LINKDING

I haven't written about tagging for a long time because I felt like, at this point, I've convinced everyone who could be convinced about their usefulness. That still appears to be true, but this TidBits article talks a little bit more about the ways people use Finder tags.

Another great resource for CPTSD and RTS, with special interest in LGBTQ+ folks.

Angel is a YouTuber who grew up in an apocalyptic christian cult and offers tips on dealing with Religious Trauma Syndrome and Complex PTSD. I've found her very helpful lately.

I've been using this instant coffee when traveling for years. It won't beat a cup from your favorite brewing setup, but it beats the pants off of most coffees they offer in hotel rooms. Just add hot water and stir.

Use ChatGPT in Drafts.

Andreas offers some ways to integrate ChatGPT and OpenAI into your system using BetterTouchTool. I swear that app can do anything.

Integrate ChatGPT into Slack using Cloudflare Workers. Nice proof of concept, and totally usable.

Turn your sketch into a refined image using AI. This is actually a really cool way to generate very specific AI images, using a rough sketch and a short description to get results closer to what I'm imagining (I'm not great at prompts). Fast sketch-to-image render times, too.

[Workona](https://workona.com/) is the browser extension (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) I wouldn't want to be without (I'm still hoping for a Safari version). They now have an iPad app that lets you access all of your workspaces and open tabs from the iPad, and you can add a tab or resource to a workspace from the iOS share button. Very handy. Hope it's eventually available for iPhone as well...

“Replies is an easy to use customer support tool that becomes smarter as longer you use it. Reuse your previous answers to save time and money.” I used the “Contact Support” menu item in HoudahSpot and was intrigued by the interface it offered (using Replies), including searching for previous answers. Bookmarked for inclusion in my own apps, and think it would be great to see in other apps.

Do you like the Aerial screen savers on your Apple TV? A free, open-source app brings them to your Mac’s screen as well.

I don’t think anyone who’s had to work in an open office is going to be surprised by the evidence here.

A great report from the team at Ghostery on all of the trackers and tools that retailers are tracking your online shopping, including some tips for maintaining your privacy this holiday season.

I've mentioned Workona before, and it remains my favorite tab/window/workspace management solution for Chrome. It recently solved the problem of potentially increased CPU usage when you had too many workspaces open, and now it's not only the most convenient tab manager, it's the fastest way to work with a TON of windows and tabs.

> About 60 percent of Twitter activity related to the caravan late last week was driven by bots, according to a new tool aimed at news organizations.

A well-curated directory of free resources for designers, including plenty of icons, stock photos, and UI mockup kits for Sketch, Photoshop, and more.

I've been feeling guilty about how much of my privacy I think I've given up by having Amazon echos around my house, so this Raspberry Pi-based, open-source home assistant has piqued my interest.

A handy (and simpler) alternative to 'find' in your Terminal.

A really nice NCurses-based disk utilization CLI that gives you a navigable file tree with file sizes and paths. Drill down to find the disk hogs.

A cat(1) clone that offers paging, colorization, and line numbering as standard options. Just `alias cat=bat` and go.

I wrote about some tricks for automating desktop cleanup before screencasting, but this new (free) app from Valentino Urbano makes it a one-click process to hide your desktop icons, dock, and menu bar.

Another disturbing look at the surveillance state cum digital dictatorship in China.

The fact that interest in STEM among young girls starts waning by the age of 6 is a serious issue to me. Anything that starts turning that tide is a step we need to take.

Well that's just freaking adorable. (a login widget that reacts to text field interactions)

Nobody liked coding HTML emails even before mobile. Now you have to plan for so many variables while using CSS and markup restricted for cross-client compatibility. Enjoy this collection of responsive HTML email templates and save the tears.

For all the marketing tips for developers that I've read, nothing really beats an App Store feature, if you can get it. Here's a good checklist.

It's the most involved, but this is my favorite build out of all of these. Studio lights with adjustable brightness and color temperature, diffusion, and 180° light distribution. Worth the effort.

I really like the way Spotify analyzes my playlist data. Just the facts, but with some interesting notes. I am apparently high energy, with 79% of my played tracks categorizing as "energetic," and zero "chill" tracks in my playlists. And I'm only drinking one cup of coffee in the morning these days…

As mentioned by [Sal Soghoian on Systematic](http://esn.fm/systematic/198), Omni Automation represents a huge step forward for iOS scriptability. Currently implemented in all Omni apps, this could essentially add AppleScript-like automation power to iOS.

Apparix is a CLI that augments directory navigation with bookmarks, distant listing, and distant editing. I need to dig deeper on this one, but thus far it's [`bashmarks`](https://github.com/huyng/bashmarks) on steroids.

Web font inspiration and pairing ideas.

A thorough comparison of currently available VPN services, covering speed, encryption level, usability and cost. The site isn't affiliated with any particular VPN, and the ranking/scoring is fair (and useful).