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Read-it-later App Pocket Shut Down Down — Here Are the Best Alternatives

Mozilla shut down its read-it-later app Pocket in 2025, prompting users to seek alternatives for saving and reading web content. Popular replacements include Matter, Instapaper, Raindrop.io, and newer indie apps like DoubleMemory and Recall, many of which support importing Pocket data and offer features such as AI-powered summarization, cross-device syncing, and integrations with note-taking tools. These alternatives cater to various reading workflows across platforms including iOS, Android, and macOS.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/read-it-later-app-pocket-is-shutting-down-here-are-the-best-alternatives/

Gloomberb

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Gloomberb is an open-source finance terminal offering a fast, keyboard-driven, and extensible interface available as a desktop app or terminal user interface. It provides comprehensive market data and research tools, including quotes, charts, news, portfolios, watchlists, alerts, and broker connections, all accessible through command-bar shortcuts for efficient navigation. Additionally, Gloomberb supports features like AI screens, prediction markets, and collaborative chat via Gloom Cloud, catering to advanced market analysis and workflow management.

https://gloom.sh/

See What Keeps Using Your Disk – FindDiskKiller

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FindDiskKiller is a native macOS app designed for macOS 14 and later that consolidates app disk I/O, AI agent storage, file activity, and drive health information into a single workspace. It enables users to monitor sustained disk usage by processes, trace file access, review AI conversation storage, and view device health metrics without uploading any data off-device. The app operates with minimal permissions by default, supports both Apple silicon and Intel Macs, and offers targeted tools for understanding and managing disk activity with an emphasis on user privacy.

https://finddiskkiller.com/en/

My Backup Strategy 2026

Michael Harley details his 2026 backup strategy based on the 3-2-1 principle: maintaining three copies of important files across two different media types, with one copy stored offsite. He uses Borg with Borgmatic for encrypted, deduplicated, versioned backups from his Debian laptop to both a local Synology NAS and offsite BorgBase storage, scheduled via systemd timers and monitored with Uptime Kuma to ensure reliability. This approach balances efficiency, security, and recoverability while highlighting practical considerations like retention policies and passphrase management.

https://michaelharley.net/posts/2026/08/11/my-backup-strategy-2026/

Photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis is an upcoming iPhone camera app launching in summer 2026 that captures simultaneous photos from two lenses and combines them into a single high-resolution image, preserving optical detail with no generative AI. It enhances the iPhone’s photography by merging the wide field of view of one lens with the fine detail of another, allowing users to crop or reframe without losing quality, and includes a custom editor tailored for two-lens photos. The app supports iPhones with two or three lenses from the iPhone 11 onward and offers free unlimited capture and editing with optional subscription upgrades for additional features and export options.

https://photosynthesis.camera/

StopTheScript Safari Extension

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StopTheScript is a Safari extension for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that blocks all JavaScript—including both inline and external scripts—on selected websites, surpassing Safari content blockers which only block external JavaScript. Compatible with iOS/iPadOS 15–27 and macOS 12 Monterey through 27 Golden Gate (Safari 17+ required), it also offers a feature to bypass HTML

https://underpassapp.com/StopTheScript/

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