When you set out to explain something, you end up understanding it better yourself. Here are three technical things I’ve learnt from 58keys – and one important writing lesson.
Author: William Gallagher
Stream Deck for Writers
Elgato’s Stream Deck is not made for us as writers – but it turns out to be deeply useful for us. Plus, you keep noticing it on my desk and asking about it. Here’s what it can do and when that’s great for writers.
LINKS:
Elgato Stream Deck on Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3JHtexz
Elgato Stream Deck on Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3JIHDcX
Capturing Story Ideas part 2
Having got hundreds of story ideas, here’s how to make sure you never lose them. Warning: some assembly required.
58keys: How to capture story ideas part 1: https://youtu.be/GC9PdWtZ5AE
Get Setapp for Mac and help Ukraine
It brings you 230 full Mac apps for a monthly subscription – and Setapp is a company in the Ukraine. Here’s a small way to help good people who make a great product.
LINKS:
Setapp: https://setapp.com
Magical Universal Control for Writers
It’s the big, splashy new Mac and iPad feature that will change your writing work in a very small, but very significant way.
Apple’s March 8 event for Writers
Here’s what Apple just launched for writers and, okay, other people too.
When you absolutely must make that writing deadline
To Do apps are great, calendars are fine, but when your writing deadline is urgent and you cannot be late, try the Due app for iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch.
LINKS:
Due app: https://www.dueapp.com
MacBook Pro three(ish) months in
The good, the expensive, and a little bit of bad: three months writing and working on the new 14-inch MacBook Pro.
Three Biscuit Guide to Apple Pages
It’s Apple Pages: The Movie. For the two-year anniversary of 58keys, here’s a complete guide to Apple Pages on the Mac.
LINKS AND INDEX
Apple’s support note about Collaboration: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT206181
Paul Reiser’s Couplehood on Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/35CHjhf
Paul Reiser’s Couplehood on Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3rj6kGS
Pixelmator Pro: https://www.pixelmator.com/pro/
Schedule meetings and let people book time with you
Enough with eleventy billion emails trying to arrange a single Zoom call. Here’s how to get your Mac, iPhone and iPad to do the work for you through Doodle.com and – brand new this week – Fantastical 3.6.
LINKS:
Doodle: https://doodle.com/
Flexibits for Fantastical and Cardhop: https://flexibits.com
BusyMac for BusyCal: https://www.busymac.com