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Notes on notes.
How the app is built, what macOS gives an app like this, and why the quiet parts matter.
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Sticky notes for Mac that follow dark modeHow Light, Dark and Auto work on a Mac, what Apple documents for Stickies, why bright notes glare at night, and what a good dark sticky note looks like.Read the postEarlier
- The best always-on-top note apps for Mac, comparedStickies, SideNotes, Antinote and HushNotes side by side: how each one floats, what it costs, how it syncs and what a screen share sees.10 min read
- Clipboard manager vs a capture tool on a MacA clipboard manager records every copy so you can paste it again. A capture tool keeps only what you choose, in a note. When you want each, or both.11 min read
- Do you need Notion, or just a place to jot things down?Notion is built for databases, wikis and shared docs. If you only need to write one line down, here is a simple test for which kind of tool fits.11 min read
- Mac screen share checklist: what to hide before a callFourteen checks to run before you share your Mac screen, each with the exact macOS Tahoe setting, from notifications and the menu bar to the browser and camera.12 min read
- Read your Mac notes from Claude or Cursor with MCPConnect Claude Code, Cursor or Claude Desktop to your Mac notes through a local MCP server: the exact setup, prompts that work, and what it cannot do.11 min read
- How to save a terminal error or code snippet on a MacRedirection, pbcopy, tee, script, clipboard history, gists and a capture key. How to keep a terminal error or snippet on a Mac without leaving your flow.11 min read
- Is a local MCP server safe? What local-only meansA local MCP server keeps the connection on your Mac, but the tool you connect still sends what it reads to its model provider. Here is what moves where.12 min read
- How a Mac window stays off a screen sharemacOS gives every window a sharing property. Set it to none and the window server leaves that window out of screenshots, recordings and shared screens.8 min read
- How to take notes while sharing your screenSeven 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.10 min read
- How to keep a note always on top on macOSWhy 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.9 min read
- Note apps that do not need an accountA 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.10 min read
- How to save selected text from any Mac appThe 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.11 min read
- What others see when you share your Mac screenA practical audit of Mac screen sharing: windows versus displays versus tabs, notifications, the menu bar, Spaces, and a checklist to run before the call.10 min read