bit.ly URL shortener destination added
We’ve just added a bit.ly URL shortener destination. If you drop a URL on it, a shorter bit.ly URL will be put on your clipboard.
bit.ly is probably the best URL shortener as it lets you track how many clicks your URL has had.
As an example, here is a URL shortened with bit.ly:
To get stats on the URL, I go to:
Under my bit.ly account I can also choose whether I want stats for the URL to be public and see a listing of recently shared URLs. bit.ly can also be set to auto-tweet my URLs. Very useful.
Download the Dropzone destination script here. You need to sign up for a free bit.ly account to use it.
Thanks to Sergej Müller for contributing this!
New trick – Print instantly with Dropzone
We’ve just added a pretty neat destination – If you drag a file or image onto it, it immediately prints it to your default printer.
You can also drag multiple files onto it – e.g. if I want to print a bunch of text files or PDFs I just drag them onto the Print destination and they’re sent to the printer.
And it’s 3 lines of code. No joke. Download here.
Dropzone now fully Snow Leopard compatible
We’ve recently released Dropzone 0.2.7 which adds support for Snow Leopard.
If you zoom up the screenshot, you’ll see that it even uses the new Snow Leopard grid border – just like the built in Dock grids.
Dropzone Launched
Download it if you haven’t already, and if you like it, support the project by buying a copy – As promised, it’s only $10.
I’m really very proud of it, and have come to depend on it in my day to day work. Although it can take a while before it feels a natural part of your OS X workflow, once you ‘get it’ it becomes an indispensable utility, a lot like Quicksilver or TextExpander.
I see this as just a beginning, and I hope you’ll help me build on it using the Dropzone scripting API. Some pretty neat stuff has already been built. I also need your feedback on how to evolve the API to make it even more useful.
There are many more features I am working on for future releases, such as SFTP, WebDAV and MobileMe support. So if you need these, rest assured they are coming soon.
Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy using the app and let me know what you think of it!