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Tim Parnell

Software Magician

I write code and make digital things.

Hi, I am Tim Parnell. I have been making software since 2007 when I released one of my most popular projects, MacDust. Now I write code for Desktop, Mobile, and Web platforms.

I am currently a freelance consultant. I have worked as an in-house developer for MacHeist, as a Xojo specialist, and with a popular cloud screenshot software startup.

I am available to hire! Please send me an email :)

My Work

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2023

Xojo Syntax Highlighter for BBEdit

BBEdit syntax highlighting language module for Xojo code. Available for free on GitHub.

2022

FileFreeze

Freeze files in time without locking them. Work around apps that crash on locked files.

2021

Lifeboat

Built to simplify the deploy process for Xojo Web applications. Upload and update apps, install free SSL certificates, and serve static files with an easy to use GUI.

2020

Strawberry Software

Launched Strawberry Software, a central home for my software projects.

2019

ExeWrapper

Microsoft Authenticode sign Windows executables from macOS.

VersionTracker

A free tool to help developers maintain and generate version history logs.

2017

TP-Control

Desktop app to control TP-Link devices via their cloud service. Currently a private project and is not available to download.

2016

WebGen

A simple tool that aids in the creation of custom web controls for Xojo. Ensures the proper constants are in place, and helps set up the control as specified in the docs.

2015

HTML Edit

An easy to use WYSIWYG rich text editor with HTML input and output for Xojo Developers. Now part of GraffitiSuite as both a Desktop and Web control.

2014

TPSF

A module that allows easy access to Build Step related locations in the Classic Xojo Framework. Source code is available on github!

2012

Mac client for yourls

Mac desktop client for the lovely yourls URL shortener. Global keyboard shortcut and a link history feature.

2009

MacHeist

Desktop chat client that connected with the web-based chatroom to receive server notifications which were pushed to Growl, and featured dock icon badges.

2007

MacDust

When hard drive space was far more limited, MacDust was built to clean up caches and other disposable support files. As one of the pioneer cleaning tool apps, MacDust also removed extra logs, transcripts, and miscellaneous "dusty" files.

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