Technology

One of my favorite times every year is right around the beginning of August. Not because of the weather – summer where I live – but rather it’s when beta season is in full swing. Apps are putting polish on features, the full update scope is set, and everything starts to feel stable. And there’s nothing better

There is a plethora of note-taking and research-tracking apps available for the iPhone, iPad, and the Mac. Currently popular ones, like Obsidian and Roam Research, are tremendous for storing research and making connections between your discoveries. Others, like Apple Notes and Bear, excel at collecting all sorts of media types, including text, photos, URLs, and handwritten snippets. And still others, like Drafts, whip text and automations together to form ultra-fast workflows on your devices.

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I’ve been keeping an eye on that since day one. I had some issues loading it from file at one point which is why there’s an option hidden away in the core action group to actually load the library from an action. But that issue only lasted for one beta build - I can’t even recall which one it was. Since then it’s simply flown no matter what I’ve run it on, and while my Mac is relatively recent, my i*OS hardware is far from being new! But rest assured, it will be something I keep an eye on. I...

A video lesson from our Simplified Time Management course on choosing from options when starting a time tracking automation in Timery.

How to add timers, docs, whiteboards and more to your Zoom meetings

Universal Actions let you do just about anything with selected text, URLs, or files.

Want to make anything happen on your computer with the satisfying press of a physical button? Learn to use the Stream Deck for productivity.

Introduction In  my last article  on Hook, I looked at what the application is and why it’s such an important part of my workflow. Today, I want to touch on some of the core functionality and how I use it day to day to keep my brain a little less frazzled, knowing that everything

Intro As your database of hooked links grows,  Hook  offers a slight alternative in the use case.  In  Part 1  and  Part 2  of this series, we looked at the primary use case - copying links to resources and hooking them to one another,

The new ZOOM update (5.7.3) finally allows third-party apps to be directly integrated into ZOOM. At launch, there are over 50 apps available in the ZOOM app ...

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PowerPoint color themes are key to make your presentation look consistent and professional. We show you how you can add your own theme colors to PowerPoint

Copying colors across presentations can be tricky. Download our color tool for PowerPoint and paste into your deck for a quick reference color cheat sheet

Even if you wouldn't call yourself a power user, the Twitter client's advanced search tools and customizable interface can massively upgrade your feed.

If you use Canvas, this is a helpful way to encourage students to see how potential final project/exam scores will impact their overall grade.

Public Folders are great collaboration tools to use as an information repository for contacts and calendar data. Watch this 2-minute video to learn how easy ...

Every now and then I come across an application that just fits how I work. It doesn’t happen too often but when it does, it’s a really special thing. It’s very much like when you go into a clothing store, see something and you don’t even need to try it on - you just  know  it’s goi

OneDrive is more than just a place to store your files. It's a sync tool to let you store OneDrive, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams files locally on your computer and smartphone so you can access files when you have weak or no internet access. Here's how to manage it.

Last week I posted my craziest Mac experiment in a while — a script that handles adding and updating myriad BetterTouchTool Touch Bar (and menu bar) widgets. A couple of days after I posted it, I

Easy and Complex Bunches. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Apple Design Award winner CARROT Weather offers an unprecedented amount of user control over its interface, something which Federico and I recently discussed at length on AppStories and interviewed developer Brian Mueller about last month. The customization options that were introduced in January with version 5 of the app allow users to define the look

Notion can be a pain in the butt. It can also be the greatest thing ever. Here is how we are using Notion to build and ship our upcoming Obsidian course.

Zoom launches an in-app gaming experience so you can play poker, Heads Up and Kahoot on the platform.

You can technically write an entire novel inside of Apple Notes or compose your blog posts in Notepad on your Windows computer. The basic concept of letting users type text into an app is not special, and yet writing apps are one of those things that everyone is very particular about. It’s all about the little things, and what feels right for each person.

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The website makes it much easier to share everything you're working on with your followers.

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