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
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
Even if you love typing, it’s better to do it writing instead of filling out forms, fiddling with difficult words to spell, or just repeatedly answering the same questions — but your iPhone can help.
Pretending to pitch iPad Pro against Kindle Paperwhite when the truth is that I now like reading on them both.
LINKS
Apple’s iPads: https://www.apple.com/ipad/
Amazon Kindle UK: https://amzn.to/3vXfs6g
Amazon Kindle US: https://amzn.to/3MbpLsU
Apple’s “Time to Walk” fitness feature of Apple Watch is good for getting us up off our backsides, but it’s also where writers get to spend time listening to fascinating people. New 58keys:
Repurpose an old iPad to be a useful wall-mounted kick up the backside to get you writing.
LINKS:
Dockem Koala Tablet Wall Mount on Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3kjiHyq
Dockem Koala Tablet Wall Mount on Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3ESduqv
UK-only 5m Lightning cable with right-angle connector: https://amzn.to/3kihck0
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
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
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
It’s the big, splashy new Mac and iPad feature that will change your writing work in a very small, but very significant way.