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Ideas & Updates

Ideas&updates

Notes on building indie software, file transfer, and tools for focused work.

Mauricio Galdos · Andean Bear Studios

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Zenden for macOS is live

Direct, private file transfer — no accounts, no cloud. Drop a file, share a link, and the file moves straight from your Mac to the recipient's browser.

5 min readMauricio Galdos
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Zenden vs WeTransfer — and the rest

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Zenden vs WeTransfer — and the rest

A clear-eyed comparison of Zenden, WeTransfer, Dropbox Transfer, and Send Anywhere. Different philosophies, different tradeoffs. Here is how to pick the right one.

· 9 min read

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Best Pomodoro Timer Apps for Mac in 2026

A quick breakdown of the best Pomodoro and focus timer apps for macOS in 2026.

· 7 min read

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How to Set a Timer on Your Mac Menu Bar (Without the Clutter)

How to use your Mac menu bar timer to stay focused — and which features actually matter.

· 6 min read

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Why I Built a Dot-Matrix Timer for macOS

The accidental backstory of a menu-bar timer that grew out of a need for something that looked different.

· 5 min read

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Introducing RetroDot Timer

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Introducing RetroDot Timer

RetroDot is a dot-matrix focus timer that lives in your Mac menu bar. It is free, launches instantly, and gets out of your way.

· 1 min read

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