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FOR RELEASE JANUARY 21, 2009 (ANY TIME)

TextExpander Updates Internet Productivity Snippets With Support for is.gd, URL Parameters

San Francisco, CA -- January 21, 2009 -- SmileOnMyMac has released an update for the Internet Productivity snippet group in TextExpander, its customizable typing shortcut tool for Mac OS X. With TextExpander, users can define abbreviations for frequently-used text strings and images, also known as snippets. When an abbreviation is typed, it expands automatically to the full snippet.

The Internet Productivity snippet group offers predefined snippets that work with the URL shortening services via AppleScript to automatically shorten URLs copied to the Clipbard. A snippet for the shortening service is.gd has been added in this update, joining TinyURL, tr.im, and bit.ly snippets.

Each of the Internet Productivity snippets, which use AppleScript, has its own assigned abbreviation, e.g. /tinyurl, /bitly. The user copies the long URL to the Clipboard, and then types the corresponding abbreviation for the desired URL shortener. The shortened link is automatically inserted.

All the Internet Productivity snippets have been updated to support URL parameters. Complex links, such as those generated by Google Maps, can now be reliably shortened using TextExpander.

A 30-day fully-functioning demo of TextExpander can be downloaded at
http://www.smileonmymac.com/textexpander/download.html. The price is $29.95. A Family Pack license is available for $44.95, which covers up to five computers in one household. Mac OS X 10.4 or higher is required. The snippet group update is available at no charge to users of TextExpander.

TextExpander features:
- Insert standard greetings, text, and signatures — including formatted text and pictures
- Save keystrokes by typing short abbreviations to get long snippets
- Correct typos automatically
- Organize snippets into groups
- Add snippet groups from external files and online sources
- HTML, CSS, Autocorrect, Accented Word, Symbol snippet groups included
- Date/time math (add or subtract years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds from current date and time)
- Internet Productivity snippet group (shorten URLs)
- Sync snippets via MobileMe
- Insert the current date and time in any format you prefer- Print snippets by group
- Position the cursor wherever you want in your expanded snippet
- For programmers, make editor-independent code templates and invoke AppleScripts
- Import from Textpander, TypeIt4Me (v2 & 3) and Typinator (v1)
- Available in English, German, French, Japanese and Italian

ABOUT SMILEONMYMAC
SmileOnMyMac makes creative productivity software for Mac OS X, such as PDFpen, the PDF editing software that won an Editors' Choice Award from The Mac Observer; DiscLabel, the Macworld Eddy award-winning CD label design program; PageSender, feature-rich fax software that also received an Eddy; TextExpander, the typing shortcut tool that was named a Mac|Life Editor's Choice, and BrowseBack, the visual web history tool that won Best of Show at Macworld 2006. All SmileOnMyMac products are available to download free at http://www.smileonmymac.com.

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Founder, SmileOnMyMac
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Philip Goward
Founder, SmileOnMyMac
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