![]() Rather than push forward, their team decided to retool the recipe. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.Last year, Bubbies announced the launch of their first vegan mochi, but the ingredients didn’t align with consumer preference at that time. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account The company declined to disclose annual revenue. The brand's annual retail sales were $175 million in 2019. “It makes me so happy to see how much people are liking it.”Ĭorrection: An earlier version of this story said My/Mo Mochi had annual revenue of $175 million in 2019. “It’s taken 25 years for mochi ice cream to become an overnight success,” said Friedman. While his former company is no longer a family-run business, Friedman is proud of how popular his creation has become. It’s still ice cream but it’s taking it in a new direction.” “Consumers want to see something different. “The ice cream category has been on a decline the last few years,” he said. Today, My/Mo Mochi is the leading brand.”ĭarren Seifer, a food and beverage industry analyst with market research firm NPD Group, said mochi ice cream is bringing much-needed energy to the freezer aisle. “So we changed the company name, hired the right sales and marketing people, and invested in branding and distribution. It was a great product that 80% of consumers had never heard of,” said Roellig. “When we bought it, their mochi ice cream was in less than 1,000 stores. Friedman, who took over the family firm, sold it to California-based private equity firm Century Park Capital Partners in 2015, which closed down the bakery and focused on building the mochi ice cream business.Ĭhip Roellig, managing partner with Century Park Capital Partners, declined to disclose the purchase price. The ice cream was generating “tens of millions” in annual revenue by the time Hashimoto passed away in 2012. How he got 200,000 people to buy ugly fruits and vegetables “We are reaching the masses where they shop.” “We are in Target, Kroger, Walmart and everything in between,” said Barnett. My/Mo Mochi is now available in 20,000 stores nationwide. They’re also sold individually in portable freezers that Barnett calls self-serve “ice cream bars.” ![]() My/Mo Mochi ice cream (which is gluten free and some varieties are dairy free) is produced at a manufacturing facility in Los Angeles and sold in packages of six. The My/Mo Mochi brand launched in 2017, two years after Barnett joined the company after leaving his job as CMO of bottled water company JUST Goods. “We just retooled and adjusted it for today’s consumers,” he said. ![]() My/Mo Mochiīarnett recognized the inherent appeal of mochi ice cream to Millennials, a group he calls “a snacking generation.” Mochi is a portion-control snack of about 110 calories per ball, easy to hold and eat on the go. ![]() Mochi ice cream, a ball of creamy ice cream encased in pillowly rice dough, has gone from niche to mainstream with American consumers.
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![]() He continued: "Personally, because I'm kind of iffy on the intent of the meme and where it's going, I probably wouldn't call someone a Karen or use the Karen meme, judging the trajectory of its meaning. It's very possible that the meme could grow even farther to exhibit misogynistic tendencies, which are somewhat already present." Scroll down for the rest of our interview with Matt. ![]() So I think that users of the meme should be cognizant that what they're meme-ing might not be their intent anymore. "As grows from a parody of a common social experience of someone demanding to speak to a manager to a statement about white privilege, the stakes over the meaning of the meme grow as well. We’ve collected some of the best Karen memes, so scroll down, upvote your faves, and check out the ‘Eff You Karen’ subreddit when you have the chance.īored Panda reached out to Matt Schimkowitz, Know Your Meme's Senior Editor, and spoke with him about Karen memes, and how some people find them offensive and insensitive to women. We’re not fans of hating other people, you can’t deny that this online community makes some hilarious Karen content. We hope they produced a chuckle or two and added a bit of light to your day.The ‘Eff You Karen’ subreddit is one of the places that is dedicated to “the hatred of Karen” as they put it. That’s it folks! Those are our picks for the funniest memes about weed. We’ve all been here before, but to see one of the greatest country artists of all time stoned out of his mind while chowing down on some birthday cake is pretty epic. Johnny Cash just became even more legendary. Bringing a Whole New Meaning to the Ring of Fire.So, for now, we’ll have to settle for this meme.