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Organize Your Inbox (and Never Waste Time on Email Again) with SaneBox [Sponsor]
SaneBox is your personal email assistant that automatically organizes your inbox, saving you valuable time. SaneBox works with your existing email service, making sure that only the most important messages reach your inbox. The rest of your messages are neatly tucked away in designated folders like SaneLater and SaneNews for reviewing later. You can snooze emails, too, setting them aside to deal with when you have time.
Better yet, if there’s something you never want to see again, drag in into the SaneBlackHole folder. It’s far easier than the hit or miss process of unsubscribing from email lists.
SaneBox has a built-in reminders system too. SaneReminders are a terrific way to stay on task. Send yourself a reminder to do something later, or get a reminder when someone hasn’t responded to one of your messages. For example, bcc: [email protected] and the message will show up back in your inbox only if the recipient doesn’t reply within three days. SaneReminders is perfect for making sure that nothing falls through the cracks.
Also, because SaneBox works with your existing email setup, there’s no app to download or new email account to set up. You can use any email service and client you want.
Sign up today for a free 14-day SaneBox trial to take back control of your email. You’ll see big benefits immediately as the message count in your inbox drops, and you’ll be able to maintain control going forward with SaneBox’s help. MacStories readers can receive a special $25 credit automatically by using this link to sign up.
Our thanks to SaneBox for sponsoring MacStories this week.
In This Issue
This month, with the recent news that Simple Bank is shutting down, Alex reflects on the impact its app has had on the way he approaches his finances and banking and John explain how he uses a two-tier system of project lists and tags across multiple apps to organize his work....
Interesting Links
This week The Verge checked back in with Apple’s Fitness+ service asking the question ‘Who is it for?” (Link) Riccardo Mori has a terrific look back at Mac OS X Snow Leopard to see if it lives up to the pedestal on which so many users put it. (Link) Brian Heater at TechCrunch puts the...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John dig into Shortcuts for their annual look at what what they’d like to see added to Shortcuts in 2021. This is going to be a fun one. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John cover the week at MacStories, including the release of Genius Scan,...
Previously, On MacStories
Apple Frames, Now with Support for the 2020 iPad Air DarkModeBuddy: Automatic Light and Dark Mode Switching Based on Ambient Light The Mortality of Software Nudget Review: Budgeting Made Simple Spotify Announces It Will Offer a New CD-Quality, Lossless Streaming Music Tier Later This Year Genius Scan 6.0: A Sophisticated iPhone and iPad Scanning App...
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In This Issue
Broadcasts,Federico experiments with a new read later and RSS workflow, John figures out a way to eject his MacBook Air’s external drive with the press of a HomeKit button, plus the usual Links, App Debuts,arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStoriespodcast episodes....
MenuBar Stats: Advanced System Monitoring [Sponsor]
MenuBar Stats is a suite of 9 menu bar modules for monitoring your Mac that has been developed over the course of 8 years of listening carefully to its users. The app tracks your Mac’s:
- Battery
- Bluetooth devices
- CPU
- GPU
- Storage
- Memory
- Network connection
- And, with a helper app, your Mac’s temperature and fan speed
The app, which is highly customizable, provides essential details, with even more extensive information just a click away. Modules can be combined into a single window, displayed as individual windows, and anchored to always be visible. The stats monitored are available as a collection of more than 10 widgets too, and the app has been extensively tested on and tuned for Apple’s latest M1-based Macs.
MenuBar Stats goes beyond monitoring and reporting with the ability to set up notifications to alert you of the details that matter most to you. Whether that’s when your battery reaches a certain level or when there’s a process that is monopolizing your CPU, MenBar Stats can alert you, so you’ll know the moment your Mac needs your attention.
Acting on those notifications couldn’t be simpler. MenuBar Stats can take you to a long list of Mac system utilities from your menu bar or using global keyboard shortcuts that you define. There’s also backup and restore functionality, so you can recreate your carefully-crafted setup anywhere.
It’s easy to see why MenuBar Stats has an average rating of 4.5 stars worldwide. Download MenuBar Stats today to see for yourself why so many people rely on it to monitor their Macs.
Our thanks to MenuBar Stats for sponsoring MacStories this week.