing-na-and-doing/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: YouTube to Markdown embed
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/18/youtube-to-markdown-embed/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/18/youtube-to-markdown-embed/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
YouTube to Markdown embed - BrettTerpstra.com
This is just a little 30-minute project I made for my own use, but figured I’d share. It simply takes a YouTube URL and converts it to GitHub-friendly Markdown for use in READMEs, wikis, and PR…
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October 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Lately on the blog: YouTube to Markdown embed
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/18/youtube-to-markdown-embed/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/18/youtube-to-markdown-embed/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: Ruby Progress Indicators for Modern CLI Tools
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/15/ruby-progress-indicators-for-modern-cli-tools/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
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Ruby Progress Indicators for Modern CLI Tools - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve been playing around with progress bars in the terminal, and I think I’ve created something genuinely useful.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Lately on the blog: Ruby Progress Indicators for Modern CLI Tools
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/15/ruby-progress-indicators-for-modern-cli-tools/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/15/ruby-progress-indicators-for-modern-cli-tools/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: iTerm Jekyll plugin — Run commands from your blog
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/10/iterm-jekyll-plugin-run-commands-from-your-blog/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/10/iterm-jekyll-plugin-run-commands-from-your-blog/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
iTerm Jekyll plugin — Run commands from your blog - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve published a tiny Jekyll plugin that makes terminal commands in posts runnable with a click (in iTerm, at least).
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October 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Lately on the blog: iTerm Jekyll plugin — Run commands from your blog
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/10/iterm-jekyll-plugin-run-commands-from-your-blog/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/10/iterm-jekyll-plugin-run-commands-from-your-blog/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: Spend some, get some
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/08/spend-some-get-some/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/08/spend-some-get-some/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Spend some, get some - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve built a paywall system for this blog. It was quite an endeavor to make a home-grown solution that works with my static Jekyll site, but I think I got it.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Lately on the blog: Spend some, get some
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/08/spend-some-get-some/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/08/spend-some-get-some/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for October 6th, 2025
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/06/web-excursions-for-october-6th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/06/web-excursions-for-october-6th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Web Excursions for October 6th, 2025 - BrettTerpstra.com
An irregularly-scheduled roundup of Brett’s favorite web discoveries.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for October 6th, 2025
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/06/web-excursions-for-october-6th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/06/web-excursions-for-october-6th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: Markdown Lipsum API v4 and the random-words gem
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/04/markdown-lipsum-api-v4-and-the-random-words-gem/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/04/markdown-lipsum-api-v4-and-the-random-words-gem/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Markdown Lipsum API v4 and the random-words gem - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve released v4 of md-lipsum, my API for generating Markdown Lorem Ipsum. This update introduces expanded source options, new query parameters for enhanced functionality, and is powered by the…
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October 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Lately on the blog: Markdown Lipsum API v4 and the random-words gem
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/04/markdown-lipsum-api-v4-and-the-random-words-gem/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/10/04/markdown-lipsum-api-v4-and-the-random-words-gem/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: A quick look at Marked 3
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/09/06/a-quick-look-at-marked-3/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/09/06/a-quick-look-at-marked-3/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
A quick look at Marked 3 - BrettTerpstra.com
Since leaving Oracle I’ve been hard at work on Marked 3, and holy cow it’s a huge update.
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September 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Lately on the blog: A quick look at Marked 3
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/09/06/a-quick-look-at-marked-3/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/09/06/a-quick-look-at-marked-3/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for August 18th, 2025
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/08/18/web-excursions-for-august-18th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/08/18/web-excursions-for-august-18th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Web Excursions for August 18th, 2025 - BrettTerpstra.com
An irregularly-scheduled roundup of Brett’s favorite web discoveries.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for August 18th, 2025
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/08/18/web-excursions-for-august-18th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/08/18/web-excursions-for-august-18th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: lsgrep - rapid recursive file search
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/08/16/lsgrep-rapid-recursive-file-search/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
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lsgrep - rapid recursive file search - BrettTerpstra.com
is just a simple tool I use to quickly find files matching a search pattern in the current directory. I just figured I’d share it because I end up using it a lot.
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August 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Lately on the blog: lsgrep - rapid recursive file search
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/08/16/lsgrep-rapid-recursive-file-search/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/08/16/lsgrep-rapid-recursive-file-search/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
I had no idea this existed, but just tried it out and it's amazingly good.
