This is the ideal blog format for me. A list of daily notes grouped by day.
2024.11.21.
2024.10.02.
Bookmarked “Forever ✱ Notes – A free framework for Apple Notes”
Forever ✱ Notes is a simple framework and scalable digital note-taking method for Apple Notes that’s free and created to last—forever.
2024.09.01.
Using Git Commit History as a Lab Notebook – Decoding Drafts
I’m thinking about using git commits more than just documenting changes, but as a journal for my work as it advances. Like a lab notebook in code.
2024.08.28.
Bookmarked “Task Inbox App | Defer”
A universal task inbox app for iOS & macOS, made by Here & Co.
I have no clue what I will use this app for… I just love the idea.
Bookmarked “Retcon — Effortlessly rewrite Git history”
Rewrite Git history with a single drag-and-drop. Undo anything with ⌘Z. All speed, no bumps.
2024.08.15.
Bookmarked “kindaVim”
Vim Mode for macOS. The mode you love in your favorite editor, now in your favorite OS.
I want to use something like this, but I don’t like that it is automatically enabled in every text view. Also, a subscription for this?
I remember the QuickCursor app from Hog Bay Software, which lets you select any text by pressing a keyboard shortcut, which would open the text in your favorite editor. Saving the file in the editor would update the text view. Sadly, it is not developed anymore.
These days, I select the text in the text view and use the “New MacVim Buffer With Selection” service. This opens the selected text in MacVim, although I have to paste the text manually back.
2024.07.07.
Bookmarked “Mike Grindle’s Webpage”
I’m Mike, an essayist and blogger. I write about culture, tech, psychogeography and web spaces.
2024.07.03.
Bookmarked “RSS Please – Generate RSS feeds from web pages”
rssplsgenerates RSS feeds from web pages using CSS selectors to extract parts of the page and turn them into a feed.
Bookmarked “yums.email”
I use Mela for recipe storage but this one is interesting as well.
Yums is a recipe storage system built on top of email. Content on the web disappears with time, but email you have control over forever.
2024.02.22.
Bookmarked “Ruby on Mac: Get Ruby working on your Mac in minutes with a single command.”
I am still not sure if I need this or not, but interesting nonetheless.
2024.02.20.
Sonar – Mac App for GitHub/GitLab Issues
Sonar is a beatiful (and native) Mac app for managing Github and GitLab issues. I used the beta in the last couple of weeks for managing GitHub issues and it’s really good. The high-level outline view changes how you manage issues.
If you use Hookmark, I also made a integration scripts for it which is pretty useful for linking OmniFocus/Things projects to issues in Sonar.
2024.01.13.
Bookmarked “extratone/siri: complete list of siri voice commands”
complete list of siri voice commands
2024.01.06.
Bookmarked “Soonie”
Managing time during a busy day can be a challenge. Focusing on your free time between your meetings or appointments helps you navigate through this stressful day more calmly.
From the makers of Tyme, my time tracking app of choice.
2024.01.05.
Bookmarked “Mind map & Outline Ideas – Escape”
Escape is your place to jot down notes & ideas, connect and develop them, and bring them to life.
2024.01.01.
Bookmarked “Minus”
Minus is a finite social network where you get 100 posts—for life.
Bookmarked “Tofu · Amar Sagoo”
Tofu was designed to help you read text on your Mac.
Text is often very wide, making it hard for your eyes to jump from the end of one line to the beginning of the next. That’s why newspapers have narrow columns: it makes them faster to read. Another problem is that vertical scrolling can be disorienting, as lines of text all look pretty much the same and are hard to track as they move.
Fuck yeah, there is an update to Tofu!
2023.12.30.
Bookmarked “Tech Independence | Derek Sivers”
2023.12.26.
Bookmarked “Card Buddy | Card Buddy: organize your thoughts and ideas using index cards on the Mac.”
A Virtual Corkboard for Your Notes
Index card lovers rejoice! Your brainstorming tool is here.
2023.12.24.
Bookmarked “OpenAny: macOS app and file launching springboard”
macOS app and file launcher for simple scripting.
2023.12.23.
Bookmarked “iA Markdown Dictionary”
Need to quickly learn or recall Markdown syntax? Our Markdown Dictionary is here to help. It’s a standard macOS dictionary built for the Dictionary app, so it’s compatible with iA Writer, iA Presenter, and other Mac apps too.
2023.12.19.
Read “Getting an Unread Badge Count For the Docked Gmail Web App in macOS”
Bookmarked “Integration script for Sonar – Share Hookmark automation – Hookmark Forum”
I just started using Sonar which is a new GitHub/GitLab issue tracker client available as a TestFlight beta.
I found that the app has a URL scheme, so asked developers if it was implemented, and they were kind enough to give me a brief documentation, just enough to create a starter script for myself.
2023.12.17.
Bookmarked “Exporter”
Export all your notes from Apple Notes to Markdown/HTML with attachments.
I don’t have a need for this, but it’s good to know that it exists.
Bookmarked “Sonar – Native App for GitHub/GitLab Issues”
Sonar is a new native Mac app for viewing and editing GitHub/GitLab issues. It’s lightning fast and stores your tasks locally so viewing, searching, and editing is instant (even offline).
I was looking for something like this for a while now.
Bookmarked “Breaks – Focus timer for iOS”
After a stupid rejection from Apple, Breaks finally got released:
Breaks helps you do your best work. Breaks lets you easily timebox your work and ensure you’re taking adequate breaks, so you can focus better and be more productive. Oh, and it’s free.
2023.12.13.
Read “No Influence | skoo.bz”
Speaking of social media, that’s a very distracting place to post to. You see the feed before anything. It’s far too easy to get sucked into that feed before you remember why you came on there in the first place. At that point, I question what my purpose is being on there at all. You’re there to get attention. Bar none.
2023.12.09.
Stickier
I don’t really have a need for a sticky notes app, but I like the design of this one. I have an affection for yellow notepad designs.
2023.12.08.
Read “How I build a feature”
There are a lot of good Git workflow patterns here.
Bookmarked “Plaintext GTD using Taskpaper Syntax – GTDist”
A nice tutorial on using GTD with TaskPaper.
2023.12.07.
Read “On macOS, it’s best to start with the default – Six Colors”
But the truth is, unless you’re a longtime Mac user who has integrated your personal collection of utilities into the way you use your Mac, you might not need all that much. So that’s my advice for people getting new Macs who don’t carry that legacy with them: Start with what’s there and then explore when you find where the built-in tools can’t meet your needs.