In case you missed the big launch, there’s a new version of my favorite calendar app for Mac and iOS, Fantastical. Fantastical, which is almost 10 years old now, is a gem of a calendar app with fast natural language event parsing, an infinitely handy menu bar view on the Mac, and full support across all Apple devices (and the iPhone app is just as excellent as the Mac version, and the iPad version is awesome). Version 3 adds myriad new features and is an exciting leap forward for this…
appreview, ios, macos, productivity, support, weather
Thanks to VirtualHostX Pro for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! I’ve been using VirtualHostX for what must be a decade now, and this latest version has some downright amazing capabilities for any web developer.
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Thanks to Timing for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! I have Timing running all day, every day, and am always honored to have their support on the blog.
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Wow, compared to the barrage of updates in the last half of last year, it’s been a while since the last Bunch release. For those who missed it, Bunch is my text-file-based batch application launcher, replete with handy features for setting up “contexts” in your digital workspace. This update focuses on Bunch’s features for sending key commands.
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I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but a while back I added a nifty feature to posts on this site which displays activity from Twitter and Mastodon (likes, retweets, replies) on each post. In most cases, more responses to my work happen on social media than in post comments, so I really wanted to be able to integrate those social mentions with the existing comments. This is a static site running on Jekyll, so it took a little extra work and relies on a few external services.
comments, indieweb, social
We’ve been exploring SearchLink lately in a series of posts. If you’re following along, you’ve installed SearchLink and explored the various !bang searches, and maybe even added a custom configuration and a few custom searches of your own. And you’ve probably realized that an important step is being able to quickly verify the search results.
browser, markdown, popclip, search, searchlink, service, shortcuts, tips, urlpreview
It’s come to my attention that the way I brainstorm has a lot to do with my ADHD. Brainstorming is kind of a superpower of the ADHD mind. It takes some work to go deep on a single topic, but we’re great at the surface level associations and development. I believe that the techniques I share can apply to anyone’s brainstorming, the ADHD connection just helped clarify for me why the things I do (and the tools I use) work for me.
adhd, brainstorming, keyboard, mentalhealth, mindmapping, organization, productivity, shortcuts
