Notes to Self

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Join me as I share insights from my business and side-projects. Each post is a humble reminder to myself that there’s always more to learn.

Setup

Sync Your Mac’s Downloads Folder with iCloud Drive

Tired of your Mac’s Downloads folder not syncing with iCloud Drive? Learn how to seamlessly sync your Downloads across all your Apple devices - Mac, iPhone, and iPad - using a simple symlink trick. Step-by-step guide.

September 13, 2025 · 4 min read

Ruby

bundle exec be gone

Tired of `bundle exec`? Run your ruby CLI tools without `bundle exec` thanks to the power of binstubs.

August 21, 2025 · 5 min read

Setup

Switching to asdf

Switching from rbenv to asdf for managing my Ruby installations, and start using asdf for managing Node.js and Python runtimes.

June 30, 2024 · 4 min read

Setup

My Fish Shell config

My shell of choice is Fish, and here's my basic setup, including setting the locale to English for Terminal, while my main system language is German.

June 22, 2024 · 3 min read

Javascript

How to use Clipboard API in Safari async

Safari support the Clipboard API, but only when directly triggered by a user interaction. You can't write to the Clipboard in an async context. Or can you?

May 20, 2024 · 3 min read