@steveb I really really want to like @Obsidian, but I just haven't clicked with it. I've tried to start using it twice, but I've never been able to fully switch over.

I actually really loved @Todoist, but I stopped using it because the desktop app was using a massive amount of memory and slowing my computer down. If that's no longer an issue, I would absolutely go back.

@jakecrump what's your todo stack? (is that a thing?)

@steveb Oh man, I'm about to totally out myself here. I use @Neovim in @iTerm2 and have a vertical split view where I keep a scratchpad.txt file open on the left and a todo.txt file open on the right. And I've made some custom shortcuts in my vim config to let me quickly create a new heading with the date to split up daily todos and also a shortcut to add a ✅ at the start of the line for any of the items I've listed out. It's a super basic setup, but it's the fastest and most effective of the ones I've tried so far.

@steveb @jakecrump What do you use instead of Obsidian for long term memory? At this point, based on research and Steve's info, I'm convinced I should switch to Obsidian, and I'm just procrastinating on switching from Bear.

@steveb Still a huge fan of Sublime Text even though I don't code. I take a lot of notes in it and often use it for data reformatting since I know the keyboard shortcuts really well.

@tomjohndesign That's super cool! Yeah, I think a lot of people would love to see a re-launch of it on PH with some updates.

I was actually talking to someone the other day about how I'm much more of a desktop app person than a website person, and I was showing them all the desktop apps I use in my dock. It just reminded of Dockhunt. It's one of those products that just really stuck in my head from when it launched, because it's such a cool idea.

I'd love to see an updated version of what you're using now!

@jakecrump  Yeah we'll have to circle back at some point. Had a ton of ideas on where we could take it and it would actually work better for demoing our new product... I guess stay tuned?

@tomjohndesign I'm not surprised it stuck around in people's memories. Fun idea and well-executed!

@chrismessina Totally agree, I love the visuals of @Dockhunt!

4 IDEs?! Do you have use cases for each? Or is one your daily driver?

@chrismessina Whoa! Fantastical is a throwback! It was one of the first apps that stood out to me for great design. Especially the small dots for calendar events in a micro-reading. Edward Tufte would have been proud. What do you think about Notion Calendar/Cron?

I still have to try out Granola. I've been using Grain for user interviews and know it pretty well and like it. But I've heard good things about Granola.

@rajiv_ayyangar oh man, Fantastical is the GOAT! I really can't get into Notion (it's too slow/cumbersome for me, compared w/ how I use Airtable) so never really got into Cron/Notion Calendar. It feels like a lifestyle decision I'm not willing to make! 😆

Personally I still prefer @Fathom for summarization, but I also use Granola for high-level note-taking. They both work well for different purposes. You really do need to give Granola a try. :)

@jakecrump haha, well... yes actually.

I use VS Code for basic code transformation (which I could probably do in the other IDEs, but I haven't bothered to figure out how).

I use Zed for more direct coding activities (I prefer it's design and zippiness).

I haven't really gotten into Cursor because I've been using Windsurf for all my vibe coding. I suppose I keep Cursor around just because the hype means it's worth paying attention to.

@sentry_co For context, I've only been using it for about 2 months at this point, so still relatively new.

Pros:

• I love how keyboard driven it is.

• It feels very fast to use in general.

• I really like how it integrates with and displays GitHub info.

• Kind of a small thing, but I like that it makes some auto suggestions when creating a task.

• While not particularly actionable, I like the stats and data it shows for projects.

Cons:

• I haven't had the best luck with searching. That's maybe on me, but I have had a bit of a hard time finding specific tasks later on.

• Small con, but I've stumbled around trying to find some options for connecting or moving issues. But, their docs have been helpful and so far we've always been able to find a solution.

I'm still digging in and learning how to make the most of it, but so far I'm very happy with it!

@leah_madden I send a lot of emails and I get pulled into a lot of email threads. Prior to @Superhuman, I was just using gmail and I found myself having to do a lot of repetitive things for sending emails. It was also difficult to keep up with the threads I was being added to, and I never had inbox zero.

Now, I heavily use the snippets feature in Superhuman to cut down on repetitive writing. That's saved me a ton of time. The ability to leave comments and tag team members on threads has also helped significantly in being pulled into email threads and staying organized. The reminder feature is also super helpful in letting me clear out my inbox without fully losing an email I need to follow up with later.

I'm also not usually a big fan of predictive text, but theirs is extremely good, and I use it all the time.

Plus, the whole app is extremely keyboard driven which is always a huge plus for me.

At a high level, it significantly speeds up all the work I do around emails and makes all of that work much more organized and sane.

@leah_madden @jakecrump Off topic but I'm a huge snippetter and couldn't handle just being able to use them in email and not anywhere else. I use @Text Blaze which lets me use them in any program/email client/etc.

@busmark_w_nika No judgment on YouTube haha! That's primarily what I use as well. Spotify is mostly just kind of a backup.

Definitely more content I cannot find on Spotify. Usually having video casts as "podcasts" while I am exercising. :)

@jaythesong Any tips for @Linear? I'm still fairly new to it.

Any ideas about what you'll use after @Around.co sunsets?

Also same with @Raycast I've just recently started making an effort to use it more. I actually wrote a thread the other day asking for tips and I got a lot of really great ones that have already increased how much I'm using it. Might be useful to you!

@jaythesong Cron is so beautifully designed! 🙌 @raphaelschaad .

I also thought Around did a great job of innovating on video calls (we were somewhat competitive with my last company @Tandem ). Do you know what you're going to try next?

@rstankov Great idea also including menu bar apps. I definitely have several there as well.

Also, I'd never heard of @Amphetamine haha, that's some great naming for what it does.

@jakecrump I forgot to include PastePal

I try to keep my dock clean