A few days ago, I demonstrated how you can use a bookmarklet to tweet the title and URL of any page right on the site itself.

I programmed this script to solve my own problem of wanting to tweet an interesting article in the fastest way possible. I thought this might be of interest to you too.

Video Demo

What It Can Do

What this script can do is that when you click on the bookmarklet in your bookmarks bar, a modal window appears with the title of the site and the URL (shortened with j.mp) automatically inserted into the text field. The modal window is fixed in the center of the screen, so scrolling up or down the page will not affect it’s position.

All you need to do is hit “Submit” to share an article with your followers.

Multiple Accounts

Multiple accounts is supported, so you can select an account using the drop down menu to tweet from. This can be configured in the config.php script.

URL Shortening

What you don’t see in this video is URL shortening. But I have programmed it in after receiving some initial feedback. You will need to set your bit.ly or j.mp (it’s the same thing) username and API key in the config.php script.

Character Count

The character count is displayed at the bottom left of the modal window. If you exceed 140 characters, the character count text will turn red.

Download

You can download the script here:

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://drp.ly/M9laM

You will need to host the script on your own server, the instructions are included in the zip.

With this script, I hope you find sharing articles easier and more enjoyable.

Have fun and let me know if you like it!

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I bought this app almost immediately when it was released as I was combatting an issue I was having at that time. I find myself frequently uploading files to many different locations. Each time I do it, I have to launch Forklift or Transmit, connect to the FTP, browse to a specific folder and upload the file. I tried using multiple droplets but I don’t want to have a whole mess of them on my dock or desktop.

Here is where Dropzone solves this problem. It lets you setup multiple upload locations so that you can just drag a file into Dropzone on your dock to upload it. Very tidy and convenient!

As you can see from the screenshot above, I frequently upload files, invoices and quotes to my server for our clients to download. Even images that are displayed here are all uploaded from Dropzone. It’s just drag and drop! Really speeds up my workflow.

More Than Just FTPs

Not only can you drop files into FTPs, theres a whole slew of actions for you to perform by drag and drop eg. Flickr, share text, move files and more if you download and install extensions (a.k.a actions) from Dropzone’s website! With the ability to install more actions, the limits are endless.

I personally love being able to conveniently drop photos into Flickr, Twitpic, Dropbox etc.

Wait There’s More!

You can even install applications (.dmg) simply by drag and drop. We’re not talking about .app files where you can simply drop it in the Applications folder. It’s those pesky .dmg files where you have to click next, next, next just to have the application installed. No more! Drop those .dmg files into Dropzone under “Install Application” and Dropzone will mount the disk image, install and trash the dmg file, only ready for you to launch the app.

There are other useful built in features like “Zip & Email” where you can drag a file into Dropzone to have the file zipped up and placed into a new mail message ready for you to send.

Extending Dropzone

What makes Dropzone even more exciting are user contributed actions. There are already a bunch of useful actions ready for download like Twitpic, Dropbox, bit.ly, is.gd etc.

If you’re a Ruby developer you can even write your own actions.

Conclusion

I 100% recommend this app to internet junkies. It has been an indispensable app in my workflow. Even if you don’t win a free copy (see below), $10 is a small price to pay to make your life easier.

Giveaway!

We have 3 FREE copies to giveaway to SUBERAPPS readers! Winning is simple, just leave a comment and tell us how Dropzone will help make your life easier. Following @SUBERAPPS is not compulsory, but encouraged!

Competition ends this Christmas Day!

Look forward to your entries!

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