Martin Poduska

I've been using bear for about 5 years now. I use it for everything. Before I discovered it, I had a hard time organizing the infinite number of notes I make every day. Sure, I could probably use the notes app that comes with MacOS but I always disliked the interface of that one. It felt clunky and keyboard-unfriendly. Then came Bear. I fell in love with markdown almost instantly. Now I can basically throw my mouse away and I couldn't be happier. I mean, I'm probably not the most demanding user but for what I do (writing) it's the best editor I've had in decades. Simple, yet powerful. (Okay, that sounds like something their marketing team would come up with on a bad day, but I mean it.) Oh, and I also highly appreciate the ability to copy my text in different formats (RTF, markdown, HTML...)

Syncing across devices never worked fast enough for my taste. When I select all + copy, it copies the tag at the bottom of each document too. I dislike that. Other than that, no huge complaints.

Bear has markdown. Apple's Notes app does not.

Sometimes it works a bit too slowly on my phone. It works well on desktop.

Don't know. Never used it.

More than fair. It's definitely not one of those subscriptions that I regret.

The most innovative browser I've used in a really long time. And that's great. Other browsers feel like copies of each other compared to Arc. I particularly like the split view and the fullscreen UX. Those are life changing.

Bookmarks!!!!! Please, please, please, add a feature where I can add persistent bookmarks. The way you make everything a tab is cool but I use my browser as a library of cool content I keep coming back to. You have no idea how many times I had to go back to my Safari and look for a bookmark there just because I closed a tab in Arc by a mistake.

I know I'm probably in a minority here but I keep coming back to Safari. It just works without drawing too much attention to itself, it syncs my content across several devices, and I don't have to think about my internet browser. And take that as you will, that's a huge plus.

I think that Arc treads the line between customizable and overwhelming very well.

Very intuitive. Only takes a few hours to get used to the most important ones.

Somewhat. I never had a problem with it but I'm someone who prefers keyboard shortcuts anyway.

I love Raycast. It's probably the single best app I've discovered in the past couple of years. You see, I've always been someone who preferred the convenience and speed of the command line - which is hard to find nowadays. Raycast allowed me to have the same experience inside my Mac. I use it for everything. It even fixed the slowness of the Apple's in-built emoji add-on. Also, I don't like to pay for AI but my company gave me a Claude API key I can use. Guess what? Now I have an AI-enabled Spotlight inside my very OS. I even started playing with locally hosted models thanks to that; just so I can have more privacy. All in all, Raycast is amazing and I'm not even paying for the subscription. I don't think I can go back to the vanilla MacOS spotlight.

I had trouble setting up remote MCPs, but that could just be me. Also, the iOS app doesn't let me use my Claude API code.

I started with Raycast because of a friend who recommended it to me. And although I tried similar apps like Alfred and Monarch, I kept coming back to Raycast. Not necessarily because it's better (the other two are incredibly powerful too), just because at that point I had already developed a habit. So yeah, just be careful which one of these do you try first. There might not be a way back.

About the same. The emoji selector is faster though!

Didn't encounter any conflicts.

Never had a problem, so I'd say yes.

Kickresume helped me get a job. And if that alone isn't an endorsement enough, I can add that the resume builder is very easy to use (this is the part I have most experience with), the resume templates are pretty customizable and look good, and the overall package is great value. I mean, most of these resume building apps are the same (I tested a bunch because that's what I like to do with my precious time) but I liked Kickresume the best. It had a lot to do with the fact that Kickresume was the only one where I didn't feel like they were trying to rip me off. They seem like a cool company and I like supporting cool companies. Overall, a great product for a fair price. 10/10 would recommend.

I'd love to see more minimalistic templates. Also, while Kickresume's AI feels better than your average ChatGPT, it's still an AI. It can be helpful, just don't expect miracles.

Enhancv was my other top contender, but I liked Kickresume's templates a bit more. I couldn't stand Zety's user experience. Teal was good and seemed really powerful, but I a bit too complex for my taste. In the end, I wasn't willing to invest time into learning another complex software. It was the same thing with Canva - useful but it does too much and I only needed a resume, not another can-do-everything app.

As far as I can tell, yes they are. Never ran into any issues or limitations.

I only used the mobile app twice. No problems editing or exporting my CVs.

I don't know. Didn't need to contact them.