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Allen @ussher.ca · 01/10/2026

Understory 1.1 is now out! Changes: - left arrow now goes back in the navigation history - selecting multiple notes now shows all selected notes in the note viewer so you can read through them as a narrative Download: apps.apple.com/us/app/under... #mac #productivity #zettelkasten

"Understory: A Zettelkasten notes app for the Mac" with screenshot of a Mac app window below the text

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Allen @ussher.ca · 25/09/2026

My notes app for the Mac is now available for download! Understory is a notes app that helps you connect ideas and give them shape over time using outlines and hyperlinks. apps.apple.com/us/app/under... #zettelkasten #mac #macos

Screenshot of a Mac app window with three panels, the left showing a tree outline of notes, the middle showing a note with an image of printing press blocks, and the right showing an outline of the note itself. Heading "The notes app that gets richer with every note. Discover connections, link ideas, and shape them into outlines"

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Allen @ussher.ca · 23/09/2026

I just finished a long book and am now trying to get through some v. short ones as a break, but I also want to start on this thick bio of Sylvia Plath I found at a thrift shop the other day. Supposed to be very good. #books

Photo of book: Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark

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Allen @ussher.ca · 20/09/2026

I really dislike how the Bluesky search page adjusts when the search box gets focus: 1. it immediately hides your old results (and shows Recent searches) and pops up a panel showing suggestions 2. the search field also shifts over to reveal a back button It's so distracting!

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Allen @ussher.ca · 18/09/2026

This subliminal tape set cover art absolutely rules. via www. ebay.com/itm/158205402092

Cover for a cassette case with the name "The Subliminal Winner" showing a pixelated businessman in a suit winking and a star gleaming from one eye

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Allen @ussher.ca · 16/09/2026

Want to try out a cool new Zettelkasten-like notes app I've been building for the Mac? Here's a link to the beta: testflight.apple.com/join/Zy6P486K #mac #productivity #zettelkasten #pkm

Screenshot of a Mac notes app with three panels. The left panel shows an outline with one note selected, the middle shows the selected note's contents including a picture of printing press blocks, and the right panel shows links and backlinks.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 13/09/2026

Been working on my Zettelkasten Mac app... After some user feedback, I decided to go with a more traditional tree outline for displaying the note hierarchy and it works so much better than what I had before. It combines elements of an outliner with networked notes apps like Obsidian and other PKMs.

Mac app window showing a Zettelkasten app with a tree outline of notes on the left, a note viewer in the middle, and an inspector side panel on the right showing a table of contents and forward links.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 06/08/2026

Working on my Zettelkasten app for Mac again. I think I've really built something special here. Organizing notes structurally is super easy and uses a tree-like navigation system but it's not an outline! You can create text links as well. Supports an asset library. iCloud and local notebooks.

Screenshot of a notes Mac app window with three panels: left panel shows a list of note rows with one selected, middle panel shows the selected note with a cityscape image and text of the note below it, and right panel shows a side panel with some more notes in a smaller font.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 28/04/2026

I'm working on a Zettelkasten notes app! I tried to keep the app minimalist and frictionless. For instance, notes don't need to be labeled or placed in folders or in a tree, but it's graph-based and searchable. More info here: understory.ussherpress.com #mac #zettelkasten

Screenshot of a Mac app with a side panel listing note cards with summaries in each one and a main panel showing the text of a selected note.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 20/04/2026

Spotted a bald eagle this evening !

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Allen @ussher.ca · 01/04/2026

A bit threatening, innit?

Screenshot from a paywalled article with faded text above and in bold "You've read your last free article"

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Allen @ussher.ca · 31/03/2026

I'm currently beta testing the next version of my flashcards app and am looking for a few more people to help test it out. It's available for Mac and iOS. DM me your email address if you're interested and I'll add you to the TestFlight build. #mac #iOS #apps

A macOS app window for a flashcards app showing a navigation panel on the left with multiple decks and folders and a playlist of flashcards on the right with a play button on the bottom surrounded by a plus button and stats button.

An iPhone app screenshot of a flashcards app showing "Could you tell me how to get to the train station?" on the front of a card and an input area below with word tiles in French jumbled up and a "Reveal Answer" button beneath them.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 21/01/2026

After basically re-writing the foundation of my flashcards app to use Core Data, I got back to doing some fun stuff: improving the stats screen. #mac

A mac app window showing several bar graphs and a heat map of a user's flashcard review activity

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Allen @ussher.ca · 22/11/2025

One side project I'm building is a Zettelkasten notes app that presents the network of notes as Miller Columns, instead of a traditional network. Notes are small and can be arranged in lists of transclusions, which end up creating links between lists. #zettelkasten

Screenshot of a Mac app showing columns of notes

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Allen @ussher.ca · 02/11/2025

I love a good visualization. This image communicates the weight capacity of the stand so succinctly. #design