īecause we all have that friend that gets a hero complex anytime they lend someone a grinder or papers. The world was truly robbed from getting to experience a stoner Michael Scott. Mr Scott, What You Gonna Do, What You Gonna Do, Make The Weed Come Through.One Small Step for Snoop, One Giant Leap for MankindĬan we just send Snoop to space already? Let’s be real, that plotline would make for a killer stoner movie. ![]() Seriously though, can he just come back to the White House already? Wouldn’t it be amazing if Billy Mays rose from the dead to present an infomercial product that made joints last longer? No? Just us?Īs if Barack Obama couldn’t get any better, he turns out to be a secret stoner. Let’s face it, we’ve all had the edible hit way too hard and fast, making it feel like you’re on death’s door and resulting in an existential crisis. There’s nothing more wholesome than having the senior population join the cannabis movement. We don’t know about you, but if the worst thing that could come out getting high is turning into ET, we’ll stick with the jazz cabbage. ![]() Because that, my friends, is what lasting friendship is made of. But true friends will always have your back, whether its loaning you a lighter or some rolling papers, or sharing their stash. There’s no worse feeling than when you’re kicking back with friends and you run out of weed. Which is why we’ve scoured the interweb for the best memes about weed and have compiled our favourites. With that being said, there’s no better feeling than finding a meme that you relate to so hard that it’s like it was made just for you. Seriously – think back to a time where you didn’t stumble upon at least one meme in a day. Let’s face it, memes are pretty much engrained into our culture at this point. The Funniest Stoner Memes on the Internet Hope this can somehow be expanded to include all Dell laptop models with hinge issues.ĭon't know if this is useful but I saw you ask other commenters about different models, and my new laptop is an MSI gaming laptop like one of them mentioned. I don't have the ability or resources to be a lead plaintiff so I gave up on getting any kind of compensation for it and just decided to stop buying anything Dell. I had been looking for any kind of lawsuit for months but nobody had ever started one, and had only found about 30 other people with the problem, I assume because partly because it wasn't such a popular model. I never bothered to contact support about it because everyone else with the same problem who contacted support said that they insisted that it was caused by user negligence. ![]() It was so bad to the point I just bought a new laptop because the hinge kept cracking open the case whenever I opened the lid. After taking it apart and looking at both hinges it is obvious that the right one is much weaker than the left and that this problem is pretty much guaranteed to happen at some point with this inherent design flaw. Why does this only apply to a specific series? I had an Inspiron 5547 a few years ago and the right hinge got so bad it busted right out of the case, completely cracking off the plastic from the rest of the case and even ended up busting off one of the case screws, and I think eventually it even busted off the screw on the left side too. It has the link for the class action lawsuit investigation form. If you are already in the process of filing a class action regarding this same issue, please let me know via private message. We just need a rough estimate of how widespread this issue is. Note: I cannot guarantee that this class action lawsuit will go through. The worst thing a company can do is not stand behind their products. It is very unfortunate this has to be done. If you know anyone with the same issue, please redirect them to this post. Do you still own the laptop to this day?.After the repair was completed, did the same issue occur again? If so, how long did it take?.If you contacted Dell to get it fixed, what was their response?.Was the laptop in warranty at the time? If so, what type of warranty?.How long the laptop was owned when the hinge broke.If the laptop suffered any physical damages as a result of owner negligence anytime before the hinge cracked, it cannot be included. Please only post down below if your laptop is a G3 series and the hinge has suddenly broke from closing or opening the laptop. However, the more individuals that come forward, the better. He agreed that the issue appears to be widespread. I have showed him several results from the Dell community forum. The attorney is not willing to draft a complaint until I can find more possible plaintiffs. The G3 15 3590 hinge has a design flaw that Dell has failed to acknowledge. The attorney needs a rough estimate of the “class” of individuals that were impacted by the G3 series laptops (most specifically G3 15 3590) hinges breaking less than a year of owning the laptop. I’m speaking to an attorney about filing a class action lawsuit. Don’t editorialize titles or submit clickbait.