Notes on notes.
How the app is built, what macOS gives an app like this, and why the quiet parts matter.
- How a Mac window stays off a screen share
macOS gives every window a sharing property. Set it to none and the window server leaves that window out of screenshots, recordings and shared screens.
- How to take notes during a call without anyone seeing
Seven honest ways to keep a talk track or an action item on screen while you share it, what each one costs, and when each is the right answer.
- How to keep a note always on top on macOS
Why macOS has no system-wide always on top switch, what Stickies, Spaces, Split View and Stage Manager really do, and how to pick the right one for your desk.
- Note apps that do not need an account
A buyer's guide to local-first notes, the three questions people confuse, how to verify any app's privacy claim yourself, and what dropping the account costs.
- How to save selected text from any Mac app
The clipboard holds one thing at a time. Here are the three macOS routes for keeping a selection instead, and what each one can really read from another app.
- What the other side sees when you share your Mac screen
A practical audit of Mac screen sharing: windows versus displays versus tabs, notifications, the menu bar, Spaces, and a checklist to run before the call.
