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Display Spotify Song Info on Demand with Raycast

I recently switched to Raycast after hearing good things from friends. It's a tool that lets you control almost everything from one place. I wanted to use it to see what's playing on Spotify without shifting focus from my work. Many apps and plugins pop up

Automating Weekly Review Date Headers with AppleScript and TextExpander

While reviewing my week in Day One, I like to kick things off with a heading that reads something like "Week of Date 1 to Date 2." Sounds simple, right? But almost always, there's a bit of friction to this. I have to pause my reflection,

How do I get ChatGPT responses to highlight the code in the terminal?

In a previous post, I played around with ChatGPT to query PDFs stored in Google Drive. I use the Things app as my task manager, and sometimes play around with the AppleScript to move around things. No pun intended. The makers of the app provide this handly PDF manual for

Integrating Spotify Tracks into My Day One Journal Entries

I often find myself wanting to capture the mood of the moment while writing in my Day One journal app. The music playing in the background really sets the scene, and I thought, why not include the current track playing on Spotify directly in my journal? This way, I can

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