Regarding the vocal remover service you linked to: For any readers who have Logic Pro, vocal separation is built into the app now! Also has the advantage of running locally instead of in the cloud.
support.apple.com/guide/logicp...
support.apple.com/guide/logicp...
Extract vocal and instrumental stems with Stem Splitter in Logic Pro for Mac
You can split an audio region such as a band recording into separate vocal and instrument regions and use the split regions in your project.
support.apple.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I had no idea this existed, but just tried it out and it's amazingly good.
Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for July 30th, 2025
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/30/web-excursions-for-july-30th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/30/web-excursions-for-july-30th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Web Excursions for July 30th, 2025 - BrettTerpstra.com
An irregularly-scheduled roundup of Brett’s favorite web discoveries.
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July 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for July 30th, 2025
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/30/web-excursions-for-july-30th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/30/web-excursions-for-july-30th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for July 24th, 2025
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/24/web-excursions-for-july-24th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/24/web-excursions-for-july-24th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Web Excursions for July 24th, 2025 - BrettTerpstra.com
An irregularly-scheduled roundup of Brett’s favorite web discoveries.
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July 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for July 24th, 2025
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/24/web-excursions-for-july-24th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/24/web-excursions-for-july-24th-2025/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: 47 years in this (scarred) skin
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/23/47-years-in-this-scarred-skin/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/23/47-years-in-this-scarred-skin/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
47 years in this (scarred) skin - BrettTerpstra.com
My 47th birthday was a few days ago. 11 years ago, I wrote a post on my birthday, detailing my addiction and recovery, and while I won’t go into the same points again, I thought I’d write…
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July 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Lately on the blog: 47 years in this (scarred) skin
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/23/47-years-in-this-scarred-skin/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/23/47-years-in-this-scarred-skin/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: The Liiift giveaway winners!
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/18/the-liiift-giveaway-winners/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/18/the-liiift-giveaway-winners/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
The Liiift giveaway winners! - BrettTerpstra.com
The Liiift giveaway has ended, and I have winners to announce!
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July 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Lately on the blog: The Liiift giveaway winners!
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/18/the-liiift-giveaway-winners/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/18/the-liiift-giveaway-winners/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: Liiift giveaway!
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/14/liiift-giveaway/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/14/liiift-giveaway/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Liiift giveaway! - BrettTerpstra.com
I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 5 licenses ($19.99 value each) for Liiift. I don’t lift much these days, but this app looks good enough to get me back into it. Liiift is a…
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July 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Lately on the blog: Liiift giveaway!
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/14/liiift-giveaway/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/07/14/liiift-giveaway/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: Ripple: an indeterminate progress indicator
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/06/30/ripple-an-indeterminate-progress-indicator/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/06/30/ripple-an-indeterminate-progress-indicator/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Ripple: an indeterminate progress indicator - BrettTerpstra.com
I made a thing I think is pretty cool. It’s an indeterminate progress indicator for use in your scripts, inspired by the way Cursor indicates it’s working.
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June 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Lately on the blog: Ripple: an indeterminate progress indicator
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/06/30/ripple-an-indeterminate-progress-indicator/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/06/30/ripple-an-indeterminate-progress-indicator/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lately on the blog: The Mac Users's Guide to Saner Email in 2025 [Sponsor]
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/06/19/the-mac-userss-guide-to-saner-email-in-2025-sponsor/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/06/19/the-mac-userss-guide-to-saner-email-in-2025-sponsor/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
The Mac Users's Guide to Saner Email in 2025 [Sponsor] - BrettTerpstra.com
Thanks to SaneBox for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! Rather than the typical sponsored post, I’ve opened up the blog to a guest post from SaneBox’s Thomas Yuan. Not a typical…
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June 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Lately on the blog: The Mac Users's Guide to Saner Email in 2025 [Sponsor]
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/06/19/the-mac-userss-guide-to-saner-email-in-2025-sponsor/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
https://brettterpstra.com/2025/06/19/the-mac-userss-guide-to-saner-email-in-2025-sponsor/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
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Great to see the WeatherStar projects get a shoutout! Some more retro Weather Channel stuff can be found at twcclassics.com
Weather Channel music, playlists, video clips, images, and information / TWC Classics
TWC Classics was created for fans of classic Weather Channel. From catchy local forecast music to goofy sponsors to information about how TWC evolved in it's first twenty or so years, this site has it...
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June 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Great to see the WeatherStar projects get a shoutout! Some more retro Weather Channel stuff can be found at twcclassics.com