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- I am moving to Substack. Please follow me there.
- Desktop vs Mobile vs Tablet
- MacBook Butterfly keyboard suit gets class action status
- New from Bitwarden: Send
- Did the Bitwarden Safari web extension disappear on your Mac?
- Independent bloggers are questioning where they publish their content?
- New in NetNewsWire 6: Syncing Via BazQux, Inoreader, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, and FreshRSS
- New in NetNewsWire 6- Twitter Search Feeds
- Thoughts on Notion app
- 4 New things I learned today about my Mac’s Dock
- You can transfer your iCloud Photos to Google Photos
- LastPass Free is changing and users aren’t going to be happy
- iMessage BlastDoor security
- Many of Apple’s privacy labels are false
- Snowing, A Lot!
- Google apps will stop certain tracking to avoid the iOS “Allow Tracking” prompt
- Firefox 85 adds supercookie protection. What about Safari?
- Stand Down, Stand By, Stand Trial
- Consider this
- A keyboard shortcut for a markdown link in Drafts – Keyboard Maestro
- Hold off buying the current M1 MacBook Air
- He ended up as nothing
- No Switching!
- What’s coming to the MacBook line in 2021
- Mac security explained
- Notes and more to Devonthink
- Maestral: An open-source Dropbox client for Mac
- Adobe Ends Flash Player Support, Recommends Uninstalling Immediately
- ldstephens for 2021
- My 2021 Essential iOS Apps
- My 2021 Essential Mac Apps
- What I’ve read recently – December 18, 2020
- Apple doubles down on iOS App Tracking Transparency
- Toggle Control Center with a keyboard shortcut in Big Sur
- Instapaper Mac app falls short
- Thoughts on Reeder 5 and iCloud feed sync
- Back to a MacBook
- Apple Silicon MacBooks
- UPDATE: iOS 14 has Zuckerberg/Facebook running scared
- Epic and Apple
- Is an iA Writer subscription coming to an App Store near you?
- My thoughts on Ulysses 20 Revision Mode
- Getting to know John Gruber the writer
- Copied clipboard manager app is back
- Isaias aftermath
- How to get the trackpad to ignore touches while typing
- Encryption as we know it is in jeopardy
- iOS and iPadOS 13.6 silently opted me into Automatic OS Updates
- I shattered my iPhone screen
- Bitwarden for Mac browser extension exposing passwords in clipboard managers
- Results of one of the largest password re-use studies ever
- GoodLinks for read-it-later
- FoodNoms food tracking app
- Sling TV holding prices while YouTube TV raises prices
- No charging brick? You’ve got to be kidding!
- Three finger swipe to undo
- Hey controversy from a user perspective
- Apple Watch calls 911 after man fainted
- Security Update 2020-003 for Mojave brings back the Catalina update reminder
- Weight management
- Going iPad first
- My thoughts on Apple & Google’s COVID-19 contact tracing
- The realities of COVID-19 in my own backyard
- Apple is concerned over the COVID-19 situation and the possibility of lower consumer demand to upgrade their iPhones
- How Rob lost control of his bank accounts to a phone scammer
- A couple of newsworthy items
- Quick thoughts on using a Trackpad with iPadOS 13.4
- I’m looking forward to Tuesday
- A different reality
- Apple responds to COVID-19 by closing all stores outside of China
- Covid-19 and me
- An iPad with a mouse and trackpad?