ĭell Global: Manuals, Drivers, Hot Topics, and Top Solutionsĭell support on Twitter: product support:.No reposts, spam, self-promotion or rehosted content. ![]() No offensive, hateful, or low-effort comments. Only submissions that are directly related to Dell & Dell Technologies are allowed.Discord Filter Out Help Posts Only Show Help Posts Dell Website Meet the Dell Family For direct contact with Dell please see the "General Support" section below. Please note this subreddit is 100% unofficial. Feel free to ask questions that are support related or otherwise on anything related to Dell Technologies & we'll do our best to help you. ![]() Vets warn aggression is almost TWICE as prevalent in popular dog breed - and those with a GOLDEN coat are.EXCLUSIVE: What happened to the missing passengers of the Titanic? As eerie new photos show shoes left in.From a lobster in a traffic cone to a sea anemone on an Irn Bru can: Shocking photos show how sea creatures.How does YOUR dog measure up? The most aggressive breeds revealed as vets warn golden cocker spaniels have a.See Titanic like NEVER before: First ever full-sized scans of the shipwreck could finally shed light on what.'However, the fact that there is nothing inside of Mercury's orbit may not be a coincidence.' 'So they could have formed there sweeping up all of the solid material, but then later fell into the sun.'ĭr Livio added: The lack of super–Earths in our solar system is somewhat puzzling given that more than half of observed exoplanetary systems contain one. Speaking to Discovery News, Dr Martin said: 'The only evidence that super-Earths could have formed in our solar system is the lack of anything in that region, not even a rock. ![]() These super-Earths would instead have swept it all up and carried it with them to their fiery death within the sun. ![]() While their work is currently based only on computer modelling, it may help to explain the strange lack of debris and dust between Mercury and Mars. Instead it appears it may once have had at least one, but it was destroyed by falling into the sun (super-Earth Kepler 62f illustrated) Our solar system appears to be unusual due to its lack of super-Earth-sized planets. The researchers said that in the case of our own solar system, a super-Earth could well have formed in the inner part of the primordial material orbiting the sun around 10-100 million years after the solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago. This is an area with a high density of protoplanetary dust but with low levels of turbulence, providing the conditions needed for the material to clump together to form a planet.ĭr Rebecca Martin and Dr Mario Livio, from the University of Nevada, in Las Vegas, used computer modelling and found such dead zones may form within the inner parts of a disk of protoplanetary dust orbiting a star. It is thought that super-Earth exoplanets may form in one of two ways - either far out from the star they orbit and then migrate inwards, or in the position where they are currently seen.įor them to have formed in their current orbit, super-Earths need to build up from debris in an area within the huge disk of gas and rubble around a new star known as the dead zone. ![]() In a study published on the online open source site arXiv, a pair of astronomers at the University of Nevada examined a possible mechanism for super-Earth formation in the solar system. This violent 'stripping' occurs in planets that are made up of a rocky core with a gaseous outer layer. Data from the Nasa Kepler space telescope is revealing a class of exoplanets whose atmospheres have been stripped away by their host stars.ĭubbed hot super-Earths, these planets are losing their layers of gas because of blasts of intense radiation that 'cooks' the large stellar bodies.Īccording to a recent study, planets with gaseous atmospheres that lie very close to their host stars are bombarded by a torrent of high-energy radiation.ĭue to their proximity to the star, the heat that the planets suffer means that their 'envelopes' have been blown away by intense radiation. ![]() The sales adviser talked us out of this saying due to new technology movement in the bed didn’t transfer as it used to so you can’t feel the other person move. When buying the bed we asked for a zip and link bed as that is what we already had and for medical reasons wanted one again. At this stage we found out that they didn’t do a free trial in the bed so we were stuck with it. To be fair to the store, they collected the bed, and let us try it against the one in store, to find that our bed did feel different but that was because the bed base style had been changed and we got the new style, not the one we tried. From day one we had issues in that the bed felt nothing like the one tried in store. We bought a Harrison spinks bed from Sound asleep in newtownards. I believe had we have bought direct we would of been sold the correct item.