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A sticky notes app for Safari transformed how I get work done on macOS
A sticky notes app for Safari transformed how I get work done on macOS

Digital Trends

timean hour ago

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A sticky notes app for Safari transformed how I get work done on macOS

Just a few days ago, the Mozilla Foundation announced that Pocket was shutting down. One of the most popular bookmarking and webpage saving tools out there, especially among journalists and researchers, Pocket leaves a gap that will be hard to fill. The absence will be felt deeply because there's no viable alternative that can offer it all in a polished package. To users tied to the Apple Mac ecosystem, they have even fewer choices for a few reasons. The most notable among them all? Safari's save later and bookmarking system. Recommended Videos Why is Safari a laggard? Safari's lack of a rewarding tool, one where you can organize your ideas and save-worthy content, is quite puzzling. All you have are reading lists and bookmarks. It almost feels like a relic in the face of competitors, and even more so when compared to the solutions you find out there from no-name developers and the open-source community. That's one of the core reasons I stick with Collections in Edge and Pinboards in Opera. They are well-designed, offer plenty of organization tricks, and can even be shared. But they are still hidden behind a UI, not something you can have in front of your eyes at all times. An annotated element, highlighted segments, or personal notes you can fix just at the right spot on a webpage is a solution that no utility has managed to offer in a usable fashion. You can find plenty of sticky notes apps that put stuff on your desktop screen, but not on the web destinations where you get work done. This is where Sticky Notes for Safari comes into the picture. Technically, it's a Mac app that lives as an extension in the Safari browser and costs less than a cup of black coffee. It's light, barebones in just the right way, and captures the true spirit of sticky notes positioned on a scrolling digital canvas. How does it work? Sticky Notes for Safari is pretty straightforward. You install it from the Mac App Store, pay the $3 fee, and give it permission to run in Safari. That's it, and you're good to go. The next time you open Safari, it will appear as a tiny sticky notes option to the left of the URL bar. Let's say you are reading a web page, and want to add a sticky note at a particular spot. All you need to do is click on the extension's icon, and you will have a tiny colored box where you can type your word. The sticky notes are freely resizable, so you can position them to your exact liking. Alternatively, you can right-click on any webpage and click on 'Add Sticky Notes' in the action box. Now, when a sticky first appears on a webpage, it's set to a certain text size and paper color. You can, thankfully, change the default for each. You can also change the paper color on the fly and pick from six options. I prefer this simplicity, instead of having something too fancy, such as a color dial or a massive drop-down of color-coded boxes. As for the sticky notes, they are freely movable, and resizable, so you have that flexibility. It solves a realistic problem I believe the best app is the one that solves a tangible problem and doesn't try to cram more features than users actually need. Sticky Notes for Safari takes the former route. You can pin a note at any spot on a webpage, and it stays there. What happens when I close the browser tab? The next time you visit the webpage, the sticky note will be there to greet you. How about closing the browser itself? Not a problem. You see, the note attaches itself to the specific webpage. And even if you clear the browser cache, the color notes stay. What I love most about the app is that it keeps things simple. Beyond the task of creating sticky notes and pinning them to any spot, you also get a neat catalog where you can search through the entire notes history. First, it serves as a neatly organized place where you can find all the sticky notes you have created so far. There's a neat Search feature at the top where you can look through the notes saved on a page using keywords. I've created an unwritten rule for my sticky notes. I prefer red for more pressing or critical pieces of note. Green represents my own personal opinions, while blue is reserved for notes where the words are destined for my journalistic duties (such as sending media queries) tied to the blue DigitalTrends brand logo. Second, there's also a view all section where you find all your notes arranged in chronological order. When you tap on any of the cards, it takes you straight to the web page where it is saved. To save me the chore of scrolling too much, I simply Search (Command + F) on this page, land on the sticky note I was looking for, and with a single click, go straight to the webpage where it lives. In a nutshell, Sticky Notes for Safari combines the idea of bookmarks and reading lists in one go. In fact, I no longer have any other third-party installed on my Mac except this neat tool for my Safari-based workflow. Boiling it to the core Of course, it's not perfect. For example, when you enable Reader Mode in Safari, these sticky notes away are no longer visible. They appear as you return to the regular viewing mode, though. I wish there were a few more text formatting options for text clusters and the text, but personally, I find it to be a fundamental blunder. The point of sticky notes is just quickly writing what's on your mind, and revisiting it at a time of your convenience. For some reason, you can't trigger the system-level font styling and spell check tools, something you can easily do in other apps such as Notes. By default, the app saves everything as plaintext, even if you save stylized text from another app, it will be stripped of all that formatting in the sticky notes. In hindsight, you don't have to worry about copy-pasting heavily formatted content, as the app will do that for you. If you trying to copy an image, it would be pasted as the image's URL link on the sticky note. Finally, there's this little functional overlap with shortcuts. When you hit Command+T in Apple Notes, it opens the font styles. In Safari, by default, that shortcut opens a browser tab. I wish it could borrow some of the shortcuts and UI customization ideas from Antinote, which offers the best note-taking experience I've ever used in an app. But then, there's only so much you can do with a web extension compared to a full-fledged app. But for the sum of its parts, Sticky Notes for Safari does more than it's intended to. It's minimalist, solves a practical browser problem, and then doubles as a beautiful hub that ends the reliance on dedicated or built-in bookmarking tools. I'd say that's a task well done.