- Ulysses continues to have iCloud sync issues
- Raindrop.io for bookmarks
- Spotlight on iPad
- Duke Cannon Bloody Knuckles Hand Repair
- Goodbye Ulysses
- The new Fantastical 3 offers a free version
- Bear notes app iCloud sync
- Holiday Sale: Save 50% on all Enpass password manager plans
- My 2020 Must-Have Mac, iPhone, and iPad Apps
- Drafts for Mac now supports actions
- Moving away from iCloud continued
- Transition to subscription done right – Enpass password manager
- Web Finds for November 17, 2019
- Store Ulysses files in Dropbox instead of iCloud
- My choice for a Safari 13 content blocker on Mac
- Back to Dropbox after a short stint with iCloud Drive
- I’m done with Apples Notes
- iOS 13, iPadOS, and watchOS 6
- TunnelBear VPN security and privacy
- Fastmail now lets you snooze emails
- Hide – Unhide the MacOS Catalina Upgrade Prompt
- Recommended iOS 13, iPadOS, and macOS Catalina reviews
- Switched to Pocket from Instapaper
- iOS 13 Reminders app incompatible with macOS 10.14 and earlier
- Drafts 5 special subscription offer
- Some thoughts on Apple’s Event – September 10, 2019
- Brave browser not remembering per site Shield settings
- FYI – Apple pushes back at Google report about iOS security
- Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS server issue
- Brave browser
- Update – Alfred or Keyboard Maestro or both
- Alfred or Keyboard Maestro or both
- Sell Your Mac Experience
- Rain Design mStand for my MacBook Pro
- Selling my iMac
- 1Password 6 will stop working with Safari 13
- Jon Gruber on Jony Ive leaving Apple
- 2018 and newer MacBook Pro and MacBook Air now included in Apple’s Keyboard Service Program
- No more subscription apps
- Apple listening
- Alfred 4 Is Here
- The MacSparky Keyboard Maestro Field Guide
- Opinion – TV advertising of prescription drugs should be banned
- Step count in the Health app not matching the step count in the Activity app
- Why I now have an Apple Watch Series 4
- Marked 2 update includes improved Bear integration
- App Update issue in the Mojave Mac App Store
- Brett Terpstra and nvUltra
- Apple Now Providing Free Data Migration for Mac
- Upgrading my older non-retina iMac to Mojave
- Moom for Mac window management
- iCloud Drive or Dropbox
- Day One encryption
- Getting the link for an Apple Mail Message
- How I fast charge my iPhone
- What you need to know about the tech giants Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple
- Gmail design update for iOS is rolling out soon in the App Store
- Local programming for cord cutters
- Watch out for Apple Phone Phishing Scams
- Apple products are getting more expensive
- My 2019 Must-Have iOS Apps for iPhone and iPad
- My 2019 Must-Have Mac Apps
- Setting up an iPad for an elderly user before gifting
- Conserve your MacBook’s battery with this keyboard setting
- How to View Folder Sizes on Mac Using Finder
- Magic Mouse randomly losing connection
- Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 privacy-first DNS service is now available as an iOS app
- Exactly my thoughts regarding the iPad
- iOS 12 keyboard trackpad on iPhone or iPad
- Watch Apple’s Full Video of the October iPad Pro and Mac Event
- Web Finds for October 26, 2018
- WordPress.com counting my views in stats
- iCloud sync issues on my MacBook
- How to close other tabs in Safari on Mac
- Web Finds for October 17, 2018
- Ulysses Share Extension now on Mac
- Web Finds for October 2, 2018
- Facebook gets hacked again. 50 Million users personal information put at risk.
- Facebook is using your 2FA phone number to target you with ads
- iOS Safari content blockers
- Worth reading today – Instagram’s CEO resignations
- How to get Safari Favicons on Mac and iOS
- Updated to iOS 12
- Bear turns off Markdown compatibly mode with today’s update on Mac and iOS
- You may want to try iOS 12 on your current iPhone before buying one of the new ones
- Web Finds for September 13, 2018
- Today’s Apple Keynote in 6 minutes
- Interact with Things 3 using Alfred
- File Quick View with Alfred
- Web Finds for August 31, 2018
- Reeder 3 for macOS and iOS is now Free
- Apple is secretly encouraging paid app developers to switch to subscription
- Newton email for Mac and iOS is shutting down
- Web Finds for August 7, 2018
- Switching between multiple open windows in the same application
- Apple removes apps from their Affiliate Program
- Delete GarageBand hidden folders to save gigabytes of Mac storage
- My cycling tech
- Instapaper breaks away from Pinterest
- Retiring some tech
- Web Finds for June 23, 2018
- After thoughts on Ulysses subscription
- Web Finds for June 11, 2018
- My Mac Menu Bar – June 2018
- Podcasts I listen to
- Back into the swing of things
- Ugh! – Drafts app for iOS goes subscription
- David Sparks announces the MacSparky – iPhone Field Guide
- MWeb markdown editor for Mac and iOS
- Web Finds for March 28, 2018 – Apple’s education event
- Ulysses crashes when opening a .docx file
- #deletefacebook
- The Archive – a new notes app for Mac
- Feeds I follow
- Day One app support
- Search Bear notes from Alfred
- iCloud data is stored on Google servers
- Don’t use Facebook’s data tracking Onavo VPN: It’s spying on you!
