The best thing I’ve failed to do: how you can turn an old Mac into a great desktop — even though I couldn’t.
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
Dashikit for iPad: https://mvilla.it/dashkit/
Studio Clock: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/studio-clock-gx2021/id1584184143
Fantastical: https://flexibits.com/fantastical
OmniFocus: https://www.omnigroup.com/omniFocus
Writers gotta travel and writers are going to be messy. In an update to two totally different previous 58keys editions, here’s a window management app and a travelling one.
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
A real smart home for writers would shut out interruptions — but at least you can close blinds, lock doors, turn lights off or on, and more, with Apple’s HomeKit.
GENERAL 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
SMARTHOME DEVICES IN US
Philips Hue White & Colour Ambiance Starter Kit: https://amzn.to/40p0QJz
Philips Hue Indoor Motion Sensor: https://amzn.to/3zjwTi8
Phillips Hue Smart Button: https://amzn.to/40GR3it
eufy Security Solo IndoorCam: https://amzn.to/3lRUB1X
Aqara Roller Shade Driver E1: https://www.aqara.com/en/product/roller-shade-driver-e1
SMARTHOME DEVICES IN UK
Philips Hue White & Colour Ambiance Starter Kit: https://amzn.to/3G3cQbI
Philips Hue Indoor Motion Sensor: https://amzn.to/3KjrNZE
Phillips Hue Smart Button: https://amzn.to/3M3Yxri
eufy Security Solo IndoorCam P24: https://amzn.to/3ZsWjon
Aqara Roller Shade Driver E1: https://amzn.to/3ZzlHsI
Clicking Amazon links might make me some pennies, but it won’t cost you anything.
Let’s test run Apple’s new Freeform app by using it to plot out what we’re going to write next year. Note that it was in beta when this was recorded.
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LINKS:
Plan your Writing 2021 on 58keys: https://youtu.be/Pa-Y6Sr6DAc
Plan your Writing 2022 on 58keys: https://youtu.be/7Smd0B0KpPM
Apple for a mid-year review on 58keys: https://youtu.be/s-l46JgONLc
Apple’s Freeform: coming soon
MindNode: https://youtu.be/FIKTb4rpWwA
OmniOutliner: https://youtu.be/76K4J47TFV8
OmniFocus: https://youtu.be/-vlMCIvAlSU
Not to save you watching the new 58keys video, but it’s about how by just writing in a different app, maybe you can refresh your writing — and how you see it. New 58keys.
Rather than reviewing this app or that, let’s take one day and see just what helps with writing, and with the business of writing.
LINKS:
John Finnemore’s “Yellow Car” game: https://youtu.be/nq8KrAx26mM
Writers’ Guild of Great Britain YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/c/WritersGuildGB
Car filming by Angela Gallagher: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUZ04ayshcG6ey7Q933G9Pg
CARPLAY MUSIC (NOT) FEATURED:
Why Do You Let Me Stay Here – She & Him: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/why-do-you-let-me-stay-here/315251745?i=315251802
Because the Night – Patti Smith: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/because-the-night-remastered/318312565?i=318312862
Once in a Lifetime (Live) – Texas: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/once-in-a-lifetime-bonus-track-live/623438311?i=623439318
Cold, Cold Heart – Midge Ure: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/cold-cold-heart/802938621?i=802938777
Manic Monday – The Bangles: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/manic-monday/397587066?i=397587067
Runaway Train – Soul Aslyum: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/runaway-train/370145563?i=370145586
PODCAST SHOWN:
Podcast: 99% Invisible episode 494: Flag Days: Unfolding a Moment: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/flag-days-unfolding-a-moment/
THE DAY’S APPS:
1 Watch alarm on Apple Watch: https://apple.com/apple-watch-series-7/
2 Shortcuts changing Watch face: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shortcuts/id915249334
3 Siri: https://www.apple.com/uk/siri/
4 Bunch: https://bunchapp.co
5 Keyboard Maestro: http://keyboardmaestro.com/main/
6 TextExpander: https://textexpander.com
7 Hazel: https://www.noodlesoft.com
8 OmniOutliner: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner
9 Final Draft: https://www.finaldraft.com
10 Timer on iPhone: https://www.apple.com/iphone/
11 Finder (on all Macs)
12 Mail (on all Macs)
13 Trainline app on iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/trainline-book-train-tickets/id334235181
14 Preview app on MacBook Pro (reading script) [Doctor Who] ( (on all Macs)
15 Kindle: https://amzn.to/3MRVFu4
15a: Middlemarch Kindle book: https://amzn.to/39yrVEW
15b: A Widow for One Year Kindle book: https://amzn.to/3tCZZ9P
16 OmniFocus: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus
17 Fantastical: https://flexibits.com/fantastical
18 HB Clock: https://hbclock.com
19 Citymapper: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/citymapper-all-your-transport/id469463298
20 Apple Maps (on all Macs)
21 Apple Music: https://www.apple.com/apple-music/
22 Calendar in CarPlay (on all Macs)
23 RingGo: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/ringgo-parking-park-pay/id342898717
24 Safari (on all Macs)
25 Drafts 5: https://getdrafts.com
26 Reeder: https://reederapp.com
27 Pixelmator Pro: https://www.pixelmator.com
28 Google Chrome: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-chrome/id535886823
29 Slack: https://slack.com/
30 Spaces (on all Macs)
31 Zoom: https://zoom.us
32 OBS (Open Broadcasting Software, told you I’d look it up): https://obsproject.com
33 Numbers: (on all Macs)
34 Hook: https://hookproductivity.com
35 Final Cut Pro: https://www.apple.com/uk/final-cut-pro/
36 Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com
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.
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
You already bookmark websites, but now you can do the same with documents, images, folders… Have all of your writing work one click away with the Hook app for Mac.