Chianti Classico's Evolution: How Sangiovese Reflects Its Land
Chianti Classico's Evolution: How Sangiovese Reflects Its Land

Forbes

time16 hours ago

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  • Forbes

Chianti Classico's Evolution: How Sangiovese Reflects Its Land

Vineyards in the Chianti Classico area are colored under the light of the sunset during the autumn ... More season. Greve in Chianti, Italy. Understanding how a wine region evolves—vintage after vintage—is never simple. Grapes reflect not only weather, but also farming shifts, winemaking choices, and cultural change. For a grape like Sangiovese, whose character is exquisitely tuned to its environment, that evolution can be even more revealing. And in Chianti Classico, one of Italy's most historic regions, we're seeing a quiet but meaningful shift: producers leaning into transparency, elevating quality, and allowing the voice of Sangiovese to speak with more precision than ever before. That's where the experts, and the annual rhythm of major regional tastings, come in. For Chianti Classico, that moment happens every February at Anteprime di Toscana, when an unparalleled range of producers gather to pour newly bottled (and often not-yet-bottled) wines for journalists, sommeliers, importers, and trade professionals. It's one of the rare opportunities to taste hundreds of wines side by side, providing a comprehensive snapshot of both the current vintage and where the region may be heading. It usually takes some time for the dust to settle as critics, writers, and buyers process, synthesize, and publish their assessments. Now, a few months removed from the flurry of initial tasting reports, it feels like the right moment to step back and reflect—not just on the scores and headlines, but on what these early tastings actually reveal for those of us who drink, collect, and follow Chianti Classico. An infinite lineup of Chianti Classico wines for the 2025 Anteprima tasting. Anteprima isn't just about previewing wine, it's about checking the pulse of the region. It's where we see how producers are adapting to new climate challenges, refining their cellar practices, or leaning more into terroir transparency. And while many of the wines are early in their evolution, there's value in tasting youth. Like hearing the first few bars of a symphony, you may not get the full picture, but you'll sense tone, direction, and intent. Annata 2023: In Infancy, But Promising Tasting 2023 Annata wines offered a snapshot of freshness and energy. Still coming together in bottle or barrel, the wines nonetheless hinted at depth of fruit, lifted acidity, and a drink-now appeal that also promises complexity in the near term. For a vintage still unfolding, it offered a fair and encouraging preview of what's to come. Why Riserva Wines Hit the Sweet Spot While Gran Selezione garners the spotlight as Chianti Classico's top tier, Riserva wines quietly overdeliver. With longer aging than Annata and more flexibility than Gran Selezione, Riservas often offer the best of both worlds: complexity and accessibility. At this year's Anteprima, many Riservas struck a chord—wines with structure, soul, and a strong sense of identity that didn't need to shout. The Soul of Sangiovese, in Every Curve of the Road Sangiovese is a grape that mirrors the land around it with remarkable clarity. Sensitive to elevation, exposure, and soil, it can shift character from one hill to the next. In Chianti Classico, where a new ridge or forested slope appears around every turn in the road, this becomes part of the wine's identity. And the best expressions are beginning to showcase that sense of place with precision and pride. Why Tasting Reports Matter After every Anteprima, dozens of tasting reports flood the press. For collectors and sommeliers, they can be a reference point. But for most wine lovers, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Instead of listing 50+ scores, I want to offer a curated handful of producers and wines that not only impressed technically, but emotionally. These are wines that