- Things 3 – Updated to version 3.4 with URL linking
- Outlining vs Mind-Mapping
- A keyboard increased the usability of my iPad
- Worth Reading Today
- Web Finds for February 13, 2018 – The House That Spied On Me
- Things 3 productivity course from Shawn Blanc is now available
- How I use Alfred to launch files and folders on my Mac
- Bear app special searches
- How I use Alfred for text expansion on my Mac
- There’s one thing in Bear app that really bugs me
- How to permanently zoom specific websites in Safari on macOS
- Web Finds for February 1, 2018
- How I’m using Alfred as a clipboard manager on my Mac
- “This Is Serious”: Facebook Begins Its Downward Spiral
- Web Finds for January 24, 2018
- Stop apps from downloading on all iOS devices
- How I’m using Alfred on my Mac – Part 1
- All the ways I’m using Alfred app on my Mac
- Web Finds for January 12, 2018
- No subscription
- No tracking, no revenue: Apple’s privacy feature costs ad companies millions
- My thoughts after two weeks of Hulu Live TV
- Web Finds for January 4, 2018
- My 2018 Must-Have iOS Apps for iPhone and iPad
- My 2018 Must-Have Mac Apps
- Web Finds for December 21, 2017
- Worst passwords of 2017 still include “123456” and “password”
- Facebook is bad for society and has too much power over its users and their privacy
- Web Finds for December 11, 2017
- Search Safari tabs on Mac
- Using Alfred to trigger common system commands
- How to export Apple Notes as plain text files
- Hide Recent & Suggested Apps from iPad Dock in iOS 11
- Modifier key order
- How I organize my Mac menu bar apps
- Checking out the new Firefox Quantum browser for Mac
- iPhone X notch remover
- My new favorite podcast
- Thinking about the apps and web services I’ll be using in 2018
- Web Finds for November 5, 2017
- iPad – Can it replace my Mac update
- PSA: Granting iPhone camera permissions allows apps to secretly take pictures and videos without you knowing
- Hide the app icon row in the iOS 11 Messages app
- Tip – Ulysses Smart Paste
- Things 3 – for personal task management
- Addresses in Bear notes link to Maps
- Web Finds for October 6, 2017
- Yoink – My favorite drag-and-drop utility for Mac
- Turn off in app rating requests in iOS 11
- Problems upgrading to High Sierra
- Search Safari and Chrome tabs at the same time
- Now you can exclude apps from clipboard history in Keyboard Maestro 8
- My initial thoughts on iOS 11 – iPhone
- On its last legs?
- How to display Favicons in Safari tabs on Mac
- How to show the PopClip menu on a selection
- Equifax breach caused by failure to patch two-month-old bug
- Supported devices for iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra
- The Equifax Breach: What You Should Know
- How I use Alfred for Safari bookmarks
- The mistake I made by re-publishing my blog content to Medium
- My Instapaper workflow
- Web Finds for September 2, 2017
- Here’s how to batch export Ulysses sheets
- iOS RSS Feed Reader
- The Learn Ulysses course is available today
- Blogging on Medium
- Apple reportedly looking to price its next iPhone at $999
- Quickly quit all open applications at once on your Mac – Keyboard Maestro
- Wading Through AccuWeather’s Bullshit Response
- Ulysses subscription update
- iOS 11 has a way to quickly disable Touch ID and require a passcode
- styleStealer: add your web design to Marked with a click
- Use Alfred to launch Safari URL in Chrome
- Web Finds for August 15, 2017
- My thoughts on Ulysses moving to a subscription model
- TunnelBear completes industry’s first public security audit
- Tip – How to re-open recently closed tabs in Safari for Mac the easy way
- Web Finds August 6, 2017
- Launch your favorite Mac apps with keyboard shortcuts using Alfred
- How to view your calendar while creating an event or reminder in Fantastical
- Tip – Caffeinate by Dr. Drang
- Web Finds for July 24, 2017
- Open Safari URL in Chrome – Keyboard Maestro
- Can iPad replace my laptop?
