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Aug. 19, 2022 - App Roundup
Too busy to keep up with the news? Here's what you may have missed in apps and productivity this week.
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Not Growth Hacking
As a creator, I desire for other humans to enjoy and appreciate my work. But I’m wary of any schemes to “hack” growth.
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New in Basecamp: Still too Many Clicks
Basecamp's apps have, and continue to be, incredibly mouse dependent.
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Ghost Adds Native Commenting
This one's a bit meta. Ghost, the blogging and newsletter platform that powers our site, launched native commenting today: Today we're introducing native commenting in Ghost, so you can invite your members to participate in community discussions directly on your publication. After Search, this was one
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Wishcasting the Next Generation of Task Managers
Task managers haven’t evolved much in the last half decade. They are still, essentially, a list of tasks. But the next generation should aim bigger.
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Less Tasks
The problem with managing tasks in digital form is that they never leave you. They only seem to multiply the more you use and rely on the task manager.
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Superhuman now Supports Grammarly on Desktop
Teased yesterday, and revealed today, Superhuman now has built in support for Grammarly on the desktop. NEW: Superhuman now works with @Grammarly 💚 Eliminate errors and email faster than ever 🎉 Download Grammarly's desktop app to get started!https://t.co/6lK7WnOtwt pic.twitter.com/A9dCgvSROS — Superhuman (@Superhuman) August 11,
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The New Twist: Feature Requests and Wishlist
Here are a few features we’d love to see come to New Twist. The list ranges from minor touchups to some big bold ideas that we think could give both Basecamp and Slack a a run for their money.
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On the Hunt to Replace Basecamp
While Basecamp is exceptional at asynchronous team discussion, it's less competent in the other areas. So, is it better to use multiple tools, rather than a single multi-tool?
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Why I Switched Back to Superhuman from HEY
HEY is very nice. But Superhuman is exceptional. Here are some of the main features (among many) that make Superhuman stand out from the crowd.
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Five Things to Ask Your General Manager During the Budgeting Process
We took our son to the pediatrician today and, along the wall at the doctor’s office, were a series of posters called “Five Things to Ask your Doctor Before…” One was Five Things to Ask your Doctor Before you Take Antibiotics, another was Five Things to Ask your Doctor
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Project Management Software Needs Its Superhuman Moment
Basecamp launched their HEY email app in 2020 by promising to create something “unanimously different.” With an 18-point manifesto [https://www.hey.com/the-hey-way/] they fundamentally set out to change the core experience of email. But Basecamp’s two decade-old project management software is starting to show signs of age.