There are a few tools I use regularly that make me smile, because the craftspeople who made them decided to build something with extra magic and care. By using and paying for well crafted software,…
Forget Siri. Turn your iPhone's 'Action Button' into a ChatGPT voice assistant instead | TechCrunch
With news that OpenAI's ChatGPT Voice feature is now available to all free users, you can ditch Siri as your main voice assistant on your iPhone -- well,
Turn your iPhone’s ‘Action Button’ into a ChatGPT voice assistant instead
A Roundup of the Best Obsidian Plugin in 2024 – The Sweet Setup
One of the things that makes Obsidian unique is the ability to extend its capabilities with third-party plugins. In this post, we share a bunch of our favorite Obsidian plugins to help you take your personal knowledge management game to the next level.
Wallpaper Frenzy: A Roundup of My Favorite Wallpaper Apps, Tools, and Artists in 2024
Wallpapers have always been a reflection of my often chaotic energy. I can sometimes spend months, or even years, without ever changing my wallpaper, and I can spend that same amount of time just frenetically changing it every day until I’m completely satisfied. A lot of that decision process is completely irrational, but I do
This is the 16th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. Today we have Jamie …
MacStories Selects 2023: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year
John: Every year, it seems like the MacStories Selects awards roll around faster than the last, and this year was no exception. For most people, the year begins on January 1st, but for us, WWDC marks the beginning of our year, and the MacStories Selects Awards feel like its conclusion. Plenty happens the rest of
Hi. My name is Cabel. And I’ve probably got the neatest job in the whole world. I wear many hats. But here on my personal blog, I get to write about the things I really care about, just for y…
Do You Use It? Finder Tags See Focused Use - TidBITS
The results of our poll asking how often you use Finder tags are in, and while tags aren’t broadly popular, being reminded of what they can do for you might encourage you to use them in appropriate situations.
Welcome to my yearly post about stuff I’ve loved in the last year. I love doing this because it reminds me how amazing the Mac/iOS app ecosystem is these days. I can’t list every app I use in this
Let me introduce you to WordStar 4.0, a popular word processor from the early 80s. WordStar 4.0 As old as it seems, George R.R. Martin used it to write “A Song of Ice and Fire”. Why …
File over appFile over app is a philosophy: if you want to create digital artifacts that last, they must be files you can control, in formats that are easy to retrieve and read. Use tools that give you this freedom.File over app is an appeal to tool makers: accept that all… pic.twitter.com/DUhRU7HkYv— kepano (@kepano) July 2, 2023
How to Set up Time Machine Server in macOS Ventura or Later
Note: This is an updated version of an article from 2018. With macOS, Apple makes it easy to set up a drive to be a target for other Macs to use with Time Machine. Say you have a Mac mini on your network, and a MacBook Pro. You can hook up an external drive to [...]
The Ultimate Guide to Apple Notes – The Sweet Setup
Let's dive into what makes Notes so good. We’ll provide a few simple quick tips of things that make any Notes experience that much better, as well as the latest features coming to Notes in iOS 17.