Posts tagged with Apps
CSS All the Things
There's no shortage of minimalist text editors and writing utilities on the Mac. For whatever reason, the exact interface to inputting text in a window can be done a hundred different ways, and each permutation deserves its own,…
Trying out the Opera Neon
Remember when having multiple browsers was a requirement for desktop computing? Most users should be past that point. The default browsers for each operating system — Safari on macOS, Microsoft Edge/Internet Explorer 10/11 for Windows, Chrome for Chrome OS,…
Data Sync Not Invented Here
You’d think that data syncing is a solved problem for applications. Dropbox has been around for close to 10 years , and they came up with a product model — a local folder whose files (usually) silently merge with upstream servers…
Evernote → OneNote
Late last year, I was investigating whether to migrate over from Evernote to OneNote. I had been an Evernote user for years, but recent questions on the health of the company have prompted me to look for alternatives. OneNote looked…
Succumbing to Social Media for News Feeds
I’m throwing in the white towel. After trying to hold out for what seems like years to my RSS reader and feeds, I’m moving most of my news sourcing to Twitter. I still subscribe to a select handful…
The Future of Paid Software is Being Destroyed by App Stores
I’ve been down on apps—specifically, mobile apps—for a while now. Of course, I use and buy and enjoy them on my phone[1], but I’ve watched as the mobile app marketplace and economics have deteriorated. The…
