Tag: Apps
Finding New Map Apps to Find My Way (And Keep My Data Free)
Reducing my reliance on corporate apps has been a journey, and finding a robust replacement for mapping services was one of the biggest hurdles. I rely on maps daily!
Moment Pro ii and getting back to "real life" photography
I was doing some spring cleaning recently and came across old photos from the pre-mobile-phone-camera days (2000-2004 to be exact). These were photos taken with a very basic digital camera and then developed into actual, real-life photos! On paper! As I went through these “old” photos, there was feel to them that’s just not there with current iPhone photos. My iPhone 17 Pro takes amazing photos, but they come out looking good with little effort because of the computational photography. Computati...
I built a WisprFlow alternative in five minutes
I call it WisprFree and you can download it if you want (you shouldn't)
How to browse Reddit on mobile without installing the app
Don't want to "Get the app to keep using Reddit"? Me neither.
ATmosphere apps
liste von ein paar ATmosphere apps und diensten die ich nutze oder interessant finde.
Why I built Flat, the now most-used app on my home screen
I have been using RSS for years. For this post I actually did the research math. I made my first steps on the internet around 1995. Ten years later, in October 2005, Google Reader launched and changed how I follow things on the web forever. That's almost 20 years ago. And I still believe RSS is the best way to keep up with the things I actually care about. Together with blogging, it is one of the few things that has stuck with me from the very beginning. RSS is also one of those technologies that never really died. The shutdown of Google Reader in 2013 was a short blow, but a wave of alternatives followed, each adding its own perspective. Over the last thirteen years I tried most of them, but eventually became a loyal user of Feedbin and Unread. Reading is no longer the default But over time something changed more fundamentally than the tools. The way I consume content changed. RSS started in a world of blogs and websites, basically text-first and lightweight. That is still part of…
Sill finds the best links on Bluesky and Mastodon so you don’t have to
I want to read more and scroll less. The problem is I find a lot of good things to read by scrolling. Sill is a potential solution.
Obsidian Reader
I was excited to see make this announcement last week: I use GoodLinks for saving most things I find on the web because it does great saving most things (and parsing text from most news outlets, including Apple News), highlighting is very easy in it, and I can easily export my highlights in Markdown to Obsidian (although in my desire to cure my digital hoarding disorder, I’m trying to do that less). However, this new element to the Obsidian web clipper app is really cool and I’ll probably use it...
Taio - a great Obsidian companion app
Someone on Mastodon reminded me that I wrote about Taio years ago. So I thought it would be a good time to revisit my use of Taio because, yes, I still use it with Obsidian. I mostly use Taio to access my .obsidian and .trash folders on mobile. These folders are hidden in the iOS system and not directly accessible via the Obsidian app. In Taio I can easily create and add .css snippets to my Obsidian vault or pull something out of the trash without having to go to my computer.
A trip down app memory lane
Here are a few apps that I once loved, but have since disappeared from the App Store. This app was the juiciest time killer of all time, especially during the workday. Geared towards college students, it had a lot of use in the D.C. area among interns and professionals. The content on Capitol Hill was just 👩🏽🍳💋 Obviously there was quite a bit of NSFW content on there, but the posts and exchanges were also frequently deep and wholesome. It eventually made a comeback, but it was never the same Yi...
Cleaning up my messy read-it-later workflod
My read-it-later and bookmarking workflow is a mess. Digitally, my stuff is just…scattered. Random tidbits in Apple Notes, links and notes in Obsidian, remnants from when I used Readwise and synced those highlights, articles I clipped to Obsidian using the web clipper and then forgot about, and interesting YouTube videos saved in every corner of my device. 👋 Hello, I’m Drea and I am a digital hoarder. I consume many different types of content from a variety of sources throughout my day. My consu...
Not Boring !Camera
A new camera app. Yes I'm reviewing camera apps for the Apple iPhone now. It's a good app ok
I needed a way to track my Endless Pool workouts, so I built one
I mentioned this briefly in my race report about this year's Ironman 70.3 St. George, but for the past few weeks I've been swimming in an Endless Pool, since the Teton County Rec Center's lap pool remains, alas, closed for the foreseeable future. It's been an effective training tool, but one of the annoying things about it is that it's hard to track my workouts---there are no "laps," so all I can do is time-based sets, and even then, I have trouble keeping track in my head of how many sets I've done, at what pace, and for how long. So, I built myself a little tool to do this: I call it SwimSetter, and it's a simple web app to keep track of my sets in the Endless Pool. Using it is easy: Just bring your phone to the pool in a waterproof case, leave it on the side, open the app, set a timer or a stopwatch on your watch, and then just swim. Whenever you stop for a rest, enter how long your last set lasted and at what pace it was, and repeat until you're done with your workout. The app will add up your total time, distance, and average pace, which you can then enter into a workout log or a manual Strava activity or wherever you want. It's a very simple tool that answers a very simple question for me: "Have I swam enough today?" But it might be useful to you too, so here it is.