stayed with me—not just for what was in the glass, but because of the story behind them. And while I'm offering my own perspective here, I'd also point readers to the thoughtful work of others who have long followed this region: Michael Godel of Michaela Morris at Decanter, Kevin Day of Opening a Bottle, Walter Speller at Antonio Galloni of Vinous, and the vintage overview from Club Oenologique. Their writing provides invaluable context and insight for anyone looking to dive deeper into Chianti Classico. Tasting Chianti Classico's Future, One Sangiovese at a Time With extensive expert analysis like these to consider, I felt it appropriate to highlight a few standout wines—bottles from producers I've had the opportunity to visit, and whose vineyards, people, and places offered a deeper connection to the wines themselves. Wines That Resonate I Fabbri (Lamole, Greve in Chianti) – Nestled in the high-altitude village of Lamole, I Fabbri crafts graceful, mineral-driven wines shaped by elevation and light. The 2021 Chianti Classico Riserva showed remarkable purity and lift, with floral aromatics and a savory, lingering finish. Il Molino di Grace (Panzano in Chianti) – Combining traditional methods with sustainability, this historic estate captures the bold yet refined character of Panzano. The 2023 Chianti Classico displayed beautiful freshness and elegance, offering pure fruit and immediate charm. Querciabella (Greve, Radda, Gaiole) – With organic and biodynamic vineyards across multiple UGAs, Querciabella champions purity and transparency in every bottle. The 2021 Chianti Classico Riserva displayed clarity and freshness with a layered, energetic finish. Ricasoli (Gaiole in Chianti) – One of Italy's most historic estates, Ricasoli helped define the Chianti Classico style and continues to innovate across its expansive vineyards. Their 2022 Gran Selezione 'Castello di Brolio' was elegant and tightly wound, with graphite and red fruit depth. Fattoria Tregole (Castellina in Chianti) – A charming hilltop estate in Castellina that delivers wines with a warm, balanced expression of Sangiovese. Their 2020 Riserva was inviting, with ripe cherry, dusty tannins, and soft spice. Istine (Radda and Gaiole) – Focused on site-specific wines, Istine lets its vineyards speak for themselves through minimal intervention and clarity of fruit. The 2021 Radda bottling offered vivid acidity and crushed-stone minerality. Castello di Ama (Gaiole in Chianti) – Known for its combination of contemporary art and traditional winemaking, Ama's wines are layered, elegant, and expressive of altitude. Their 2021 Gran Selezione 'San Lorenzo' was tightly knit, dark-toned, and incredibly polished. Fontodi (Panzano in Chianti) – Set in the famed Conca d'Oro, Fontodi is a benchmark producer for bold yet polished Sangiovese, all organically grown. The 2021 Vigna del Sorbo Gran Selezione was powerful and age-worthy, bursting with dark fruit and velvety structure. Castello di Volpaia (Radda in Chianti) – High in Radda's cooler hills, Volpaia combines historic charm with precision farming and organic certification. The 2021 Gran Selezione Il Puro Casanova offered bright red fruit, fine tannins, and lovely lift—an elegant snapshot of high-elevation Sangiovese. Nardi Viticoltori (Radda in Chianti) – Based in Radda, Nardi Viticoltori continues to impress with its elegant, structured style. The 2022 Chianti Classico Riserva showed beautiful structure and depth, with finely integrated tannins and a long, graceful finish. Final Thoughts If Chianti Classico once lived in the shadow of its own stereotypes—rustic or simple, a table wine for casual occasions—its best wines today reflect something far more compelling. What these recent tastings reveal is a region steadily evolving, not through radical reinvention, but through refinement and renewed focus on what makes Sangiovese shine: place, purity, and personality. The future of Chianti Classico lies in this quiet evolution—one that rewards close attention, vintage after vintage.

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