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Re:Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023 by nicbou on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @06:06AM (#38770719)
- ChatGPT to replace a lot of small Google searches made annoying by the current state of the web.

- My Macbook Air M2 to replace my 12" Macbook. Best laptop I've ever used!

- Syncthing just works. It's always a bit messy to set up, but then it syncs everything unfailingly across Mac, Linux and Android.

- Obsidian is great. I only use it for journaling (with Syncthing synchronization), but I love the idea.

- Sublime Merge. I use git in the command line, but since I edit markdown files for a living, diffing content changes so efficiently is a game changer. It works well with Sublime Text, another incredible product.

Re:Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023 by hschne on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @09:25AM (#38771999)
I adore Syncthing. I agree that it's iffy to set up, but once it works it works.
Re:Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023 by dotBen on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @11:10AM (#38772972)
Honestly I miss my MacBook 12”. I still have it but it too long in the tooth and will soon be converted to a Chromebook or sold. It's just a lovely size for traveling.

I've never been able to convert over to iPad + keyboard for the same writing and hyper-productive working.

Re:Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023 by solardev on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @01:34PM (#38774506)
Do the new Airs not meet this need? Are they too big, or...?
Re:Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023 by nicbou on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @02:26PM (#38775093)
I went from the 12" Macbook to the 13" Macbook Air. It's noticeably bigger and heavier, especially if you're backpacking or bikepacking.

On the other hand, the new Macbooks... wow.

Re:Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023 by dotBen on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @05:38PM (#38776863)
They are.

I also really loved my Air 11". A lot of tech friends who were on call would carry them in large jacket pockets. I remember someone pulling one out at a restaurant in Valencia St in SF because pager duty went off.

MacBook 12 was a worthy upgrade on size to get the retina screen. Air 13" is just a laptop at this point.

Re:Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023 by solardev on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @09:18PM (#38778369)
I hope we see a Mac Netbook at some point, lol.
Re:Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023 by solardev on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @01:34PM (#38774497)
> Sublime Merge. I use git in the command line, but since I edit markdown files for a living, diffing content changes so efficiently is a game changer. It works well with Sublime Text, another incredible product.

Hey, I love Sublime Text too! Have you compared Sublime Merge with other similar visual diff tools (like the ones in VSCode or IntelliJ, or Gitkraken, etc), especially for Markdown?

Re:Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023 by nicbou on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @02:21PM (#38775023)
I have not. I only tried Sublime Merge and it works really well. It also ran really smoothly on my old 12" Macbook.

Frankly, I'm not sure what more I could expect. It's fine for my purpose: seeing what I'm commiting, and splitting unrelated changes into multiple commits.

Re:Ask HN: Share a product you loved using in 2023 by solardev on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @02:26PM (#38775083)
OK, thanks for the response! I was just curious :)