Photo of two speaker stands, one with the the 3D text "22 lbs" resting on it, the other an actual mini speaker

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Allen @ussher.ca · 15/05/2025

I'm proud to announce the latest update to Minders, my micro journaling app: blog.ussherpress.com/2025/05/15/m... I've been working on this update for a few weeks now and it features a ton of improvements and tweaks to make recording and revisiting your journal even more fun and easy. #mac #ios

Screenshot of a Mac app window showing a feed of journal posts

Screenshot of a Mac app showing a table of contents of years and months of posts.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 07/12/2024

I started rewriting my flashcard app Fresh Cards about 3 months ago and I'm still not done. Had to rework core aspects of it to support a new set of features and it's gonna be great, but it's been a ton of work. Here's the current version if you are interested: www.freshcardsapp.com #macapps

A screenshot of a Mac flashcard app with a navigation area on the left to pick from different flashcard decks and an area on the right to browse Due Now, New, and Due Later cards.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 18/03/2024

I love getting customer feedback #indiedev

A screenshot of an email that simply says "Steve Jobs would have fired you."

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Allen @ussher.ca · 14/03/2024

Minders, my note-taking and journaling app that looks like a social media feed, was updated today. This update features Markdown support and post pinning. More info here: blog.ussherpress.com/2024/03/14/m... #mac #ios #apps

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Allen @ussher.ca · 20/12/2023

I’m finally reading Amusing Ourselves to Death after hearing about it all the time. The first chapter is already resonating with my view of the world. We live in a world of symbols and the more we interact with machines, the more those symbols change our view of the world and of reality itself.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 12/12/2023

One crazy feature I was working on just for fun is "red string", a way to turn your index cards into a conspiracy board. :)

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Allen @ussher.ca · 12/12/2023

The latest version of my index cards app, Card Buddy, is out now, and has a ton of improvements: blog.ussherpress.com/2023/12/11/c...

Screenshot of Mac app displaying multiple index cards on a canvas

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Allen @ussher.ca · 23/11/2023

A great little Thanksgiving treat: I submitted my iOS app this evening for review by Apple and got it reviewed and approved right away. Minders, a micro journaling app, is now available on iOS. Happy Thanksgiving! apps.apple.com/us/app/minde...

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Allen @ussher.ca · 21/11/2023

An update to my micro-journaling app is now out in the Mac App Store. apps.apple.com/us/app/minde...

A screenshot of a Mac app with the heading "A Micro Journal for the Extremely Online".

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Allen @ussher.ca · 10/11/2023

My journaling app for the extremely online is now available in the Mac App Store! 🎊 Install it today. Learn more here: minders.ussherpress.com

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Allen @ussher.ca · 28/10/2023

The Adriatic Sea has a near 5-star rating. Well done, Adriatic Sea. Keep it up! 👏

Screen capture of a Google Maps review showing the Adriatic Sea has an average 4.7 rating.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 26/10/2023

Just put up a web page for this Solo Media app I keep going on about. I'm describing it as a journaling app for the extremely online. Use the app as a personal feed of your thoughts, inspirations, images, links, and more. solomedia.ussherpress.com

A screenshot of a Mac app with two windows. The top window shows a photo of the interior of The Eames House. The second window shows a journaling app with several posts.

Screenshot of a Mac journaling app showing multiple entries.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 22/10/2023

Exciting times! My "journaling for the extremely online" app, Solo Media is getting close to its first beta. I'm working on polishing the Mac version in the next few days so I can get some folks to beta test it. #macdev #indiedev

Screenshot of a journaling app for Mac that looks suspiciously like a social media feed, with hearting, retweeting, and replying.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 11/10/2023

I tried to make it just like a social media app. You can attach multiple images or videos to a post and then click on an item in the gallery to browse through the media. Syncs via iCloud and running on iOS and macOS. Still a work in progress, but hopefully will start beta testing soon-ish.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 11/10/2023

I got quoting, replying, and re-posting working in my little solo media app!

Screenshot of what appears to be a social media app on Mac. The feed shows posts, the first with a quoted post, the second with UI indicating it is a reply, and a third indicating that it is a parent post with an image.

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Allen @ussher.ca · 05/10/2023

My "solo media" app for Mac and iOS is coming along nicely. Been working on this off and on for the past few months and I'm hoping to get an MVP out soon.

Screenshot of Mac app that appears to be a social media feed

Screenshot of iOS app that appears to be a social media feed

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Allen @ussher.ca · 01/10/2023

Went to the Interim Computer Festival. Learned a lot about MSX computers and saw this awesome homebrew Z80 computer. More info about the computer at tangent.space

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Allen @ussher.ca · 23/09/2023

My flashcard app for iOS and Mac has been updated. Fresh Cards 2.16 is now out! This features a ton of improvements to make it easier to customize your flashcard playlist and configure your study settings. apps.apple.com/us/app/fresh...

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