ĭreadful advice, customer service and follow up. Harrisons Spinks please help us we are left with an uncomfortable bed and no alternative as we can't afford another mattress. I have no doubt if we had been sold a SOFT mattress we would be giving a raving positive review as the mattress appears very well made this adds insult to injury. Harrisons Spinks really needs to check that the rules on their website also apply in stores that sell their mattresses. I am praying he will help us as we do not have the funds to purchase a new mattress. We have a Harrisons Spinks rep coming out soon to check it. We were definitely mis-sold this item at a very heavy cost and loss to us. It is basically firm and absolutely awful. We were sold a MEDIUM mattress and to make matters worse a hard Divan base which after further research makes mattresses even firmer. If you are a SIDE sleeper buy a SOFT mattress. IF u are under 70kg - buy a SOFT mattress. We went onto Harrison Spinks website and found out why!!! It states as follows 1. Bed arrived and it is the most uncomfortable bed I have ever had to sleep on. Tried in store and was basically left to lay on the beds and decide on which mattress to buy, no advice offered from salesman (nothing). Avoid FURNITURE VILLAGE Harrisons… - Andy BĪvoid FURNITURE VILLAGE Harrisons Spinks mattresses at all cost!!! We bought a mattress and Divan from Fairway Furniture Tavistock a luxury we were looking forward to. ![]() This way, your hair won’t get as damaged as in the bleaching process. You can also choose the highlighting process, which will take you several weeks to reach that stunning dominant orange hair color. It’s always best to consult with a professional colorist if you’re unsure about any part of the process or need advice on the best products to use. Remember that achieving the desired orange shade may require multiple sessions, especially for darker hair. Schedule root touch-ups and color refreshers as needed. Maintain the color: To keep your orange hair vibrant and healthy, use color-safe shampoo and conditioner, avoid excessive heat styling, and apply hair masks or treatments regularly.Style your hair as desired, and enjoy your vibrant orange color. Dry and style: Gently towel-dry your hair and apply a heat protectant before using a hairdryer or other styling tools.Rinse the conditioner out with cool water. Apply a color-safe conditioner to help seal the hair cuticles and lock in the color. Rinse and condition: After the processing time is complete, rinse your hair thoroughly with cool water until the water runs clear.Process the dye: Allow the dye to process for the recommended time on the product instructions, typically between 30-45 minutes.Ensure complete coverage for even color results. Apply the dye: Section your hair and apply the dye evenly with a brush, starting from the roots and working your way down to the tips.Mix the hair dye: Combine the orange hair dye and developer (if required) according to the product instructions in a mixing bowl.Follow the recommended processing time, then rinse thoroughly and dry your hair. Prepare the bleach (if needed): If your hair is dark or has a strong undertone, mix the bleach and developer according to the instructions, and apply it to your hair evenly.Protect your skin: Apply petroleum jelly around your hairline, ears, and neck to prevent staining from the hair dye.Perform a strand test: Apply the dye to a small section of your hair to ensure you’re happy with the color and to check for any allergic reactions.Gather necessary supplies: Purchase the required hair dye, bleach, developer, gloves, mixing bowl, brush, and any additional protective gear like a cape and petroleum jelly. ![]() Select the right shade: Choose an orange shade that complements your skin tone and suits your preferences, such as neon, pastel, or deep orange.To get your desired orange hair color, follow these steps: Consider temporary options: Explore semi-permanent or temporary orange dyes if you’re unsure about committing to a permanent color or if you want to test the shade before fully committing.Plan for maintenance: Be prepared for the necessary upkeep, including root touch-ups, color preservation, and nourishing treatments to maintain vibrancy and hair health.Seek professional advice: Consult with a hair colorist for guidance on choosing the right shade, technique, and products to achieve your desired result.Perform a strand test: Conduct a strand test on a small section of your hair to ensure you are satisfied with the color and to check for any allergic reactions.Evaluate hair condition: Check the health of your hair, as bleaching or dyeing may cause damage to already weak, brittle, or damaged strands.Choose the right shade: Explore various shades of orange, such as neon, pastel, or deep, and select one that suits your preferences and complements your complexion.Assess your skin tone: Determine whether orange hues complement your skin tone, as some shades can flatter cool, warm, or neutral undertones better.Factors to consider before dyeing your hair orangeīefore dyeing your hair orange, consider the following factors: If you are already blonde, you just need to choose among a wide variety of shades and start getting creative.