For years now, I’ve been using Ulysses for all of my serious writing projects, and I’m pleased to have Ulysses back as this week’s sponsor. One of the things I like about Ulysses is that despite its many years of development (they recently released…
Continue reading →Maker, Manager, Consumer
I’ve been thinking lately about my journaling workflows. I’m increasingly using digital tools for daily journaling and questioning a lot of assumptions. One of those is about the purpose of journaling my day. Am I doing it to figure out what I was doing…
Continue reading →Setapp Now Includes iOS Apps
Setapp, the app subscription service for Mac Apps, is no longer just for Mac Apps. Last week Setapp announced that it has added seven iOS apps to the service including Ulysses, Paste, Gemini Photos, Taskheal, SQLPro Studio, Mind Node, and PDF Search with more…
Continue reading →Focused 106: Home Offices with Laura Vanderkam
Laura Vanderkam joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about challenges and opportunities in working from home. We also break down our ever-evolving shut down routines. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-speed, secure and anonymous VPN service. Get 3…
Listen & read notes →Waking Up and Sleeping
I was recently reading Benjamin Hardy’s article about waking up early. He makes many good points, but I can’t help think he is missing a huge caveat. While waking up early can help you, not getting enough sleep will wreck you. Not getting enough sleep messes with your body in so…
Continue reading →Warhol Shortcut
Dr. Drang wrote a great shortcut this week that combines Shortcuts, Photos, and dogs. Did you really think I wouldn’t link it?
Continue reading →Jeff Taekman’s Academic Writing Workflows
Academic physician Jeff Taekman wrote up his Apple-based academic writing workflows and critical apps. There is plenty of detail. I love these deep dives from folks who get work done with their Apple technology.
Continue reading →iPhone 12 Leaks
Yesterday 9to5 Mac linked to some iPhone 12 dummy images. I sure hope they are accurate. If so, it looks very much like a modern take on the iPhone 4. That was, in my opinion, the best looking iPhone yet and I’d love to…
Continue reading →The Case of the Secret iPod
David Shayer delivers another gem, this one about when he was asked to work on a secret government project to make a “special” iPod that he speculates was used as a Geiger counter by James Bond types. I can’t help but wonder that if…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 549: Brett Terpstra’s New Robe
Brett Terpstra returns Mac Power Users, and on this episode he’s talking about the Touch Bar, regular expressions, Markdown, and what Apple silicon Macs will mean for macOS applications and utilities. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have you ever…
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