

A lot of votes may indicate popularity (or a successful attempt to game the system), but an app with just a few highly positive votes is still worth a look. Some apps will get more votes than others, so when looking at the results (click Show Previous Responses after you vote), take that into account. There’s nothing wrong with using them, but we have to draw a line in the sand somewhere. To keep this manageable, we’re going to stick with Mac apps that are focused on note-taking, snippet-keeping, and information management, not apps that are primarily task managers, for keeping a journal, or text editors.

Personal information managers as a class have evolved to fill every available niche in the ecosystem, and only you know what features you need. Several readers have asked us for our opinion, and while it’s easy to suggest Apple’s Notes or point at powerful apps like DEVONthink, it’s impossible for us to recommend a single app. While Notebook will likely continue to work fine in OS X 10.11 El Capitan, its lifespan is necessarily limited, and users would do well to start researching alternatives.īut there are an overwhelming number of choices to sort through, and many of them look quite similar. Beats Fit Pro, ransomware protection, more OCR tools for text in imagesįor those who rely on the outline-based personal information management app Notebook, the shuttering of developer Circus Ponies last week was sad news (see “ Circus Ponies Closes Its Doors,” 7 January 2016). #1588: Monterey memory leak, third-generation AirPods vs.#1589: New FaceTime features, iOS 15's Weather notifications, Apple's Self Service Repair, iOS 15.1.1 and watchOS 8.1.1, Thanksgiving hiatus.#1590: Demystifying USB-C cables, Apple sues spyware firm, Manifesto for Ubiquitous Linking, printer driver quirks, support TidBITS!.#1591: Major OS updates, AirPods firmware update, non-Google accounts in Gmail app, Time Sensitive notifications, Apple Watch Web browser.#1592: Life with HomeKit, notification summaries, Music/iTunes Store oddity, inadvertent Mail deletion, iOS update error, holiday hiatus.
