Five tips that could speed up your Mac, giving you more time for writing. I can only apologise.

LINKS:
58keys Mac tips for writers playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCtk0vyOGM41bQa6fgl6JPVTmSxPqjZCb
TestSoap: https://textsoap.com/mac/index.html
TextSoap is also available on the Setapp subscription service: https://setapp.com

Photo of original Macintosh by: http://www.allaboutapple.com/

The new and free iPadOS 17 makes you feel like you’re writing on a new iPad. That’s reason enough to update, but there are many, many more reasons and benefits for you and me as writers.

The new watchOS 10 for Apple Watch may not exclusively be for writers, but it’s still a treat.

No Journal, no one major improvement… but macOS Sonoma has so many tiny yet great updates for writers.

LINKS:
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If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.

For the cost of an iPhone 15 Pro, you could buy a lot of pencils. And you don’t need PencilCare insurance either. So here it is: the definitive answer to which is better for a writer, an iPhone 15 Pro or a pencil.

LINKS:
Derwent Pencil Museum: https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb/c/about/company/derwent-pencil-museum
PCalc: https://pcalc.com

For the cost of an iPhone 15 Pro, you could buy a lot of pencils. And you don’t need PencilCare insurance either. So here it is: the definitive answer to which is better for a writer, an iPhone 15 Pro or a pencil.

LINKS:
Derwent Pencil Museum: https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb/c/about/company/derwent-pencil-museum
PCalc: https://pcalc.com

Now iOS 17 is here and your iPhone can have it, this is what’s great in it for writers.

COMING SOON:
macOS Sonoma for writers
watchOS 10 for writers — work with me on this one
iPadOS 17 for writers

LINKS:
Support 58keys on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=86274276
Join the Writer’s Mailing list too: http://eepurl.com/gQTqTT
Buy my book on Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3KhF19P
Or Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3IzZm94

If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.

Whether you’re researching films or studying TV shows, you have a collection of DVDs you can’t watch. Except you can, with Plex.

LINKS:
My book about The Beiderbecke Affair:
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3OWBUon
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/47N4IZ0

Plex: https://www.plex.tv
EaseFab DVD app: https://www.easefab.com/dvd-ripper/

Support 58keys on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=86274276
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If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.

How Mac writers can use podcasts and YouTube videos for research.

LINKS:
Latin manuscript image in poster: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Aristotle_latin_manuscript.jpg
See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Whisper Transcription on 58keys: https://youtu.be/e2vs4zfbSkc
Whisper Transcription on the Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whisper-transcription/id1668083311?mt=12
Downie: https://software.charliemonroe.net/downie/
Setapp: https://setapp.com
Audio Hijack: https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/

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If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.