Dan (laptopllama)
@laptopllama.bsky.social
lighthearted Mac tips for productivity/procrastination
This is the most hilarious duct-tape workaround for the problem of macOS/iOS thinking you're voice-dictating the names of your contacts (99.9% of the time I'm saying "more", not "Moore"). But this workaround works, and I am grateful for it: www.reddit.com/r/ios/commen...
Just finished my free #mac newsletter about a *shockingly* good Finder replacement and a free dictation app that made me stop resenting Siri. See what I'm yammerin' about here: laptopllama.me/subscribe/
Summerfest has some nice discounts on Scrivener, Scapple, BBEdit, EagleFiler, etc. for anyone interested: www.artisanalsoftwarefestival.com
SummerFest
Summer Festival Artisanal Software.
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Welcome, DEVONthink 4.0 Copernicus! — Here's our new DEVONthink generation with a slew of new features and improvements, from generative AI to versioning, audit-proof databases, a completely rewritten web interface, new automations and much, much more. #devonthink #upgrade buff.ly/7qm8WXg
Did anyone else have the sudden realization with the new Finder icon that maybe it was always supposed to also be a face in profile?
Huge shoutout to @amerpie.lol for his very, very positive review of my contextual #Shortcuts launcher #BarCuts. I'm positively blushing 🙏🏼 In case you don't know him: Lou is a prolific macOS app reviewer. His blog is great for finding new things, is what I'm saying
BarCuts Brings Order to Your Shortcuts Menu
I make extensive use of shortcuts all day long on my Mac. I use them to import data into Obsidian, generate alt-text for images I post on my blog or social media, query Open.AI, dismiss…
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The Hiro Report returns *tonight* with a fresh basket full of new apps and tech to try out in the week ahead. We’ve got- ☕️ Making a cafe at home 📷 A killer camera sling 📲 A screensaver for iPhone 🫂 Tech to improve your social life …and more! Don’t miss out! Https://subscribe.hiro.report
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Would you like to find out more about colorful cursors, column-calendars, or what should've been called the thumbPhone? Sign up for my free #mac nerd newsletter to find out what I'm yammerin' about: laptopllama.me/subscribe/
Today on AppAddict - Free App List Number 4 - This is the fourth collection of free apps reviewed on AppAddict. Links to the first three collections are posted below. I've downloaded and installed each of these on my Mac. I've added many of these ... https://appaddict.app/post/free-app-list-number-4
I am intrigued by the hint of an anti-smartphone.
Hiro@hiro.report · last yr.It's Easter Sunday! I'm strapping on some bunny ears and hopping my way over to your inbox with five golden eggs of fresh #tech and #gear! My latest retro gaming obsession, a handy website, a magic frame, a prediction about a future release, an anti-smartphone... and more! subscribe.hiro.report
New app: Simple Color Palette Create, view, and edit color palettes Free. Available for macOS 15, iOS 18, and visionOS 2. sindresorhus.com/simple-color...
Plugging Hiro's newsletter as usual. I'm unsure if signing up now gets you this week's issue, but as a hint to its intriguing contents, I will say that I'm a sucker for cooperative board/card games.
Hiro@hiro.report · last yr.⚠️ Hey, let's stay calm but, we're JUST 24 HOURS AWAY from the next Hiro Report! This week you'll find: ✔ My favorite keyboard ✔ A 243 sec/day camera ✔ A hacker toy for your desktop ✔ A surprising party game And more! Share the news: subscribe.hiro.report #tech #weeknotes #newsletter
I knew I sensed a disturbance in the Force. Looking forward to whatever "how robbers look at buildings" means.
Hiro@hiro.report · last yr.I cannot emphasize enough how NIGH the launch of this week's Hiro Report is. Tonight, I'll be sending subscribers: * smart running shoes * a sweet label maker * an extremely pricey camera app * how robbers look at buildings and MORE #tech, apps, and gear. Don't miss it! subscribe.hiro.report
@hiro.report has generously spared me his samurai-sword-strike for stealing his excellent newsletter format, so I announce to you my first llamaletter! It's free! laptopllama.me/subscribe/ It clues you in to 3 nifty apps, including my faves from the majestic @mikker.dev & @rhyskentish.bsky.social.
New app: Text Lens Extract text from anywhere on your screen sindresorhus.com/text-lens
Can't believe it took 5 years before someone realized our Raycast windows need a ferret. Thanks @timoransky.bsky.social! www.raycast.com/timoransky/v...
As the rest of us slackers have been making meager Top 25 #mac apps lists, Miniponki on Reddit made a list of 51 (!) apps, all categorized and described. www.reddit.com/r/macapps/co...
There's *no* way you'll be able to guess what @sindresorhus.bsky.social's new #mac app called Googly Eyes does.
Today on AppAddict - Lots of Updates from Sindre Sorhus - Whether you know who Sindre Sorhus is or not you still may be using one of his many popular and mostly free apps. Sindre is a full-time open-source developer currently based in ... https://appaddict.app/post/lots-of-updates-from-sindre-sorhus
I legitimately laughed at Rhys Kentish's new app. You must literally touch grass to unlock your procrasti-apps: apps.apple.com/us/app/touch...
An AppAddict Review for your Mac - The free tier of the emoji picker, Rocket, lets you enter emojis right from your keyboard with a custom shortcut. There's practically no learning curve. appaddict.app/post/r... #Mac
Rocket - Free, Slack-Style Emoji Picker
Rocket, by indy developer Matthew Palmer is a free app to help you quickly insert emoji into your typed communications via Slack style shortcuts. By default, if you type a colon and the begin typing...
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Spamming my Top 20 Mac Apps post everywhere because people seem to like it, which is a new feeling to me :) laptopllama.me/top-20-apps/
Top 20 Mac faves - laptopllama
The apps I use for focus, procrastination-bashing, and productivity.
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New in Supercharge: Add menu items directly in the Finder context menu to open files and folders in specific apps. You choose which apps show up and whether to show the app icon.
I Picked My Top 20 Apps - I love software more than is probably healthy. These are my favorite apps for GSD. How many of them do you use? - https://linkage.lol/my-top-20-apps/ #linkage
@sindresorhus.bsky.social's new Shortcutie app adds 19 handy macOS Shortcut actions, with more to come. Check it out, automation nerds! sindresorhus.com/shortcutie
Tip for fellow #macos dweebs: I noticed that Bundlehunt's current sale has BusyCal for a ridiculously cheap $7. It has so many niceties that I've even been finding it superior to specialized apps for things like timeblocking.
If you're interested in managing workday chaos, you might like my new post on the power of infinite outliners: laptopllama.me/werewolf-wor... I tried (too?) hard to make it entertaining.
