Macstock 2019 Links

Links to everything Brett mentioned in his Macstock 2019 “Writing Workflows” talk.

Brett’s Projects

  • Bunch, Brett’s (free) project for work contexts
  • doing, Brett’s project for leaving a breadcrumb trail when you head down rabbit holes
  • ExtraInfo, Brett’s project for wiki-fying everything on your Mac
  • jTag, Brett’s “autotag” system for Jekyll and other flat file blogging systems (with YAML headers)
  • KeyBindings, Brett’s extensive keybinding nerdery
  • MarkdownEditing, Brett’s package for Markdown Editing in Sublime Text
  • Markdown Service Tools, Brett’s collection of macOS Services (Quick Actions) for using Markdown anywhere
  • Marked 2, Brett’s commercial app for previewing and proofreading Markdown
  • nvALT, Brett’s Markdown fork of Notational Velocity, soon to be replaced by nvUltra
  • SearchLink, Brett’s (favorite) project for quickly adding links to blog posts without leaving the editor
    • URL Preview, Brett’s tool for double-checking SearchLink results
  • TextExpander Tools, how crazy can you get with TextExpander?

Other 3rd Party Tools

  • Desktop Curtain, a way to single-task without quitting all of your apps
  • Drafts, Mac and iOS app for quickly collecting thoughts
  • Hook, a tool for connecting files, websites, and documents for research and productivity purposes
  • iThoughts, Brett’s favorite mind mapping app on Mac and iOS
  • Keypoints, an app for tracking highlights and annotations in PDFs using Markdown documents
  • Markdown, you know, that thing Terpstra keeps talking about
  • Meistertask, Kanban-style project management (and brainstorming)
    • Trello, an alternative Kanban system
  • MindMeister, online collaborative mind mapping
    • Geistesblitz, mind map in the shower with your Apple Watch
  • OmniFocus, Brett’s preferred task manager
  • Pinboard, antisocial bookmarking
    • Spillo, macOS bookmark manager for Pinboard
  • Retrobatch, node-based image automation
  • TextExpander, Brett’s favorite app for timesaving text expansions
  • Timing, automated time tracking for Mac
  • Workona, Brett’s favorite Chrome plugin for tab management
  • Workspaces, a commercial alternative to Bunch