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Geeking out over Obsidian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Plus: Gross gadgets, spared photo storage, and one-click YouTube summaries<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Jared Newman<\/div>
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After singing Notion’s praises<\/a> in newsletters past, I must admit to finding a better match for notetaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That would be Obsidian<\/a>, a free app whose approach to personal notes is geekier, but also more flexible. Even better, Obsidian is less dependent on the cloud and gives users total control over how and where their notes are stored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started writing story drafts in Obsidian around the start of the year, but decided to go all-in for notetaking a few weeks ago after becoming jaded with Notion. It’s now my primary way to record story ideas, plan my newsletters, and manage my weekly agenda. I’m even using it to generate and track invoices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compared to other notetaking apps such as Notion and Evernote, Obsidian has a steeper learning curve. But once you unlock all its powers, you might not want to use anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Clean your smartwatch band:<\/strong> Every so often, a story arises about how foul our gadgets get. Apple Watch bands are not immune, as a new study has found that 95% of them carry some kind of dangerous bacteria<\/a>. Previous entries in the genre include keyboards being dirtier than toilet seats<\/a> and smartphones carrying fecal matter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“How to clean your gross gadgets” has been lingering in my column idea file for a while now, and I’ll write it up if there’s sufficient interest. In the meantime, see Apple’s help page<\/a> on how to get the filth off your smartwatch bands. (Related:<\/strong> Google will soon remind Pixel Buds users to clean their earbuds<\/a> after 120 hours of use.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon Music price hikes:<\/strong> Bundling Amazon Music with Prime isn’t the deal it used to be<\/a>. The streaming music service, which costs $11 per month without Prime, now costs $10 per month or $99 per year for Prime members, up from $9 per month or $89 per year previously. Amazon Music’s family plan pricing is also increasing to $17 per month or $169 per year, up from $16 per month or $159 per year. (Family plans don’t get a Prime discount.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly every streaming music provider has raised prices over the last year, citing increases in music licensing costs. If you missed it, I wrote a newsletter a few weeks ago on how you can still save money on streaming music<\/a>, and I’ve updated my price comparison chart<\/a> to reflect Amazon’s latest moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Save photo storage space:<\/strong> Do you love capturing video clips each time you take a smartphone photo? If not\u2014or you had no idea this was even happening\u2014consider disabling Live Photos by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my tests, Apple’s Live Photos feature\u2014and the similar Top Shot on Pixel phones\u2014can use two to three times more storage per picture, leading to higher ongoing costs when you back up photos to the cloud<\/a>. I’m not saying you should never use Live Photos\u2014there’s potential joy in those extra moments\u2014but consider invoking them intentionally instead of all the time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n