Tag: ios


  • I’ve been working on making Apex (my ultimate Markdown processor) easier to integrate into Xcode projects, and I’m excited to share what’s new. The biggest change is full Swift Package Manager (SPM) support, which makes adding Apex to your project as simple as clicking a button in Xcode. While Apex is still in a 0.x…

  • It’s time for my yearly roundup of my favorite tools, hardware, and projects. I’m combining everything in one post this year. You might find something new, or you might just have your own preferences validated. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments! It’s been an interesting year. I lost my job in…

  • A few Black Friday deals

    First off, Marked 2 is part of the Unclutter Black Friday bundle, along with 11 other excellent Mac apps. You can get the full bundle for 77% off, or individual apps (like Marked 2) for 50% off. You should definitely check that out. I’ve gathered a few other deals you may or may not have…

  • I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 5 licenses ($80 combined value each) for Things for Mac and iOS. That’s right, another chance at Things! Things is a task management solution that I love for its elegance. Display your todos alongside calendar events, see exactly what you have to do today, see upcoming tasks, and…

  • Eric Linder, whom I affectionately call my Rabbi1, has created a habit tracking app with a twist, and it’s ready for wider testing. He had a need for something that didn’t exist, so he built it. He did it in maybe three weeks, using AI to learn how to code it. I’m really impressed how…

  • Like I said in my last post, I do way more on my Mac than I’ll ever do on iOS, so this will be significantly shorter. iOS is mostly for playing games, Messages, social stuff, and consuming media. But here are a few standouts. iOS apps Drafts When I wake up in the middle of…

  • Thanks to Keep It for sponsoring BrettTerpstra.com this week! If you’re looking for a way to keep all of your information at your fingertips, readily findable, without locking yourself into a database-based system like Evernote, Keep It is a great solution. Keep It is a notebook and organizer, ideal for writing notes, keeping web links,…

  • Welcome to my yearly post about stuff I’ve loved in the last year. I love doing this because it reminds me how amazing the Mac/iOS app ecosystem is these days. I can’t list every app I use in this post, it would take forever, but I can highlight some of the outstanding ones. I’m going…