Many people find the hype cycle of the tech world exhausting and off-putting to the point where they block any mention of the hype-du-jour from their lives. I, however, am drawn to a certain subset of these topics, like a moth to a flame. It’s not the click-bait headlines that attract me. Instead, it’s those...

[[john]] Yesterday, I reviewed the new Shortcuts actions introduced by Things 3.17. It’s a fantastic release that greatly expands the ways you can control the app with Shortcuts. I shared three shortcuts as part of the review, but I have a couple more to add today: Recurring Tasks Ticci Talk Recurring Tasks is my workaround...

[[federico]] FlohGro has shared some useful shortcuts to import highlights from Readwise Reader and share them with other apps in Markdown. I’m going to use these myself. (Link) The lighter, faster Mac Catalyst version of WhatsApp for Mac is now available for everyone to download. (Link) Mate Marschalko figured out a clever workaround to integrate...

There probably aren’t many people who write about productivity apps who also throw as much side-eye in the direction of the cult of productivity and focused work as I do. That’s because as much as I benefit from the productivity tools I use, I also firmly believe that there’s value in being messy, and there’s...

[[federico]] Ice Cubes As I posted yesterday, if you love indie apps, this is a great time to be on Mastodon. Free of the limitations and concerns of the Twitter API, developers are experimenting again with different takes on displaying a home timeline and the whole scene gives me 2009-2012 Twitter vibes when innovation in...