- 1Password responds about local vaults
- 1Password takes it on the chin over subscriptions and cloud vaults
- Productivity Apps and Subscription Pricing
- Web Finds for July 7, 2017
- Bear vs nvALT and 1Writer for notes
- Did you hear? Google is going to stop scanning your Gmail for ad personalization
- Launch your favorite Mac apps with keyboard shortcuts | Keyboard Maestro
- Web Finds for June 12, 2017
- Recent Items 4.2 for Alfred 3
- Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2017 in 7 Minutes
- Google now knows when its users go to the store and buy stuff
- Keyboard Maestro macro for plain-text pasting anywhere
- Web Finds for May 23, 2017
- I’ve gone paperless
- Apple releases security updates for iPhone and Mac. Update now and be safe online.
- Privacy Tip – How to know when your Mac’s webcam or microphone is spying on you.
- My Dilemma With Better Touch Tool
- Web Finds for May 7, 2017
- Backing up Pinboard bookmarks
- Moving read later to Pinboard – No more Pocket – No more Instapaper
- Web Finds for April 28, 2017
- Keyboard Maestro Macro – Getting URLs from Safari
- AppStories
- Tip – Search sites with DuckDuckGo !Bangs
- Two years of Fastmail and how it replaced Gmail
- Web Finds for April 16, 2017
- Web Finds for April 7, 2017
- Good news for the future of Mac Pro and iMac
- Web Finds for April 3, 2017
- Getting Drafts Right
- What’s new in macOS Sierra 10.12.4
- What’s new in iOS 10.3
- Web Finds for March 24, 2017
- How I use the Copied.app keyboard for text expansion on iOS
- Rambling, March 19, 2017
- Web Finds for March 17, 2017
- Later for iOS – Create Quick Reminders With Presets
- Web Finds for March 10, 2017
- Apple Says It Has Patched The Vulnerabilities Mentioned In The Wikileaks Dump Of CIA Cyber Tools
- How I use Ulysses for writing, journaling and notes
- Choosing a text expansion app for Mac
- The Tools In My Writing Workflow
- My favorite podcast player, Overcast 3.0 gets updated with a refreshed design, queuing, and more
- Apple Said to Debut New iPad Pro Lineup, 128GB iPhone SE, and Red iPhone 7 and 7 Plus at March Event
- Apple Announces WWDC 2017
- Signal – Private Messenger Users Advised to Turn Off CallKit Support in Latest iOS Update
- My favorite clipboard manager for iOS and macOS
- WhatsApp is rolling out Two-Step Verification security feature to all users
- Why I chose to buy my new iPhone from Apple instead of Verizon
- Apple Q1 2017 Results: $78.4 Billion Revenue, 78.3 Million iPhones, 13.1 Million iPads Sold
- The “Family Tree Now” Website Knows A Lot About You And It’s Creepy As Hell
- Quick Notes with nvALT and 1Writer
- Apple releases security updates for iOS, macOS, and Safari
- Did you know Facebook is buying sensitive data, about you, from data brokers?
- My Must-Have Mac and iPhone Apps for 2017
- How China Built ‘iPhone City’ With Billions in Perks for Apple’s Partner
- How to create real Mac Apps in 4 easy steps
- Google’s Pixel Phone and other AI enabled devices are a privacy nightmare
- Uber wants to track your location even when you’re not using the app
- What is your phone telling your rental car?
- How to create real Mac Apps in 4 easy steps with Fluid app for Mac.
- Eero: Making WiFi simpler and stronger
- Quick Tip: 3 ways to free up storage on iPhone
- 6 Things you can do with Alfred 3 to boost your productivity on macOS
- Instapaper Premium is now free for everyone
- The rising cost of cracking iPhone security and privacy
- HOLD THE PHONE! AT&T Is Spying on Americans for Profit, New Documents Reveal
- New Study Suggest: ‘Security Fatigue’ Can Cause Computer Users to Feel Hopeless and Act Recklessly,
- How to turn on encryption in Facebook Messenger
- WhatsApp to start sharing user data with Facebook
