Simon WillisonMay 2, 2023

If you built a macOS desktop app that makes notification sounds even when the machine is in "Do Not Disturb" focus mode you should feel very bad about what you have done

(My laptop made two mysterious ping noises during the online talk I gave this morning)

Show threadSimon WillisonMay 3, 2023
Thinking about this further: there is genuinely not a scenario in the world where I want my computer to make a noise to accompany a notification. That's what my phone is for.
Show threadSimon WillisonMay 3, 2023
And I don't want my phone to make noises either - I have an Apple Watch, having it vibrate is about all the notification interruption I can handle
Show threadSam Willis
@simon I've turned off almost all notifications everywhere, only have them for iMessage+WhatsApp (except I've had to mute some school parent groups 😩) and email from a very select small group of family and colleagues.
It makes life so much better.
May 3, 2023 at 9:01pmElk