Note-taking is as old as time and over the years there have been various note-taking apps with new takes on what works… and since everyone is different, each app has its own audience!

Manifest.App is a great grid-based, sticky-note-esque note-taking app, (built by Jonathon Toon) that runs nicely in your browser.

My little app Manifest (as it's now called) is now live at https://t.co/q1awu7Gvpq.

A few loose ends to tie up but right now you can:

🗒️ Create as many notes as you want.
🧮 Snap and resize on a uniform grid.
🌐 All data is stored locally.

Source at https://t.co/XkBkossfSi pic.twitter.com/2KP2a63qL6

— Jonathon Toon (@jonathontoon) January 9, 2020

Manifest utilizes a neat grid structure, ensuring your notes sit nice and cleanly on the page. You can click and drag, adding as many notes as you like. The pinboard streteches nicely to your whims, working great on both big and small screens.

In an effort to keep things as simple as possible, features are scarce (in a good way). This keeps your notes short and precise, without the need to overflow the page.

Ever see a close button that uses the letter x rather than the glyph ×?

Glyphy has you covered on this front. Whether it be the correct ×, ★, or the elusive © … all the glyphs are just a click away!

We just launched Glyphy, a fun little side project we designed and built during some downtime. Copy & paste glyphs with ease! https://t.co/bNHP6qXmo8 #madeinwebflow pic.twitter.com/2BymFBSTaI

— Overlay (@madebyoverlay) November 7, 2019

The site is beautifully designed, the url is simple to remember, and it works super cleanly on your phone.

As someone who has been writing code for a long time, I find that I really get stuck in my ways. Over time new editors roll around, new hardware, new everything.

Uses.tech is a fantastic website by Wes Bos, providing an almanac of developers’ websites, linking out to their respective /uses pages.

Introducing https://t.co/5yomoP1CpG - A list of /uses pages detailing developer setups, gear, software and configs.

Build in React + @gatsbyjs hosted on @Netlify pic.twitter.com/nQLoFS2xFb

— Wes Bos (@wesbos) January 9, 2020

What is a /uses page?

A “uses” page, in this context, is, as the website describes: a page detailing developer setups, gear, software, and configs. Still confused? Here are a few great examples.

Now, why is that useful? Well, if you’re like me and are stuck in your ways, its always healthy to take a breath and see how other people like to work. You just might learn something new!