It’s almost the end of the year. Because this year has been exceptional in terms of Mac hardware and software, and of audio and video related equipment, I have decided to close off 2021 with a list of the Best of the Best in five categories.… Read More The Best Products of 2021
Yesterday I downloaded the beta version of Ulysses 24.2 and it improves a number of things, as well as introduces a few new features as well. First and foremost, though, I just got confirmation that it will be released on Monday, October 25, together with macOS Monterey.… Read More Ulysses 24.2 is coming on the heels of macOS 12 “Monterey”
If you’re like me, you’ll check the reviews before you buy something on amazon.com and other e-shops. Perhaps you’ll also read reviews on publications’ websites to be on the safe side. And only when you’re satisfied, you’ll go on buying the product. Are you sure, though, if a review is ever trustworthy?… Read More How trustworthy are reviews
If you’re writing in Markdown, MultiMarkdown or CommonMark, you probably are familiar with editing tools like iA Writer, nvUltra (beta) from Brett Terpstra, Panda which is Bear app in an early beta stage, and Ulysses.… Read More Switching between iA Writer, Ulysses, nvUltra and Panda Bear
Clover is a note taking app that’s not really a note taking app, but a workspace that combines productivity tools with creative thinking tools. It includes notes, a whiteboarding space, todos, and a daily planner.… Read More Clover app, the note taking workspace for creatives
Ulysses is one of the few apps that the subscription fee is actually worth the money. On August 3, yet another new version of Ulysses will be released in the App Store. This time, Ulysses’s team has improved and refined the app’s blog publishing feature and reworked the session history of the writing goals.… Read More Another Ulysses update that is more like an upgrade
What do you expect from a text editor? Either you want it to encourage a focus on the process of writing with this particular app or you want it to lead your focus to the subject you’re writing about. If you went for the first option, then the design, look and feel, and feature set of the app will determine your choice of app. If you favoured the second answer, an app like iA Writer or the Author app I’m covering here will have more appeal.… Read More Text editor with citation power: Author
PDFpenPro 13 has been released and it looks better than ever. Version 13 has a new UI design with a better organised Toolbar that adds the essential markup tools and an Editing Bar that adds a text formatting section and colour controls. Other look and feel improvements include modernised icons, and more.… Read More PDFpen Pro 13 review
Originally an “analogue” index card system invented by a German academic, the zettelkasten (or slip box) note taking method is the subject of hefty discussions on Reddit and other note taking forums as to whether the best software to manage a zettelkasten is Roamer, Obsidian, DEVONthink, Bear app, Ulysses, Drafts, or the new kid on the block, Craft. As much as it’s a pleasure to read the pro and cons, the essence of the zettelkasten is that it’s an interlinked, richly connected system of atomic information.… Read More Your Mac is a Zettelkasten note taking system
In my pursuit of note taking apps for the zettelkasten method, I stumbled across a new app that I had briefly seen going by sometime around the end of 2020. Back then, I thought that it was yet-another-app like Bear and Notes and Drafts and… As I wanted to write an article on software that fits a zettelkasten system, at this point in time I thought I’d give it a go. It wasn’t love at first sight, but upon digging deeper, I found a true gem and one that shines for zettelkasten purposes too.… Read More Craft, the note taking app that combines a beautiful design with powerful functionality
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