a quick demo of how I edit my website with #Obsidian 1.8 write in Obsidian → auto-build in jekyll → preview local site in web viewer tab → push to github → auto-deploy to live site I've been making websites for twenty five years, and this is by far the nicest it's ever been

Obsidian 1.8.0 lets you open external links in tabs so you can multi-task on research projects, or quickly read an article without losing focus #obsidian

what's one improvement you'd like to see in #obsidian in 2025?

Microsoft just released a tool that lets you convert Office files to Markdown. Never thought I'd see the day. Google also added Markdown export to Google Docs a few months ago.

GitHub

GitHub - microsoft/markitdown: Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown. - microsoft/markitdown

cloud computing allows startups to outsource computing to Google quantum computing allows Google to outsource (outverse?) computing to parallel universes

Self-guaranteeing promises Companies break promises all the time. A self-guaranteeing promise does not require you to trust anyone. You can verify a self-guaranteeing promise yourself.

Steph Ango

Self-guaranteeing promises

A self-guaranteeing promise is verifiable and non-reversible. It does not require you to trust anyone.

#Obsidian Web Clipper 0.9.8 is out. You can now choose to save highlights inline, using the ==highlight== syntax. You can also extract the highlights separately.

Here's what I'm working on next for #Obsidian Web Clipper. Shameless ask — if you've been enjoying the extension, give it a review wherever you downloaded it. It really keeps me going 💜

We're getting close on some limited edition #Obsidian merch by the amazing Shaun Yue. Shaun is the designer behind sci-fi interfaces you've seen in Andor, Rogue One, Prometheus, Pacific Rim, Mission Impossible, etc, etc 1. "Drive" — inspired by hard drives representing the physical instantiation of your files 2. "Fractal" — explodes the Obsidian logo into a fractal graph view (these images show the back of the t-shirt)

Thoughts on Omnivore shutting down (1/3) Many people enjoyed Omnivore because it was free, but being free was part of its demise. As an independent app maker, you must have a way to generate revenue or your product will die. As a user you must demand a way to pay makers for the products you love. See my essay: "Quality software deserves your hard‑earned cash"

Steph Ango

Quality software deserves your hard‑earned cash

Quality software is like quality food from the farmer’s market. A jar of handmade organic jam is not the same as mass-produced corn syrup-laden j...