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Tidbits for 2025 Week 35
Summer’s over and techtember is here. We have very intriguing new Pixels, and upcoming iPhones. At home we’re almost done with Landman — and enjoying it way more than I expected1. I’ve been playing with Omarchy with Robie, and it sent my Mac’s window management belief into disarray. So much AI stuff happened over the last few months, and not sure I posted about it all, so will do a catchup. Here’s some links then:
- Granola: AI notepad for Mac/iOS that transcribes and enhances your meeting notes in real-time. Works without bots joining, supports customizable templates. ⥃ Life changing. Still no direct Outlook, but Google Calendar is fine, still free for me but expect for beta to end very soon.
- Hyprnote: Transcribes and summarizes meetings directly on your device, ensuring data privacy. Mac only still. Free version available; Pro version costs $8/month. ⥃ Not as polished as Granola, but local and open-source. I’ve been jumping between both, and expect to settle once the
- Parachute: Automates iCloud backups to local or cloud storage without subscriptions. Supports full, incremental, or mirror modes. One time purchase $4.99. ⥃ Been following since it came out, and kept thinking it was too good to be true… but seems it is. Will test it soon when I get a new external drive.
- Bases: Obsidian’s new feature to turn any set of notes into a powerful database. ⥃ Have some paralysis by analysis here, but will delve into it soon enough.
- SpatialDock: Enhances macOS app switching via fixed spatial positioning and keyboard shortcuts. Targets reduced visual scanning and cognitive load. ⥃ Just released, I do buy into the premise. Will me playing with it this week.
- FlashSpace: Fast virtual workspace manager for macOS, enhancing Spaces by allowing rapid switching of organized apps per display. FLOSS. ⥃ The Omarchy rabbit hole has me revisiting Spaces as a what to arrange my desktop, and this is one of the recommended applications.
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