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BBEdit HTML to Text

This script uses BBEdit to convert HTML to lightly formatted text. Unlike BBEdit's "Translate" utility, this maintains links, image ALT text, and even formats headers and bold text as all-caps. The formatting is ideal for making plain text versions of HTML email messages -- which is the reason I created it in the first place.

For best results, drop this in the BBEdit Scripts folder. (you can open it from BBEdit's script menu!)

@inik

inik: RT @chartier: Georgia house democrats introduce a state ban on vasectomies for men. Fantastic: http://t.co/XIoyVv1P >
inik: RT @eshanfelt: New Google glasses by end of the year ... cool, yet somehow disturbing at the same time. #want http://t.co/MR4fLsdZ >
inik: In the next Dan Brown novel, a secret scroll is ultimately found under the 2-year-old's booster seat, covered with creamed spinach. #mylife >
inik: @dcurtis @dcurtisfeed Retweet, please. >
inik: RT @Cabel: The Internet is rough on organized religion, but thanks to churches (that rent steeples to carriers) we all have better cell ... >

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I love Seth's quote at the top. I think that's my new motto.. ; )

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Griping about OS X Lion? Here's two nifty tools that replace a variety of poorly supported third party tools: Command-line and Automator access to video and audio conversion. Super easy to use, and very flexible and supports any format that Quicktime can encode/decode. (So Perian is a must-install if you want to handle DivX/3viX, etc.)

Yes, ffmpeg, Handbrake and...
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Fix Google Reader's horrible new interface with this user script! Now it fits nicely on my MacBook's small screen. >
Happy 11/11/11 11:11:11! >
What makes this ad awesome is not the true-to-life irony, because the idea is hardly innovative, but rather the excellent execution. Reminds me a bit of that excellent Nutri-Grain spec commercial. Quick delivery, good actors, hit all the high notes. Love it. >