I’ve got a couple of updates for you today: Yoink for iOS has been updated with new widgets and Control Center access, Tameno gets new Control Center and watchOS widgets, and Yoink for Mac gets a brand new Clipboard History widget.

Yoink for iPad and iPhone

Yoink for iOS – your files and snippets shelf for anything you can drag, copy, share and download – gets a couple of cool new widgets for your home screen and, on iOS 18, your Control Center, while fixing a couple of issues along the way.

What’s New in Yoink for iPad and iPhone v2.5?

+ iOS 18 Control Center Widgets

These allow you to:
– start monitoring your clipboard with Yoink in the background (configurable with a time-out, and a filter (save everything / only images / only texts / only links)
– Paste your clipboard into Yoink manually
– Scan a document with Yoink
– Sketch in Yoink

+ New File List Widget for your Home Screen

Get quick access to everything you stored in Yoink.
It’s configurable, so you can let it only show images, or links, for example.
Additionally, you can set it up to open files in Picture-in-Picture, so you can open a PDF, an eMail, or even a website and have it ready in any app you are in the PiP overlay.

+ Bug fixes and improvements

I’ve also fixed a couple of issues with Yoink’s keyboard – which allows you to access files stored in Yoink whenever you’re editing text, the clipboard monitor, and the main list display of items.

Availability and Links

Yoink for iPad and iPhone is exclusively available on the App Store in English, German, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese and Korean.
It’s a one-time purchase at USD 5.99 / EUR 6,99 / GBP 5.99 .

Yoink for iPad and iPhone Website
Yoink on the iOS App Store
Yoink for iOS Usage Tips

Tameno

Tameno – your auto-repeating tapping timer – now can be started from iOS 18’s Control Center, and has a new interactive widget for your watchOS 11-equipped Apple Watch.

What’s New in Tameno v1.2?

+ iOS 18 Control Center Widgets

Get quick access to your last used and your favorite interval, right from your Control Center.

+ Interactive Widgets for watchOS 11

Set an interval right from your Smart Stack and off you go!

There’s also a new “Recent Intervals” widget, giving you access to the last three intervals you used.

Availability and Links

Tameno is available in English and German for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV as a universal app on the iOS and Mac App Store. A one-time purchase of USD 3.99 / EUR 3.99 / GBP 3.99 gives you access to all of them.

Tameno Website
Tameno on the iOS App Store
Tameno on the Mac App Store
Get to Know Tameno – Blog Post Series

Yoink for Mac

Yoink for Mac – the app that drastically improves drag and drop on your Mac – has a new Clipboard History widget, making it easier and quicker than ever to re-copy something, place something in Yoink, pin it, or remove it.

What’s New in Yoink v3.6.93?

+ A New and Improved Clipboard History Widget

Click on the image or the file title to copy the item, press the pin to pin, the Yoink icon to send the file to Yoink, or the x to delete it.

Availability and Links

Yoink for Mac is available in English, German, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, Portuguese and Chinese (Simplified) as a one-time-purchase on the Mac App Store (USD 8.99 / EUR 9.99 / GBP 8.99), or part of a Setapp subscription.

Yoink Website
Yoink on the Mac App Store
Yoink on Setapp
Yoink for Mac Usage Tips

Enjoy : ) Should you have any feedback or questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!

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I’ve been having a weird sort of craving for reading more, so I did.

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing – Matthew Perry

My cousin borrowed me his copy of this book, and what can I say, it hits hard – even harder, now that he’s passed on. Yet, Keanu Reeves… no, no, I’m not going to go there.
But speaking of which, what was Matthew Perry’s gripe with Keanu Reeves? He appears to be a decent guy?

Slow Productivity – Cal Newport

My productivity is already pretty slow, but I wanted to see if I could go even slower. Turns out: no, I’m already at the slowest pace possible.

But all joking aside, this book is about how progress in knowledge work cannot really be quantified, which resulted in managers adding all sorts of busywork to be able to quantify someone’s productivity: meetings, slack presence, emails, filing reports, etc.

Cal Newport proposes to take a step back and get back to the core work, with 3 simple steps:

  • Do fewer things
  • Work at a natural pace
  • Obsess over quality

Can’t argue with that.
Although most of the advice is targeted towards or more easily implemented by freelancers and indies who really have a say in their schedule, if nothing else, it does give a few good pointers and things to think about regarding your daily routine and how you schedule and go about your work.
My fiancée read it too – I’ve never seen her tab so many pages before.

Ask Iwata – Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun

Assorted reflections from Satoru Iwata. A quick read, driving home the point that good things will come if you worry more about the people in your company, than the company itself.
“Personally, I’m far more interested in what makes people happy than doing things the right way” sums up this book pretty well.

Creative Selection – Ken Kocienda

Written by the person who developed the original software keyboard for iPhone and iPad, this book gives possibly unique insight into how Apple develops their products.
What a thrill it must have been to give a demo to Steve Jobs and have him saying: “This animation… this is Apple”.
I really enjoyed it.

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ScreenFloat v2.2.2 is now available and fixes a couple of irritating bugs.

What is ScreenFloat?

ScreenFloat is your Screenshot All-Rounder.
Capture screenshots and recordings that float above other windows, allowing you to reference anything on your screen, anywhere. It’s like Picture-in-Picture, only for screen captures.
It keeps your Desktop clutter-free, as every capture you make is stored in its Shots Browser, where you can manage, organize and find your shots. They’re also synced across your Macs.
Easily copy the non-copyable, as ScreenFloat recognizes text, barcode and faces in your shots, which also allows you to effortlessly redact sensitive parts of your screenshots.
Add non-destructive annotations, redactions and markup, crop, “fold“, resize, or de-retinize your shots, or trim, cut or mute your recordings. Quickly pick colors.
Create shareable and embeddable links for your captures using iCloud, ImageKit.io or Cloudinary.com.
And so much more.

A screenshot is just a screenshot. Until you use ScreenFloat.

Tip: Check out the Get to Know ScreenFloat 2 Blog Post series for a deep-dive into its functionality and what it can do for you.

What’s New in ScreenFloat v2.2.2

  • Fixes a bug where sometimes recording the screen would fail
  • Fixes a bug that would cause all screenshots to be copied instead of displayed if the keyboard shortcut to trigger the screenshot contained the control modifier key
  • Fixes a bug where the video recording settings panel would not come up when re-capturing an area

Links and Availability

ScreenFloat is a one-time purchase, exclusively available on the Mac App Store for USD 15.99 / EUR 14,99 / GBP 15.99 , and a free update for existing customers.
A free, 28-day trial is available for download from the website.
It requires macOS 12 Monterey (macOS 14 Sonoma recommended for full functionality)
A (free) iCloud account is required if you want to sync your ScreenFloat library across your Macs.
ScreenFloat is currently localized in English, German, Chinese (Simplified), and Dutch.

ScreenFloat Website + Free Trial
ScreenFloat on the Mac App Store
Eternal Storms Software Productivity Bundle on the Mac App Store (includes ScreenFloat, Yoink for Mac and Transloader at ~25% off)

Get to Know ScreenFloat 2 Blog Post Series
ScreenFloat 2 Usage Tips

Contact & Connect

I hope you enjoy ScreenFloat (and my other apps) : )

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Something a little off topic from what I normally post here:
Every now and then, I stream gameplay on Twitch (link).

A couple of months ago, I played Jurassic Park (1993, MS-DOS), and got stuck on level 2. It stuck with me, so I covered a popular song and made a no-expenses-spared, highest-production-quality music video out of it. It first aired on my stream, and it’s now finally up on my YouTube channel as well, so here goes:

I hope you like it 🙂

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