Here are a few things that caught my attention in week 35: week.esamecar.net/35
Teaser: iOS and macOS stuff
#weeknotes
macOS
How to use kagi search within Launchbar
There is a kagi help document for Alfred and another one for Search Templates in Launchbar I used as a reference. It’s really easy to set up:
- In your Browser
- Invoke Launchbar
- select
Menu bar / Index / Show Index - in Launchbar index go to
Web / My Search Templates1 -> add a new one - paste your Session Link into the Template URL field
- append
&q=%s
- select
- done
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on my system it’s in German, but you’ll figure it out ↩︎
Indie Dev Sales
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
So, the Indie Dev Sales for #macOS and #iOS apps is currently running. Here is what I bought Classifier: Collection Tracker Home Widget for HomeKit Mastowatch Signals For HomeKit, Plus In-App Purchase Subtrack: Track Subscriptions already have Controller for HomeKit HomeCam for HomeKit HomeLog for HomeKit HomePass for HomeKit HomeRun for HomeKit MacWhisper Pro Söka: Bucket Lists Made Easy Where To? – Search nearby places Zenitizer consider Personal Best – Workouts - wrote about my initial thoughts here; it’s not exactly what I was looking for but seems like a real bargain right now Reading Time - still tempted to buy this, but it only works with page numbers and Readwise Reader does not provide them considered Hello There - Greeting Card Organizer - too expensive Kaleidoscope - still too expensive for my personal needs PlaylistAI: AI Playlist Maker - way too expensive What apps are your favourites?
What I was interested in during the fourth week of 2023 (teaser: podcasts, iOS, macOS playdate)
Sunday, January 29, 2023
I still felt sickly, so I refrained from cycling. Hope that I get the curve then next week. 🍿 Watched Raymond & Ray (2022) - ★★★★☆ and enjoyed it. 🎙️ Listend to a bunch of different Podcasts: Accidental Tech Podcast: 518: Deconstructed iMac, Core Intuition: Episode 545: Lawful Evil, MeTacheles Tonspur: Return of the Mac - Ode an den Apple Macintosh, Playdate Podcast: Flipper Lifter, Playdate Podcast: Echoic Memory, Techmeme Ride Home: Tue 01/24 – ALL The Details On Apple’s Headset, AppStories: Imagining Apps for an Apple VR Headset, Launched: 54: Sofa - Shawn Hickman, Upgrade: 443: Core Variations, and Hemispheric Views: 076: Find Jason a House!
If I got 1 € for every bug, I would be ...
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
2023-02-17 Security Contacts (iOS 16.3.1) I am quite sure, that I did not add my security contact on 01.01.1970. Screen Time and Messages (macOS 13.2.1) Screen Time for children is completely broken. And the feature to receive requests via Messages.app renders the app useless on macOS. 2023-02-08 Mail (macOS 13.2) My smart folder with the rule to only show unread emails shows a couple of read emails. 2023-02-04 macOS Ventura 13.
What I have done in the second week of 2023 (teaser: playdate, macOS apps, podcasts, movie)
Sunday, January 15, 2023
After all, this is the second time this year that I’ve managed to write down a bit what has been keeping me busy during the week. 🥳 😔 So, this was my first week at work and thus, unfortunately, again far too little time for things I really enjoy. (I’ll have to think about my work situation in great detail at some point). 🕹 Playdate: After the two pre-installed games on my playdate, the first two new games included in Episode 1 arrived for me on Monday: Crankin’s Time Travel Adventure and Boogie Loops.
Even more macOS apps I enjoy using.
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Sure, shortly after I’ve published the short list of non-work related macOS apps I really like it came to my mind, that I forgot the most important ones. But hey, I never claimed it was an exhaustive list 😇 So, I’ll just continue and list randomly some more apps, I enjoy using: Mela: “Mela is a simple, elegant and modern recipe manager that syncs with iCloud." I recently switched from Paprika, which is also a very good recipe manager.
A short list of non-work related macOS apps I really like
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Here is a short list of apps I use a lot under macOS privately (so not only work related) or I have recently discovered and think I’ll stick with them. Bunch: Bunch describes itself as “a macOS utility that uses plain text scripts called “Bunches” to automate context switching. It sits in your menu […]. Bunches can open apps, specific files, web pages, and more. For the Power Users, It also allows advanced scripting, system commands, and integration via a URL handler”.
What I have done in the first week of 2023 (teaser: mastodon, omg.lol, playdate, ankermake)
Sunday, January 8, 2023
I was motivated by muhh’s blog entry to write down what was on my mind in the first week of January. I’m not sure yet if this will become something more regular, but I wanted to start putting something online more often anyway - more on that below. I’ve had the last two weeks off. The weather was bad, I had a cold 🤧 and therefore a lot of cycling wasn’t an option either (at least that’s what I told myself).
Anybox - Manage bookmarks like a pro (iOS / macOS)
Thursday, December 22, 2022
One app that I’ve been using a lot for a while now is Anybox. Both the Mac app and the iOS app are very functional and the developer is friendly. It has completely replaced pinboard.in as my bookmark manager, although there is also a very nice iOS / macOS third party companion app called Pins, which is currently no longer being developed as rapidly as it was in the beginning, but is still great.