![]() ![]() There are also a gazillion task managers. There are a gazillion writing apps out there that combine Markdown writing syntax with minimalist interfaces (Bear, IaWriter, Byword) but Ulysses has edged its way to being my favorite, with quick syncing and ability to post directly to WordPress. Most of my projects are organized with Evernote. But they’ve had a shake-up, ditched the distractions and have built the service back up. There was a time a few years ago when I was worried for Evernote, as it kept chasing quirky side projects as its main app got buggier and buggier. I currently have 13,000 notes stored in Evernote, including every issue of the magazine I work for going back to the mid-1950s. One account can power multiple devices so my laptop and phone are secured. I used to think VPNs were a luxury but with people hacking in on public Wi-Fi accounts and the loss of privacy, I’ve signed up for this easy-to-use VPN service. With Karabiner, I can use it to have Capslock‑C open a particular app, for instance. I have it mapped Brett-Terpstra style so that a single click opens Spotlight search and a hold and click acts as a hyper key (imagine a shift key that you can use for any keystroke). Lets you remap the generally useless Caps Lock key. ![]() Honorable mention in Chrome or as an alternative for Safari is uBlock Origin, a great blocker (and distinct from standard uBlock, which I don’t recommend). You can whitelist sites that respect readers. “Content filtering” (aka blocking) has become an important security concern and let’s face it: the web runs so much better without all the crap that some sites throw in along with their content. Uses the built-in content filtering system built into Mac Safari. There are occasional oddities (floating icons, icons that don’t match site) but overall it improves the Safari experience enough to make it a win over Chrome. Fortunately, Faviconographer has come along. I am, though, one of those weird people whom John Gruber identified: wannabee Safari users who really like Favicons in tabs. There are enough extensions now that I can get by. Many of Safari’s annoyances have lessoned as Apple itinerated with each release. I’ve been a Chrome user since the week it debuted but lately I’ve been trying to switch to Safari, wanting its superior battery management and syncing of bookmarks and tabs with iOS. Given Flexibit’s track record, and Cardhop’s resemblance to the discontinued Cobook, this is likely to be a winner for me. ![]() It works with whatever you have set up for contacts on your Mac (I use Google but iCloud is fine too). Just released, this is Fantastical’s newest cousin, an app for managing contacts from Flexibits. Manage calendars is easy and the natural language processing is suburb. It sits in the menubar, ready to give a beautiful agenda view with just a single tap. I have most everything hidden and have set up a keyboard shortcut (the little-used right “option” key) to toggle the full menubar icon set. This app was just rebuilt for High Sierra and is an essential tool. Okay, maybe it’s a bit OCD but I hate cluttered Mac menubars running along the top of my screen. I guess I didn’t realize how particular I am about my computing environment. □ Bartender I thought I’d type up something in ten minutes but then the draft post kept growing. In the thread he asked me about other apps which apps I find essential. Oh dear: a few weeks ago Wess Daniels started a Twitter discussion about the new Mac app Cardhop. ![]()
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