Raycast: Why I Use It Instead of Spotlight
Raycast replaces macOS Spotlight, but it’s more than a prettier launcher — it folds clipboard history, window tiling, snippets, and scripts into one search bar.
Dev Tools
Editor/IDE, terminal, note-taking, productivity, collab — devtools deep-dives.
Warp vs Ghostty vs iTerm2 — The 2026 Mac Terminal Landscape After Open Source
Warp open-sourced its client under AGPLv3 on April 29, 2026, reshuffling the Mac terminal comparison. Here’s who should use Warp, Ghostty, or iTerm2 — split by use case.
Obsidian vs Notion: They Solve Completely Different Problems
Both are ‘note apps,’ but Notion is a collaborative database while Obsidian is a personal knowledge graph. Pick by where your data lives, not by feature checklists.
VS Code Quietly Added Copilot as a Co-Author on Your Commits
VS Code 1.118 silently injected a Copilot co-author trailer into commits — rolled back in 1.119. Plus a Linux RAT hunting DevOps creds and the largest Canvas LMS breach to date.
Bruno: The Open-Source Postman Alternative That Stores API Collections as Text
Postman seats got expensive, so I switched to Bruno. It stores API collections as plain-text .bru files you commit to Git — that’s the whole pitch.
Cursor Plan Mode: Make the AI Show Its Work Before Touching Your Code
Cursor 3’s Plan Mode forces the AI to outline changes before writing code. Here’s how I use it for refactors, features, and bug fixes — plus when to skip it.
Why I Mapped Cmd+Space to Raycast Instead of Spotlight: 4 Shortcuts
I remapped Cmd+Space from Spotlight to Raycast. Same key, less friction. Here are the 4 shortcuts that made me stop going back.
Obsidian: The Markdown Note App That Lives on Your Disk
Why I switched from cloud-first note apps to Obsidian — local .md files, free for personal use, and a 1700+ plugin ecosystem.
Rectangle: Buy Coffee Instead of Magnet
After 4 years on Magnet, I switched to Rectangle one month ago. It’s free, lighter, and your shortcuts move over in one click. Here’s what I measured.