Android
Buggy Samsung–Grammarly keyboard update puts profit before typing
One UI 4 (Android 12) introduced Grammarly partnership in Keyboard app on some Samsung devices. The update breaks the keyboard app compatibility with many apps.
Productivity
Productivity
Why pay for Grammarly when you’re the one doing the work?
You’re the one paying for Grammarly. However, you’re also the one spending your time training and improving its machine-learning algorithm. Is that okay?
Note-taking
Review: Joplin note-taking app
The open-source note-taking app Joplin supports encryption and choose-your-own-cloud. Desktop app gets the job done, but the Android app is slow and clunky.
Note-taking
A sync bug in Standard Notes kept deleting my notes
The Standard Notes webapp kept either deleting or overwriting the unlucky note at the top of my notes list. It’s time to switch note-taking apps again.
Mobile Apps
Not getting much done with Microsoft To-Do
Microsoft To-Do app is slow and requires frequent reloading. It doesn’t sync with Outlook, Cortana, and other Microsoft task list apps.
Linux
Customize time and date formats in the GNOME top bar
How to use the Clock Override extension for GNOME to get full control over the time and date formats displayed in the GNOME top bar.
Note-taking
The not always Simplenote
Simplenote is a great note-taking service, but its apps has some serious issues with notes-syncing.