Īs a brunette, we advise you to visit your favorite hair salon because you will need to bleach your hair, and we all know how that can easily transform into a disaster if you do it at home. Orange hair is skyrocketing the hairstyling trends, and it’s starting to become a popular color option. ![]() ![]() Battle: this is the only game mode that is unique to the multiplayer game. Single Race: also the same as the single player option Championship: this is the same as the single player option In the two-player mode the game options are: The music tracks available in these games are 'Hey Baby', 'I'm too sexy', 'Final Countdown', 'Axel F', and 'Popcorn'. Crazy dance can be performed in three levels of difficulty with any of the music tracks. > In Crazy Dance arrows appear rhythmically on screen and the player must hit the corresponding button on the numeric keypad 'bemani' style. There is a separate arena for each music track and each has three difficulty levels. When it hits a robot, or when it runs out of momentum, it stops and a rotating compass ring appears around it, when the dial is pointing in the desired direction the player presses the Spacebar and the process repeats. ![]() The frog is fired from a canon onto the play area where it careens around destroying any robots it hits. > Crazy Frog Pinball is unlike most pinball games as there are no paddles. Mini Games, there are two of these Crazy Frog Pinball and Crazy Dance. Time Trials where the player races round the track with no opponents aiming to beat their previous best time Chase Race where the player must stay ahead of the chasing drones for as long as possible Single Race with twelve different courses and twelve characters available There are four cups to win, The Football Cup, The Ice Cup, The City Cup, and the Beach Cup, initially The Football Cup is the only one available the last three must be unlocked by winning the previous trophy. All the single player options apart from Time Trials have three levels of difficulty, the options are: Though this is, at its heart, a basic racing game there are lots of options. Its default controls are all on the keyboard but joystick and paddle are also supported. The game installs in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish at a default resolution of 800圆00 but this can be changed. The game also includes the two videos released by the Crazy Frog, "Axel F" and "Popcorn". Crazy Frog Racer 2 is a one- or two-player game featuring "the most annoying thing on the planet" and friends in a series of races and mini-games. This makes the Canvas, in particular, much easier to use and solves that ‘looking through a keyhole’ feeling that could sometimes result in the original version. However, the size of the Assets area has been significantly reduced in Camtasia 2 to the benefit of the more visually important Canvas and Timeline areas. To give you an example of uses other than recording activity on your computer screen, you could just as easily dump Photoshop or Illustrator images into Camtasia’s media bin and create videos showing how an illustration or diagram is built up over time, adding transitions, animations and annotation effects to guide the viewer through the process. Perhaps the best way to see what kind of output you can achieve with Camtasia is to look at TechSmith’s own Camtasia tutorials. Rather, Camtasia’s strengths lie in the ease with which you can produce professional, corporate quality videos that can demonstrate (rather than simulate) software products, provide tutorials, explain technical procedures or do pretty much anything else that you might to want to use the short video format for. That may not be a drawback as such it’s just not what Camtasia is for. Unlike Captivate, Camtasia does not allow you to create interactive software simulations. The emphasis with Camtasia is on video creation (where video includes, but is not restricted to, what we ordinarily called ‘screen capture’ and ‘screencasting’), and the output is, like most videos, a largely passive experience for the viewer. The main difference, however, is what you can do with the two programs. Although Captivate makes use of a timeline too, it is not central to the workflow in the way that it is in TechSmith’s Camtasia. Rather, like dedicated video editing software, it is primarily organised around audio and visual timelines that determine what appears on the screen, and when. Camtasia is not slide-based like Captivate. However, there are important differences. You can import and edit audio files, and create and produce short videos that have nothing at all to do with the recording on your screen’s desktop, if you wish.