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ldstephens
A weblog by ldstephens. This is my little corner of the web where I share whatever’s on my mind: stories, random thoughts, and the occasional rant.
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June 17, 2026 I got a notice the other day that iA Writer version 8 is out. The new Command Palette caught my eye, and after checking it out, it’s definitely handy. I actually just wrote about how much I use the Command Palette in Drafts. A command palette probably won't be enough to make me switch back to iA Writer...
June 16, 2026 I’ve been using Drafts for years. It’s the starting point for almost everything I write. Over time, I’ve settled on two specific features that keep me moving fast and out of the menus. My Command Palette setup The Command Palette is a game-changer for my workflow. I hit Cmd+Shift+P (or tap the icon),...
June 14, 2026 This morning, I read an MPU forum post about Devonthink. I've had Devonthink starting with version 2 and currently have version 3 installed on my MacBook Pro. I don't often think about Devonthink because I never use it. Many folks use it as a document warehouse for its search features, which is how I...
June 12, 2026 For the last couple of weeks I've been testing Chromium-based browsers on my M4 MacBook Pro, thinking I might switch from Safari or at least find a new backup browser. The truth is, I don't have a good reason to leave Safari other than a few minor irritations. Firefox is currently my backup, but it has...
June 12, 2026 This line resonated with me because I've also found that the best way for me to understand a concept or idea is for me to write about it. Reading only gets me so far. The act of articulating what is stored in my brain into something legible and understandable is thinking and understanding. […] As for...
June 10, 2026 Claude is my go-to AI tool. With the Drafts MCP connected, I can drop results directly into my Drafts inbox without copy and paste. One thing I do regularly: have Claude summarize a long conversation, then send it straight to Drafts. From there, a Drafts action moves it to my Notes folder. It's...
June 5, 2026 I found it interesting to come across two posts in my RSS feed about aging and eye problems the other day. Robert Breen Eleven years ago, just after my fiftieth birthday, I started having trouble reading late in the day. This is common for people of a certain age, but the reason I was struggling wasn’t...
June 1, 2026 For my Drafts friends: FlohGro Every other year I get the urge to change the look of Drafts for me a bit. My Catppuccin themes, especially Catppuccin Mocha, were probably the most loved ones for me until now. But once again I wanted a few more options to add into my own mix. In the past I played around...
June 1, 2026 Today I simplified my blog post publishing workflow by building a Drafts action, with help from Claude, that writes posts directly to my 11ty posts folder. The idea was to eliminate the manual steps of saving a file to the desktop, opening it in a text editor, adding front matter, and dragging it to the...
May 31, 2026 CNBC Artificial intelligence is turning out to be far more expensive than anyone expected, and CFOs at major U.S. companies are now facing a brutal new trade-off: tokens or humans.
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