Nov 25, 2025

Email 1 Summary:

– The sender is transitioning from Windows 10 to a more powerful Windows 11 system, currently copying files from the old to the new computer.

– Productivity during system switch is challenging but the advice is to move core applications first and deal with details later.

– Tools and apps featured: TheBoringNotch (Mac notch utility), Arclet Copier (Chrome extension for URL copying), Amber (AI-enabled messenger app), Lapsa (iPhone habit tracker), Workout.cool (open source fitness platform), Vetis (AI personal knowledge base).

– Articles discussed include the impact of AI on tech interviews, brainstorming methods, newsletter reading apps, leadership challenges amid workplace changes, fidelity of knowledge retention in the AI era, managing one-on-ones for engineers, and the rise of “wisdom work” as information roles decline.

– An early Black Friday Cyber Monday offer for Cloudways Managed Hosting is presented.

– Readers are invited to suggest productivity tools or articles for future issues.

Email 2 Summary:

– The sender shares a personal story about helping his father reinstall Windows 11 on a wiped company laptop to enable photography work, highlighting intergenerational technology gaps and the joy of helping.

– Updates on apps and tech include:

– Vivaldi 7.7’s update for better tab syncing and a unified start page experience.

– Beehiiv’s winter release introducing new features to empower independent creators and journalists.

– Popt expands place tags for notes to include more points of interest.

– Eugen Rochko stepping down as Mastodon CEO and transferring assets to the non-profit.

– Deta shutting down managed services but continuing its open-source projects.

– Mental health section discusses resilience through humor, the risks of shipping products too fast, reading habits, and the loss of joy in creative pursuits due to social media pressure.

– Affiliate promotions for vector editors, subscription services, and privacy-first analytics tools.

– Various tech and culture news briefs cover topics like AI browsers, market shifts, regulatory rulings, and more, curated for continued learning and awareness.

– The newsletter encourages sharing and support to sustain its publication efforts.

Stay Well!