Productivity - Preslav Rachev

Take Better Screenshots With Shottr

I take a lot of screenshots and screen-grabs throughout the day. It's one of the best forms of communication when you are building products and working remotely. Many of my screenshots require a little bit of touching before I can send them further. Whether removing unnecessary bits, blurring sensitive information,

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Is Roam Research Worth It?

Probably not, if you ask my opinion. Whether you like it or not, Roam is a glorified outliner, similar to Dynalist or Workflowy. It may work for you as a preliminary research tool, and in brainstorming sessions. Ultimately, your thoughts might need to go into a full-page written form. This

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The 1% Journal

Major improvements are not Big Bang events. Rather, they are the results of hundreds of small, but consistent adjustments.

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Why Is Roam Research Becoming So Popular?

Even if note-taking is not your cup of tea, you have probably heard about Roam Research and wanted to know what the hype is all about. Well, to be frank, that's what I wanted to do as well. Let's figure it out together.

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Getting Your Bear Notes Productivity to the Next Level Using Alfred

Combining the superpowers of Bear and Alfred will let your productivity skyrocket.

Programming

Developer Tool Tip: DevDocs

Here is a handy developer tool tip for today: DevDocs As developers, we spend a large portion of our time, searching for the "name of the function abc that did thing xyz". Not surprisingly, sites like StackOverflow have become so popular. Yet, SO answers are often full of

Micro

Change the Default Working Directory in iTerm

iTerm protip: If it bugs you that every new side pane opens up in your home directory and not in the one that the previous pane pointed at, there is an easy fix. Go to Preferences -> Profile and under Working Directory, choose Advanced. There, you will be able

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Joined the Alfred Club 🔍

Last week, I finally bought the full license for Alfred. I have been looking at Alfred for several years now, never really coming to the impulsive decision to actually buy the license. I have been relatively happy with what Launchbar offers, event in the free version, but Alfred Workflows are

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Dark Mode for the Web Using Dark Reader

Switch to using a dark UI everywhere, even when browsing your favorite Web pages.

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How to Use Twitter More Efficiently with These Hidden Search Features

Twitter can be a mess sometimes. If you follow tons of people, it’s easy to get lost in the torrent of constant updates. This was one of the reasons why Twitter decided to move away from the purely chronological timeline a couple of years ago. In a move that

Apps

Procast App Review: My New Favorite Podcasting App

I am a podcast addict. Unlike the typical podcast listener, I spend a good portion of my day (mostly while commuting, walking, running, doing house chores, etc) listening to one of the close to a hundred different podcasts I’m subscribed to. When you get to that state of heavy