Load Your .vimrc with Helipad

Helipad is a little web notepad I wrote to throw to–do lists, notes, ideas and bits of code at. My idea was to make the perfect partner for my actual physical notepad.

Like everything I do, it has an API, and that allowed me to do something that I’ve found amazingly useful: load my vimrc remotely.

I know there’s a million other ways to do this, but I think it illustrates something unexpected and interesting that you can do with web application APIs. And, on the same topic, the AmbientClock uses your Google Calendar to change its colour according to how busy you are.

I’d love to hear about anyone else using web APIs for fun stuff. Just drop me a line!