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NetNewsWire review — you'd be mad not to try it

Gordon Ansell 27th September 2020, 06:50 Tech, Software, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Review 1011 words.

NetNewsWire 5.1 for macOS brought in Feedly support and therefore became the feed reader of choice for me. Here's my review of NetNewsWire.
Agenda app review — the golden goose?

Gordon Ansell 18th June 2020, 18:30 Tech, Agenda, Software, Apple, macOS, iPadOS, iOS, GTD, Review 1840 words.

A review of Agenda version 10 for macOS, iPadOS and iOS. A date-based notes app with to-do and light project management capabilities.
MS Code horizontal scroll bar

Gordon Ansell 24th March 2020, 17:40 Tech, Microsoft, Software, Opinion 56 words.

Why does the horizontal scroll bar on MS Code disappear when you hover over it?
Sharing Filemaker global database fields between Pro and Go

Gordon Ansell 9th March 2020, 09:30 Tech, Filemaker, Software, How-To 230 words.

How to get around the problem of Filemaker global database fields when sharing a database between Filemaker Pro and Filemaker Go.
iA Writer review and changing my workflow

Gordon Ansell 27th January 2020, 08:10 Tech, iA Writer, Software, Apple, macOS, iPadOS, iOS, GTD, Review 1546 words.

A review of iA Writer version 5 for macOS, iPadOS and iOS, which is a file-based Markdown editor.
Make quantum decisions with the Universe Splitter app

Gordon Ansell 23rd January 2020, 11:55 Science, Software, Apple, iOS, Review 484 words.

I simply had to have an app that allows me to create new universes and base all my decisions on quantum mechanics.
The Sonos situation re dropping support for older kit

Gordon Ansell 23rd January 2020, 08:10 Misc, Products, Software, Music, Opinion 274 words.

My thoughts on Sonos's announcement that they're dropping support for older kit.
Apple Reminders on iOS 13, iPadOS 13 and macOS Catalina — much improved

Gordon Ansell 8th October 2019, 06:45 Tech, Software, Apple, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, GTD, Review 1056 words.

A review of Apple’s Reminders app under macOS Catalina, iPadOS 13 and iOS 13. It’s now a genuinely useful GTD app.
OmniFocus 3 for macOS - tags make everything better

Gordon Ansell 6th June 2019, 05:55 Tech, OmniFocus, GTD, Software, Apple, macOS, Review 641 words.

An update to my earlier review to take account of the new features in OmniFocus 3 for macOS.
Panic to make a gaming console called Playdate

Gordon Ansell 28th May 2019, 22:10 Tech, Software, News 499 words.

Panic Software are breaking into hardware with a handheld games console due for release in early 2020.
Panic to release Coda replacement

Gordon Ansell 15th March 2019, 10:00 Tech, Software, Web Development, Apple, macOS, iOS, News 322 words.

Panic have announced that they intend to replace Coda, their web development software, with something entirely new.
Apple's Reminders app needs two features

Gordon Ansell 25th October 2018, 06:20 Tech, Software, Apple, iOS, macOS, OmniFocus, Review 482 words.

A very brief review of Apple's Reminders app which lacks two key features as far as I am concerned. The addition of these features would make it truly useful.
Coda review - nearly the perfect code editor

Gordon Ansell 13th October 2018, 08:45 Tech, Software, Apple, iOS, Web Development, Review 871 words.

A review of Panic's Coda, which is a code editor, FTP and terminal app for macOS and iOS. It's basically very good but suffers from one or two drawbacks.
Dark Sky Weather review

Gordon Ansell 1st September 2018, 08:00 Tech, Software, Apple, iOS, Review 976 words.

A review of the Dark Sky Weather app, which I tested for seven days. It's quite accurate although it had one or two interface problems.
What's the point of Launchpad?

Gordon Ansell 17th August 2018, 07:15 Tech, Interesting, Software, macOS, Apple, Citation

If you've ever wondered why we have Launchpad you're in good company. However, Zac Hall at 9To5Mac describes a way it can be made a bit more useful.
Final Cut X will not import AVCHD file

Gordon Ansell 16th August 2018, 08:50 Tech, Software, macOS, Apple, How-To 213 words.

How to get around the problem where Final Cut Pro X refuses to import an AVCHD file from a camcorder.
OmniFocus review

Gordon Ansell 5th August 2018, 07:00 Tech, Software, OmniFocus, Apple, macOS, iOS, iPad, GTD, Review 1472 words.

A review of OmniFocus 2 for macOS and 3 for iPad, the popular list taking, project management and GTD app. In particular, version 3 of OmniFocus for iOS finally brings genuine iPad support.
I get the tags-only nature of Bear Writer now

Gordon Ansell 27th July 2018, 07:15 Tech, Software, Bear, Apple, Opinion 364 words.

I used to want categories as well as tags for Bear Writer but after using it for a number of months I now see how tags alone works fine.
Filemaker 17, briefly

Gordon Ansell 28th June 2018, 03:24 Tech, Filemaker, Apple, macOS, Software, Opinion 495 words.

A quick look at Filemaker 17 and a couple of the new features I find most interesting, along with a couple of my criticisms in general.
Google Chrome to flag insecure websites

Gordon Ansell 18th May 2018, 12:10 Tech, Software, News, Citation

ArseTechnica article about how Chrome will flag insecure websites rather than secure ones.
Bear Writer update - version 1.5 released

Gordon Ansell 3rd May 2018, 11:48 Tech, Software, Bear, Apple, GTD, News 503 words.

The Bear Writer team have released a new update, version 1.5. This includes tweaks to TagCons, more default tags and export to ePub, amongst other things.
Bear Writer revisited - transferring from Ulysses

Gordon Ansell 18th April 2018, 05:32 Tech, Bear, Apple, GTD, Software, How-To 980 words.

Moving from Ulysses to Bear Writer for article writing. How to manage the transfer and tag articles appropriately, emulating Ulysses categories in Bear.
Ulysses review - the best writing app for macOS and iOS?

Gordon Ansell 17th April 2018, 07:05 Tech, Software, Ulysses, Apple, GTD, Review 1442 words.

A Ulysses review. I think this is currently the best writing app available for MacOS and iOS and I present my justifications in this review.
MoneyWiz review - macOS/iOS personal accounting software

Gordon Ansell 12th April 2018, 06:00 Tech, Software, Apple, Review 845 words.

A review of MoneyWiz personal accounting software, which is a cross-platform app compatible with MacOS, iOS, Windows and Android. Over all, it's a pretty good package backed with good support.
Bear Writer review — a gorgeous notes app

Gordon Ansell 7th March 2018, 06:10 Tech, Software, Bear, GTD, macOS, iOS, Review 1061 words.

A review of Bear Writer, a markdown-based note-taking application from Shiny Frog. It supports tags and has multiple import and export options.