This week I share three cool tech finds, no affiliates: plain text capture, a Bauhaus obsession, and the keyboard that finally fits my EDC:

- Capture for Obsidian @hiro
- Bauhaus Clock for iOS
- Nillkin foldable keyboard with trackpad.

Medium members https://medium.com/@miscellaneplans/ptpl-208-3-cool-plain-text-app-and-tech-finds-0fff212aaff6

Blog https://ellanew.com/2026/05/18/ptpl-208-capture-obsidian-bauhaus-clock-nillkin-keyboard

Next week: All about my new ​templates​ for planning your week in a 1-P (One Page Notebook) https://miscellaneplans.gumroad.com/l/1p-weekly-planner

#ptpl #Obsidian #PlainText #macOS #iOS #1P #1P

What if your calendar was just a text file?

This week I show you how to build a todo.txt-format calendar — which is of practical use all on its own — and optionally view today's events in your Obsidian daily note.

It is inspired by calendar.txt, but it's not that. Yes, I know Emacs can do it all. It's not that, either, by design.

Medium (includes blog post link) https://miscellaneplans.medium.com/how-to-create-a-plain-text-calendar-with-the-todo-txt-format-41f0ce6f093d
Blog https://ellanew.com/2026/05/11/plain-text-calendar-todo-txt

#ptpl #PlainText #calendar #obsidian

This week: Productivity finds worth your time including new Mac and iOS apps, Apple tips, a cool name for plain text notes, and more.

Medium (includes blog link): https://medium.com/@miscellaneplans/ptpl-205-apple-shortcuts-handrolled-notes-and-apps-worth-your-attention-70e7b88c945d
Blog: https://ellanew.com/2026/04/27/ptpl-205-productivity-picks-apple-apps-tips

#ptpl #technology #MacOS #iOS #iPhone #PKM

This week I take a look at placing Obsidian queries in nested callouts. Includes CSS for customising your own colours and icons.

https://ellanew.com/2026/04/20/ptpl-204-hide-obsidian-queries-in-folding-callouts

#Obsidian #css #ptpl

The Pilot Kakuno is a surprisingly good fountain pen to write with for the price. This is the F, on regular office 100 gsm paper folded to A7. More on the cheap but good writing instruments I’m using in the next #ptpl post.

#fountainPens #1-P #1P

Testing free alternatives to my Setapp apps. The surprise - Shottr does OCR too, so it ends up replacing two apps at once!

Do you use the the Mac ⌃⇧⌘4 shortcut as much as I do, I wonder? It’s perfect for simple screenshots that need pasting. I use it when putting photos on here, to ensure no location metadata gets embedded.

Medium (includes blog link) https://medium.com/p/0ee08fb2ac31
Blog https://ellanew.com/2026/04/06/ptpl-202-replacing-setapp

#ptpl #mac #apps

I've been looking at the subscription software I use. The evaluation process is not as straightforward as I thought it was going to be!

So I'm looking into the concept of ownership. What does it really means when the things you rely on don't exist in any tactile sense? My Meema's house holds some clues.

Medium (includes blog post link) https://miscellaneplans.medium.com/what-meemas-1940s-cottage-taught-me-about-software-subscriptions-dbbf30458725
Blog https://ellanew.com/2026/03/30/ptpl-201-meemas-1940s-house-software-subscriptions

#ptpl #history #apps #adelaide #saas

Could you complete your work today if your usual apps were inaccessible?

Here's a wake up call to store your work in open formats, even if (actually, especially if) you are required to use closed format apps to do your daily work.

Follow principles that give you the freedom to throw your kit into another vehicle and continue driving to your destination. Don’t get locked out of a vehicle you don't own, into which you've bolted the only copies of your work.

#ptpl #apps
https://miscellaneplans.medium.com/own-your-work-not-just-the-app-b27ea4380010

Added a new page on my website for the 1-P (one page notebook). Added photos of some of my latest 1-Ps to hit the archive.

Coming soon: a resource on this simplest of notebooks, including templates for people who want a bit more structure.

#analog #PTPL #productivity #1-P

https://ellanew.com/1-P

This week: 2 links and 1 idea to inject some joy (and focus) into your plain notes. No AI, no plugins, just good aesthetics and smart strategies.

(The #Obsidian embedded queries guide is still in the works, coming soon)

#PTPL #PlainText #MacOS #design

Blog link is on the first line: https://medium.com/@miscellaneplans/ptpl-195-2-links-and-1-idea-to-make-plain-notes-more-enjoyable-5e4b1c18e33c