For the non-developers here, I’d like to know more about what you’d like to see — on my blog, on this forum, in my projects, etc. My focus is often on developer-related topics but I know a lot of non-devs use my tools, and I’m hoping a lot of general “nerds” will find my site and this forum and I want to provide interesting stuff for them, too.
Are you into automation? Are you into Markdown? Note taking and productivity? Let me know why you’re here!
Automation and productivity are great topics for me.
I’d be interested in your note taking system.
I rarely use Markdown, but I would read topics on it.
What are your top Keyboard Maestro macros?
Your best AppleScripts?
Automation and productivity here too, just trying to learn the aptV3 keyboard layout on my Voyager Split keyboard due to potential RSI type issues.
I’m overhauling my productivity setup using Bunch, Shortcuts, BetterTouchTool, Recast, NotePlan 3 and anything else I can think of.
Obi Wan Voice: I haven’t heard “Applescript” in a long, long time
I don’t have a best AppleScript anymore, haven’t opened up Script Editor in quite a while. I’d love to talk more about my note taking system(s) though, should plan a blog post about that (spoiler, it’s 99% nvUltra and tools I’ve written to work with that).
And I just barely use KeyboardMaestro. I have the utmost appreciation for the power of that app, but most of what I need to do is handled by BetterTouchTool and Bunch and I really only use KM for some regex based keyboard triggers. It can do so much that I haven’t really done a deep dive on (yet, though it’s on my evergreen todo list). My best one is the Markdown documentation linking tool…
I should definitely get back to talking more about this stuff, though. Some BetterTouchTool tips and tricks could be fun. Bunch tricks, too.
Sounds interesting!
FYI—I went to look up Bunch on your homepage, and the links on the left of the homepage seem to be failing.
Where is the page that talks about Bunch?
Never mind. The homepage links are now working.
I really enjoy your “Web Excursions” posts. As well as your end of year “Brett’s Favorites”.
I’m interested in automation, it was Bunch that drew me in to the ‘Terpstra sphere’. I’ve since purchased Marked and use both on a regular basis (Bunch daily).
I have a programming background, but have been in management for the past 30 or so years, so any coding I do is just for fun (my last code deployed to production was in the 1990’s, C on an AS/400). I say this to prefix that I enjoy the coding posts but don’t make use of your coding tools.
Most of my note taking is on paper (I’m old), but I’ve recently started using Obsidian and Markdown.
My BS degree is in Physics, so I up for any physics nerdery. 
+1 on Web Excursions!
I would enjoy this. I think I have a good handle on Bunch. But I’ve barely scratched the surface with BTT.
Yes, me too. Found some interesting stuff through the Web Excursions.
I recently gave Obsidian another go, and I think I’m finally starting to get the hang of note-taking. 
It’s still early days, and I’ve deliberately avoided going crazy with the plugins for it, but I’ve already got a nice setup for doing my daily notes plus weekly, monthly and (eventually) annual reviews. I’m also looking at this with an eye to longevity, as I’m debating whether to stay on macOS in the future or move to Linux for the majority of my daily tasks. (My 2017 iMac is now stuck on Ventura, and I’ll keep it running for as long as it’ll permit.)
I’ve been doing some automation work over the summer using Typinator, Keyboard Maestro and Hazel. Belatedly, I realised it might be good to have Typinator convert some text emoticons to their Emoji equivalent. (I can hear the greybeards tutting and shaking their heads, but I like having some fun in my writing and communication. ) Meanwhile, Keyboard Maestro has been helping me smooth over bringing up various applications when their windows are closed, and Hazel has been helping organise financial documents for some new accounts I opened recently.
At some point I want to re-do my Hugo site configuration and create a better workflow for blogging — it’s okay but not ideal currently, and as a result I’ve not blogged for quite a while.
Speaking of blogging, I recently moved my RSS subscriptions from NetNewsWire into Reeder — nothing against NetNewsWire, but I find Reeder’s iCloud syncing is a bit more consistent. I’d forgotten how nicely designed Reeder is, it was the first RSS feed reader I used on Mac.
Yeah, I really enjoy Reeder. The one-key actions you can take on entries is really nice, too, and I miss that when I’m in other readers.