If I write a journal entry at 12:33am on a Tuesday, the journal entry is for Monday, the day I’m still experiencing not Tuesday. Apps that track things daily (journals, habit trackers, fitness apps, etc.) should always make the end of the day configurable.

Streaks was the first app I used that let me end my day at 5:00am and I appreciate it every time an app incorrectly assumes my day ends at midnight.

Apple’s apps are bad at this. Be like Streaks, not like Apple.

I believe I had the best-looking and most useful Touch Bar. It took hours of configuration in BetterTouchTool and many, many shell scripts, but it was worth it.

All the features, from todos to calendar events to the do not disturb icon, were buttons that toggled a setting or opened a corresponding app.

I’m glad we’re back to good keyboards, but I look back fondly on that Touch Bar.

If you ever played Roller Coaster Tycoon when you were younger and were vexed by how to get the most beautiful park award or avoid the worst park food award, I have some good news for you: You can use my new Award Eligibility plugin in OpenRCT2 to see if your park meets the requirements to be granted awards.

Get installation instructions from the OpenRCT2 Plug-In Directory: https://openrct2plugins.org/plugin/R_kgDOONbYEw
Or check it out on GitHub: https://github.com/peterwooley/openrct2-award-eligibility

The Regal movies app on iOS uses a frustrating overlay that covers the movie poster you’re looking at with a dark shade and the movie name. I imagine it was designed to make finding the movie name easier, but that could be achieved with adding labels above or below.

It feels a bit like using placeholder text as labels for input fields. Use more space and include the label—it’s better!