Runna acquired by Strava
Disappointing news. I like Runna---it's the most TrainerRoad-like running app I've used, and Strava is, well... they forbid their customers from disagreeing with their "business decisions" in their community forum, which probably tells you how much they care about their customers' opinions. In the announcement post on Reddit, Runna's CEO says they'll continue to operate independently both as a team and as a product, but nothing in the history of corporate acquisitions makes me think that is anything but temporary. I hope I'm wrong. (Via The Verge.)
Standortverlauf ohne Google
Während das Thema Standortverlauf für die meisten Android-Nutzer vertraut klingt, so ist es doch vielleicht für die iOS-Kollegen etwas befremdlich und ich will erstmal mit einer Erklärung beginnen, was das eigentlich ist. Der Google Standortverlauf ist eine Funktion von Google Maps, die fest in das Android-Betriebssystem integriert ist und den Standort eines Gerätes regelmäßig aufzeichnet. Die Standorte werden dann von Google online gespeichert und der Nutzer kann sich auf Wunsch anzeigen lassen, was er am Freitag, 26.03.2022 um 17:35 vermutlich gemacht hat (frei erfundenes Datum, ist bestimmt kein Freitag).
Automatic treadmill incline control may be coming soon to Zwift
According to Zwift Insider, it's been in testing for a few months now for a small set of Zwift subscribers using the Wahoo Kickr Run treadmill, and now there's a support article about it. Will they support other smart treadmills, like the Technogym MyRun? Who knows, but Zwift's response, quoted in Zwift Insider's article, makes me hopeful that they will. (If anyone at Zwift is reading this, I'd love to beta test that when the time comes.)
TrainerRoad Launches Zwift Integration: Here’s How It Works
Doing TrainerRoad workouts in Zwift just got a lot easier.
Pixelfed Smashes Kickstarter Campaign Goal on Day One
After years of hardcore development, the Pixelfed project is taking a big next step by seeking crowdfunding dollars on Kickstarter.
Surf is a “Social Browser” App From Flipboard
Flipboard has unleashed Surf, a new kind of social app that combines a Feed Reader with a Feed Builder, with Social Interactions sprinkled in.
Best Bike Split now integrates directly with Zwift
I don't think it was widely announced except on the Zwift forum, but cool nonetheless, since you can now send Best Bike Split race plans to Zwift as a workout so you can practice your pacing plan there. I'm still waiting for TrainerRoad to ship their own Zwift integration, but I think this fun St. George race simulation will keep me entertained in the meantime.
How to Make Your First Loops Video
Loops is a brand new Fediverse platform for short-form video. This guide covers some of the things we do with making Loops Videos.
Deceiving Authenticator Apps On Apple And Google Devices
App Store and Play Store ads routinely surface look-alike authenticator apps above the legitimate ones. Here is how to spot and avoid them.
First Look: Loops, by Pixelfed
Loops is a Fediverse TikTok alternative by the creator of Pixelfed. We try the app out for a spin, and give our honest thoughts.
CORE introduces a new heat adaptation score
I've had a CORE sensor for a while but my biggest complaint has been that it's hard to understand and act on the data it shows, so for the most part it's been sitting in a drawer. That said, I do like this new heat adaptation score the app now shows front and center. It's nice to have all this data condensed down to an easily digestible metric, and, unlike the heat adaptation metric in Garmin Connect, I can use it to track my indoor heat training. Now let's see if I can get it to 100% before Ironman Canada.
TIDAL Embraces Nostr, CashApp May Follow
The widely-known music platform is embracing Nostr, but it's a small demo that's only a taste of what's to come.
Introducing Plinky: My Love Letter To Links
The story behind Plinky, my personal app for saving and organizing links that makes it incredibly easy to save links for later.
How to Stream to PeerTube or Owncast with OBS Studio
An increasing amount of Fediverse platforms support Live Streaming. We wrote a short guide to help you get started!
Guillermo Rauch - Vercel, The Front End Cloud
Guillermo Rauch explores Vercel's mission to democratize web development, React Server Components, and how AI will transform generative UI.
After Radio Silence, Kbin App Artemis Shuts Down
After a long silence from the developer, project moderators stepped down. The mobile app for Kbin appears to have closed its doors.
Audon provides fantastic virtual talk spaces for Mastodon
For a first attempt at making a talk space app that easily works with Mastodon, Audon is an incredible experience.
Check out These Beautiful Retro Mastodon Clients!
We show off wonderful convergence of retro computing and open source microblogging clients that you can try for yourself!
Social Network Drift
Maybe the reason why social networks fade away over time is as simple as different generations wanting different experiences. Picnic, an emerging social network, exemplifies this point.
Self-Host All the Things?
In a world where every service wants to put you on a subscription forever, is now the time to start self-hosting your apps instead? Let’s look at the landscape.
Meta's in-app browser tracking
Instagram and Facebook will track your behaviour online if you use the browsers embedded within their apps.
Play.gl
Most PWAs have a certain janky feeling to them that distinguishes them from native apps. But Play.gl, a PWA, doesn't have that jank.
Announcing MeetingShot
Announcing MeetingShot, a side project that generates fake Zoom meeting screenshots placing you alongside celebrities, animals, or fictional groups.