Chris Sobolewski

Chris Sobolewski

Hong Kong
30
Jan
A cake shaped like Apple Mail icon with 50K notification badge

I’ve been using Apple Mail all wrong (or “my wife was right all along”)

Apple Mail doesn’t like us, inbox-zero people. And I have realized that only just now.
5 min read
20
Jan
Pacific Drive cover imag

2024 Likes and Dislikes

How to discover more stuff you'll like? Seek out people with similar tastes.
4 min read
09
Jan
App Library screenshot from M1 iPad Pro 12.9”

Default Apps for 2025

Personal productivity app stack for 2025. What to use for email, to-do’s/tasks, calendar, and others.
2 min read
15
Dec
SteamDeck screenshot of Black Myth: Wukong page

Things look like a creative GOTY

Another round of random thoughts and updates. None of them deserve its own post, but a collection of these makes
3 min read
29
Oct
Screenshot from Fallout; Overseer of Vault 13

Note-taking advice from a pro

The thing about note-taking, or any other productivity advice, is that it often comes from self-proclaimed “productivity experts”. People who
1 min read
29
Sep
A bunch of photo prints next to Leica D-Lux 8

Leica D-Lux 8 As a Travel Camera

I sold my Ricoh GR IIIx for this… I’ve just edited and printed the photos from my 🇯🇵 Hokkaido trip.
3 min read
13
Sep
iPhone 13 Pro Exit Interview

iPhone 13 Pro Exit Interview

The pre-orders for iPhone 16s are about to open. Seems like a good time for an “exit interview” for the
2 min read
13
Aug
Apple's native productivity stack

iOS 18 Public Beta: Personal Computing Tools Audit

Ah, this time of year again. Public betas are out for Apple’s operating systems and I feel the magnetic
11 min read
01
Aug
Coffee + postcards/prints from the @casual.grains photo exhibition

A Strange New Barbenheimer Film Grain

Stumbled upon this Jason Kottke's "media diet" post and thought I'd experiment with doing
5 min read
23
May
iPad Pro with "Show Your Work" in Kindle app on the left and Apple Notes on the right

My New Way of Taking Book Notes

You finish the book, feel good with yourself for gaining new knowledge, and mark it as read in Goodreads with
6 min read