What we published, and links of interest

October 2, 2015

Here are the things we published this week, as well as some great link material. You can also stay up-to-date by following us on Twitter and RSS.

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Illya Starikov’s Mac and iOS setup »

Illya Starikov is a full-time Computer Science student by day, and (still) a full-time Computer Science student by night.

In his free time, he likes to indulge in podcasts, reading, writing, Vexillology (that’s a thing), enjoying photography, drinking too much coffee and tea, and staying active.

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Quick Tip: Quickly assign due dates to tasks in Wunderlist »

Wunderlist, our favorite app for shared lists recently added a great feature to its web, Mac, and Windows 7 app: smart due dates. It works similarly to other natural language input mechanisms on other apps. As you start typing an addition to a list, finish it off with next monday, tomorrow, or in five days. This will automatically add a due date to that task.

OS X El Capitan released »

Today marks the release of El Capitan, 2015’s release of Mac OS X. While last year brought a redesign of the system, this year’s release is all about the details. We’ve highlighted a few of our favorite new features.

Also, there are several other reviews that cover the latest version of OS X in great detail. Here are some of our favorites:

Tweetbot 4: A Huge Update to Our Favorite Twitter app for iPhone and iPad »

Folks, the wait is over. Tweetbot 4 for iOS is here, and we couldn’t be more excited to tell you about it.

The new Tweetbot is a universal app, and it brings some significant changes to both the iPhone and, yes, the iPad. Tweetbot 4 is a paid update — $10, but on sale at launch for just $5.

Tweetbot 4 Review: Bigger Bot »

For a more in-depth review, Federico Viticci (MacStories) went into a delightful amount of detail on Tapbots latest release. Everything you want to know about the newest version of our favorite Tweetbot client is here, plus more.

Word Vault (Sponsor) »

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Our thanks to Word Vault for sponsoring the RSS feed this week.