interactive map of world history — move through the timeline to see the world as we know it at any point in the past
https://www.oldmapsonline.org
interactive map of world history — move through the timeline to see the world as we know it at any point in the past
https://www.oldmapsonline.org
What apps have I missed? What else should I be looking at?
**Software Development**
Emacs > (github.com/jimeh/emacs-...) - For powerful text editing. I’m using a build for macOS with native-compilation support.
iTerm > (iterm2.com) - a better macOS terminal replacement
IntelliJ IDEA > (www.jetbrains.com/idea/) - for Java Programming
**Other (2)**
RetroArch > (www.retroarch.com) - for playing those old arcade games.
Apple Notes offline backup > (github.com/dogsheep/app...) - Export Apple Notes to SQLite (then store versions on iCloud)
**Other (1)**
LastPass > (www.lastpass.com) - though I’m pretty fed up with this app (buggy, getting rid of macOS app) and I’m likely to move to 1Password next year.
MusicBar > (github.com/inedible-dev...) - easy, lightweight way to see currently playing music when working
**Better Web Browsing (2)**
Fakespot > (www.fakespot.com) safari extension - helps identify questionable reviews and unreliable sellers while you shop online
**Better Web Browsing (1)**
Safari Web App > (support.apple.com/en-us/104996) - for Gmail and Google Calendar so I can add them into the doc, and treat them as separate apps.
Wipr 2 > (kaylees.site/wipr2.html) safari extension - ad and tracker blocker for Safari
Better macOS (2)
Rectangle > (rectangleapp.com) - Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas
Itsycal > (www.mowglii.com/itsycal/) - tiny menu bar calendar (replacement for Day-O)
TextPal - Emoji Picker Extension
Better macOS (1)
Bartender 5 > (www.macbartender.com) - simplify my menu bar
Monitor Control > (github.com/MonitorContr...) - control the brightness and sound of my external monitors from my Mac instead of via the monitor’s hardware controls.
Getting Stuff done
> Anki (apps.ankiweb.net) - memory practice software based on active recall testing and spaced repetition
> Calibre (calibre-ebook.com) - sync to my kindle
> Quitter (marco.org/apps) - automatically hides or quits apps after periods of inactivity.
My son got a new MacBook Air and he wanted to know what apps I was running. So here's a list of the important ones just in case they're useful to you too.
a color coded image by Freya, comparing the summation and capital pi notation in math, to their equivalent in code using for-loops. The summation notation sums a set of elements, while the product notation multiplies a set of elements. Note that Freya is keenly aware that neither the math notation nor for-loops are fully explained by this image, and that this is only a subset of the use cases, so luckily you don't have to explain that to her, in case you were considering doing that!
btw these large scary math symbols are just for-loops