When it comes to my pen & paper tools, I came to appreciate a blank canvas over the years. My preference is for a nice grid paper that lets me sketch out a layout that works for me. I’ve shared a few of these over the years. So when it comes time to get a new notebook, the Confidant from Baron Fig is usually my choice. I love the build quality and overall design of these notebooks. However, I have a slew of lesser quality notebooks, and I was determined at the start of the year to make use…
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I've referred to Drew Coffman a lot recently. That's partly because we share similar interests, but it's also due to his use of Roam (he's writing a lot more). Anyway, he talks about Apple's iPad Pro Magic Keyboard in this post. Well, he refers to it, but spends most of his time talking about the original Smart Keyboard for the iPad Pro. > The original Smart Keyboard was not a folio case like what we have today, instead it covered only the front of the screen and hid the keyboard…
I was intrigued as soon as I saw the news about Tot [https://tot.rocks] on Twitter. A small scratch pad that lives in the menu bar brings value. However, it’s an idea that has been addressed [https://www.apptorium.com/fivenotes] often [https://unclutterapp.com] already [https://www.apptorium.com/sidenotes/]. But since Tot is available across Apple devices, that also adds to its value. However, I already have Apple’s own Notes or a tool like Ulysses on all my devices. So how would Tot be useful e…
There's a lot of hype about Notion these days. Everyone seems to be using it, but I can't say I really like it.
I missed this earlier in the fall, but Robin Sloan shared his impressions of the reboot of Fortnite when Epic Games launched Chapter 2. What caught his attention? The look, the feel, the atmosphere of it. > Now, the island has grown up. A few landmarks remain, planted in new locations like scattered seeds, but the terrain is totally different, and it’s the terrain that is the star. The new island’s geography is softer, more natural. Mountains flow into moraine. Hills flatten into meadows. Draws…
I have a lot of appreciation for how Epic Games is handling Fornite. It's not just a video game.
Good software is built by helping people do what they need better than they can currently. Adding new features does not necessarily have that result.
In the past, I’ve used Sketch a lot to illustrate concepts for my team, or create user journeys, or onboarding flows. Although it’s a full design tool for making mockups or full product designs, I found it also worked well for conceptual models. Here’s an example [https://wildbit.com/blog/2017/07/22/a-framework-for-creating-a-robust-onboarding-workflow] I made for showing the ideal user journey for a Beanstalk customer. Over the past couple of years, I haven’t needed to make this type of thin…