Ĭamtasia’s rich feature set means it is often compared with Adobe’s Captivate or MadCap’s Mimic, and if you already have or use one of these you may wonder whether you need Camtasia at all. More significantly, it also offers a full-featured editing suite, including animations, transitions and annotation tools. Camtasia can embed video both from other sources such as QuickTime or MP4 files from your hard drive and from your computer’s iSight or webcam. It does all of the above and a whole lot more. ![]() While these products are fine for basic screencasting work, they lack the features to make really professional, corporate-quality videos. ![]() Like Jing, it includes the ability to share your screen capture online freely on TechSmith’s own site. SnagIt also allows users to capture video, save it and share it, as well as add some basic annotations. ![]() ![]() It provides relatively little in the way of either editing or playback options, but does include free online sharing. Jing is a free product and ideal for making what are sometimes called ‘quick and dirty’ screen captures. There is no shortage of screencasting software on the market, so where does Camtasia fit in the grand scheme of things? Camtasia’s developer, TechSmith, offers two other screen capture products: Jing and SnagIt. ![]() In 2017, their Turkish server was seized by authorities. However, it does make you question IPVanish and their no logging policy.Īs a comparison, one of the best VPNs when it comes to logging policies is ExpressVPN. At the end of the day, a criminal was apprehended, and you can’t complain about that. It shows that IPVanish gave authorities the source IP address of the suspect they were looking for and the dates and times that the suspect was connected to and disconnected from their network.Īfter getting this information, the authorities were able to use the individual’s Comcast IP address to identify his location and subsequently arrested the individual. The relevant content is on pages 22 and 23. The affidavit contains graphic descriptions of criminal activity. Only the top-tier VPNs, such as ExpressVPN and NordVPN, are able to allow their clients to seamlessly stream content on the streaming services. Netflix has done a very good job of detecting and preventing access to geo-restricted content via VPNs. This is typical of what we have seen from a number of VPN providers. ![]() When you look on their site, you see that IPVanish does not say that they will work with Netflix. IPVanish has a spotty record when it comes to getting around geo restrictions, such as those encountered by individuals attempting to use Netflix when outside of the United States. On IPVanish servers, you can access any torrenting website anywhere on the planet. This is a plus because many VPNs say that they support P2P sharing, but they really don’t. They have set up servers that allow anonymous torrenting. IPVanish has strategically selected the locations for their worldwide servers. You’ll be able to mask your IP address and still enjoy fast service. If you’re simply looking for a server to mask your IP address, you can pick a server that’s close to you. For example, if you’re looking to access content that is geo-restricted in your physical location, then you can pick a server in a different country. They have 426 servers in Europe, 523 in North America, 20 in Central and South America, 47 in Asia, 14 in Africa and the Middle East, and 65 in Oceania.Ī large number of servers offered by IPVanish means that you are able to select the server you need based on what you want to accomplish. They offer their customers over 40,000 IPS. They have more than 1,000 servers in more than 60 countries. IPVanish has one of the most extensive groups of servers for a VPN on the planet. The interface, much like the service itself, is simple but allows users to accomplish the tasks they want to accomplish. ![]() Below that, you will see status updates, the server you’re connected to, and other info regarding your connection. In the center of the screen, you will see whether you are connected or not. You will see that they have a simple dashboard that’s organized, but it isn’t embellished with graphics and visuals. This is something you’ll notice right away when you download their client. IPVanish is not a company that puts flash over substance. With full disclosure, IPVanish does make use of some cloud service providers in various locations to supplement their proprietary network. This is something that you only see with a top-tier VPN service. They also have their own infrastructure, cables, racks, etc. They are very proud to advertise the fact that they run on their own hardware. IPVanish is run by the web service provider StackPath. However, they have hundreds of servers spread across 60 different countries. Their servers offer state-of-the-art features, including automatic IP cycling. In doing this, IPVanish allows P2P as well as bit torrent traffic. IPVanish is a virtual private network that’s focused on making the World Wide Web a safer and more secure place for its clients. ![]() The sheer volume of emails would suggest that the only sane way to handle them is simply to delete the ones that don’t interest me – but this creates its own problem. The majority of these are either not remotely relevant to me, or simply insufficiently interesting to cover. I mentioned last time a professional application.