Actions and more — I’ve seen a few stories recently about Drafts app and how it’s so good at just capturing text. I’ve also written about Drafts too, and the various ways it’s integrated either in writing my journal, creating notes in Obsidian or creating tasks in Todoist. But I have to talk about…

I’m in an ‘appy place! — Since my last story about the apps I use on my Mac, some things have changed. I now use a MacBook Air with an M2 chip, and I’ve changed some of the apps I use, so it felt like a good time to review the changes. I should say the…

Create, Manage, Do — I’m a big fan of Todoist. I’ve been using it for years (apart from a small hiatus when I moved to Things3). However, when I saw the recent changes to the Apple Reminders app, in iOS17, I thought I’d take another look. And, wow! There have been some significant updates…

An updated view of the apps I use all the time — Back in February 2022, I wrote a story about the apps I use on my iPhone. Over the course of time, some of those apps have changed, for a multitude of reasons. Either I no longer needed them, I found something better or I found something cheaper. I thought I…

Or, improving self-confidence — After 3 months of being out of work, I finally secured a new job. This enforced time off has had a few effects.. I had time to focus on my writing I had more time for family I started to have real doubts about my ability to get another job. …

Or, my personal success on Medium… — It’s been two years since I started writing on Medium, and I’ve enjoyed every minute. I’ll accept, I could have written more, and there were times when I dropped off, and wasn’t as active as I could have been. …

Putting you in control — Email. Yes, that old chestnut! A communication method that’s been around for 50+ years and even with all the various different messaging apps and collaboration apps, isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The thing is, when you sign up to an email provider, your email address is set to that provider. …

Makes using cards fun — We all have an abundance of loyalty cards, a selection of payment cards, tickets for events, and they all take up space. If you’ve never used Apple Wallet, maybe now is a good time to have look and see what you can put there, rather than stuff a physical wallet…

An improved iPad experience — Most of the time, I type. I don’t have much of a need to actually write anything down; I think most recently it was a phone number, So my decision to buy an Apple Pencil, to go with my iPad Mini, must have seemed like a foolish and extravagant expense! …