Amazon hasn’t launched any new Kindles for a while, but it does have a deal that changes which is the best for us to buy. Not to save you watching the video, but it’s the Kindle Paperwhite Kids edition. Join the Writer’s Mailing list too: http://eepurl.com/gQTqTT and also, read my book on how any writer can get more done: https://amzn.to/3RZhfAH
LINKS:
Kindle Paperwhite Kids: https://amzn.to/3dpLJMA
Previous 58keys on Kindle versus iPad: https://youtu.be/afAS1MnMBIY
Bunch is the simplest Mac app with the most enormous impact: this will change how you switch between writing apps and tasks.
LINKS:
Bunch for Mac: bunchapp.co
The best, no, okay, latest, no, alright, fuzziest and most man-COVID-full explanation of Regular Expressions – the writing tool that makes normal Find and Replace look feeble.
LINKS:
How to really learn RegEx:https://www.regextutorial.org
My RexEx code for rewriting that paragraph of names into a list:
\((.*?)\)
You’ve far too many documents and apps and Finder windows open, you can’t see what you need next. You are so very not alone in this, though, that there are many, many solutions. Also, read my book on how writers can get more done: https://amzn.to/3RZhfAH
LINKS:
Moom: https://manytricks.com/moom/
Mosaic: https://www.lightpillar.com/mosaic.html
Setapp: https://setapp.com
BetterTouchTool: https://folivora.ai
Keyboard Maestro: https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/
If you have a Mac, skip watching me explain and enthuse about how great Alfred 5 is and what it does for us as writers, and just go buy it immediately.
LINKS:
Alfred 5: https://www.alfredapp.com
58keys episode on Alfred 4: https://youtu.be/TvohiqDyg0c
MacPowerUsers: https://www.relay.fm/mpu/649
You can’t afford to mistype your email address or your bank details, but that’s not the kind of writing you got into this for. Let your Mac handle repetitive typing tasks while you concentrate on being the writer you’re meant to be.
TextExpander: https://textexpander.com
58lkeys on text expansion for iPhones and iPads: https://youtu.be/EdWWbg8r1dM
Call it a useful tool for when you need to concentrate, or a handy way to put off doing any writing, but here’s how to make a cheap On Air light you remotely control from your Mac, iPhone or iPad.
LINKS:
Palodone On Air Light from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Gxhk9l
Stream Deck from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3M75oww
9.75 meter USB extension cable from Amazon: https://amzn.to/38SUI78
Assorted HomeKit smart plugs on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3GyKt3X
Buying through these Amazon links may get me some money, though frankly it hasn’t happened yet so I suspect I’ve missed a button.
Hazel is the Mac app you don’t realise you need, and then when you’ve got it, you forget it’s there. But here’s how it is always working for you, always sorting out your documents and always saving you time.
LINKS:
Hazel for Mac: https://www.noodlesoft.com
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
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