Īs a tech writer, I get a lot of PR companies emailing me with details of new products and services they’d like me to feature. You can use a specific trigger, which defaults to the tab key in PhraseExpress, but I find the double-period approach faster. The latter is to guard against accidental triggering. for address, the initials of our building) Cannot be inadvertently activated in normal typing.I wanted macro shortcuts to meet three criteria: Now I type four characters and the whole thing unfurls.įour characters, by the way, is a deliberate choice on my part. I include directions for public transit, cycling and driving, and the whole thing amounts to seven paragraphs. An example is giving visitors our address and directions. Many of us will need to send the same text relatively frequently. So when I spotted PhraseExpress, a Mac app which works in the same way as TextExpander but is free for personal use, or offers a one-off cost for commercial use, it seemed worth taking a look. In practice, that’s of limited value as iOS doesn’t support the macros, so the best you can do on an iPhone or iPad is to open the app and manually copy and paste the text. In principle, TextExpander gives you something worthwhile in return for the subscription: cloud storage of all your macros (‘snippets’ in TextExpander terminology) so you can access them on any device. On the other, multiple app subscriptions can easily stack up to a hefty annual amount … On the one hand, I do appreciate that recurring revenue is good for app developers, and increases the likelihood that an app will continue to be supported and improved. TextExpander has been a game-changer for me, but it’s a subscription app, something about which I have mixed feelings. You type a macro shortcut of your choice, and the app replaces it with a full block of text – with can be multiple paragraphs. Both apps can be thought of as autocorrect on steroids. Rather than do an expensive upgrade, I am hoping Snagit will do the same, as it can record videos.Īnd that’s it.PhraseExpress is a Mac app that does the same thing as TextExpander, which I reviewed back in 2017. ![]() But when I need to use it, it’s brilliant. ![]() Probably the most expensive software on this list, I only use it occasionally and it is a slightly out of date version. Screenflow - a screen cast recording piece of software. In conjunction with Google Calendar, and my omnifocus "completed list" usually means i can recall with a degree of precision what happened on a particular day! One time fee as well, no subscription □ĭayOne - a diary/journalling app, i usually jot down a paragraph about the days ups and downs to help with mental health. Anything new gets put in here and syncs everywhere. All of our goto recipes, a few dozen, are on here for quick reference. It’s very clever at scraping recipes off sites to download. I am amazed how much we as a family use this app. Mindnode - clever tool to draw mind maps when I am thinking about ideas, gret for mining your associative memory. I have an account on Inoreader that aggregates and organises the feeds (and has a nice web interface) but the mac, ipad and ios reeder apps work very well offline for quite reading. Reeder - slick RSS reader, I have dozens of technical feeds from AWS, Microsoft I skim read via this, it's miles easier than trying to follow single threads and tweets. Some even end up in client presentations. I can do this on my ipad with a pencil and can send them to the Macbook. GoodNotes - as several folks will tell you at at my office, I love scribbling notes and drawing ideas out as visuals. Tweetbot - easy Twitter client - I don’t post much but do read it. It does look good and is considered best in class, I might wait for an app store sale! Other More General AppsĪnd finally, here is a bonus list of more general Apps I use (some only on my personal mac!) Essentially, this tool does a screenshot (which is perfectly do-able with built in mac functionality) but the editing of the image - adding arrows, highlights, callouts, cropping etc, plus the management of the images is where this tool shines. I used to use Skitch for this, but I’m moving away from Evernote and the two are tightly coupled. It basically does screenshot and small video clip capture. I don’t mind paying small devs for good tools, but this one did feel a bit steep, but I use tools like this almost every day at some point. |