We’ve just released NetNewsWire 7.0.4 for Mac. Do a Check for Updates or download it directly to get the update. The big new changes are to iCloud syncing: there’s a new setting to not sync the content of unread articles, since that’s the biggest part of your iCloud database and what takes the longest to sync. Another change is a new iCloud Storage Stats window that tells you exactly what’s in your iCloud storage — and it includes a Clean Up button that will trim down your storage (and lead to faster syncs in the future, though not necessarily right at first).

We did the research to find all the 3D printers made in the USA and which manufacturers aren’t made here too. Here are our findings.

What routers are currently made in the USA?

Jelly writes on the NetNewsWire Discourse forum: I’ve drafted a naive implementation of NNW MCP support through AppleScript. It supports listing feeds, getting/searching articles, subscribing new feeds… I can now schedule a daily task that lets Claude summarize that day’s new articles and order them based on my previous behaviors every morning. We love how AppleScript support is worth way more than the effort we put into it — users can keep creating cool things that we couldn’t have imagined back then.

Now that it’s been a couple of months since the Journaling January event, I have a question.

NetNewsWire 7 for iOS 26 and up is available now on the App Store! This version adopts Liquid Glass — and we think it’s a better looking version of NetNewsWire. We think even people who aren’t fans of Liquid Glass will agree with us. 🐣 Credit goes to Stuart Breckenridge for the design and implementation. Wonderful work! Check out the screenshots. This version also fixes some small bugs and adds some small performance enhancements.

NetNewsWire 1.0 for Mac shipped 23 years ago today! 🎸🎩🕶️ Here’s where things are on this particular February 11: we just shipped 7.0 for Mac and iOS, and now we’re working on NetNewsWire 7.0.1. After a big release, no matter how careful we are, there are often some regressions to fix and tweaks to make right away, so we’re working on those. Here’s the milestone with the current to-do list.

Are there any laptops and desktop computers assembled in the USA? We did the research. Here are our findings.

Changes since 7.0:

Check out our exclusive interview with The Buffalo Billfold Company, a great wallet and leather goods manufacturer made in the USA.

A new bipartisan House bill would require National Park gift shops to sell American-made products instead of imported souvenirs.

We did the research to find out where Timex watches are made. Are they made in the USA? Here is our verdict.

So, this is the end of the Journaling January event for 2026.

There is this thing that many people have problems doing: having a vision for themselves. They don’t want to think about five or ten years when they are struggling to make it through today. And it makes sense. But, there is something to be said for having a vision of where you want to be, even if that is just “not in my current situation.”

Are you the kind of person that likes to have alone time? Personally, I am the kind of person that really needs alone time. I cannot handle too much social activity, unless it’s in small groups.

Who are people you admire? Are they alive? The fact they are no longer alive would be one issue for me, another would be the likely language barrier. The person I am thinking of was German. As far as I am aware, they didn’t speak English. At least not to a level that an English interview would be possible. (I’ve read a fair amount about them, and read interviews - and all of them were translated.)

Collectors know all about this one - but in a bad way. You always want to get something that is special: a limited edition playing card, an album that was misprinted, that first edition book that there are only a hundred known copies of.

There are people that you come across in your life that you really appreciate. Some people have the power to leave an indelible mark on you and deserve to be remembered.

There have been places that I used to go to that don’t exist anymore. A coffee shop I used to go to everyday shutdown years ago. One of the schools I went to was torn down.

Numerology is an ancient mystical belief in the connection between numbers and events. While it is not a widely practiced belief system in modern times, many people still feel they have an association with a particular number.

Back on day twelve we used random words from news or social media for writing, and on day twenty it was suggested to use a random article from Wikipedia. Today is the next leg of the current events based aspect of journaling: choosing a news story that makes you upset.

Think back to a time when you were in a conflict. Was it something silly or stupid? Was it something that you thought was lifer altering in some manner?

So, we all experience traumas. But not all of them are serious. Some of them just cause a little embarrassment.

Loss is one of the things that we all have to deal with in life, either personally, or through someone else’s loss. This is one of those things that journaling is really great at helping with.

Sorry this prompt is a little late being posted. I was unable to get home due to my neighbor’s house being on fire.

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There are a ton of decisions that we make every day. But do we know what those decisions will lead to? Not likely, and yet our lives can be looked at as the sum of all the small decisions that we have made. This is the prompt that allows you to explore those small decisions, maybe see if your life is currently where it is because of some small decision you made way back when you were a child.

I will admit it here and now: the images used in these prompts were a mistake. Someone recently commented on these posts and said I should make some changes to them. So, I made changes to them - even thought I hate to admit to my own mistakes. ;)

I have the feeling that the title of this prompt would appear to be obvious since the words are in the prompt… But, in reality, it’s a reference to the song Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof. That’s just the way my mind works at times.

Life is full of lessons. I don’t think you stop learning just because you left school, or you left the workplace. Personally, I think we should make it our lives objectives to learn something every day. This prompt is about one of those lessons.

At some points I tried to pair these prompts. Some of them were to be complimentary, some of them to just bring together a theme.

This may seem like one of the worst prompts that I have posted so far. And, hopefully they don’t get any worse (honestly, I don’t recall, I put all these together over a month ago).

Here’s a prompt you can use whenever you are stuck for something to write about. There’s a similar idea coming up later involving another truly random way to get an idea for something to write about.

Okay, so this title is actually a reference to a song. It was something really obscure that I couldn’t remember for a moment, but when I searched for it, I found it. But the weirdest part: the song doesn’t have the lyric in it.

Some of the greatest inventions in the world have started from obscure ideas their inventors have had. What is yours?

Dreams, they are a fertile ground for exploration of your mind. But, it’s also a place that needs a lot of caution. Dream interpretation can be fraught with dangers that are best done with the help of a professional. This is a warning.

“Let’s talk about the weather.”

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Love is one of those topics that can be either mature and deeply personal, or it can be immature and childish like. Looking at a subject like unrequited love can help us to understand some things about ourselves more. Maybe help us become the person that we need to be in order to give and receive love in a healthy manner.

Time for the reward from the stress of the last prompt. This time we’re looking at success, or at least we’re looking at how you define success for yourself. And, this may actually be one of the things that causes you stress – so it seemed like a perfect follow on prompt.

This is a topic that is perfect for dealing with in journals. The concept of stress is one of those things most of us deal with, anywhere from the daily work stress to something out of the ordinary.

Today let’s take a closer look at the flip side of yesterday’s topic. I think it’s a good idea to balance the things that we write about in our journals. One day might be about people that we need to keep at arm’s length, and the next about the people that we don’t have any limits on.

Weekends can be an interesting conundrum for people. While some of us are totally homebodies that have no problem setting limits, some of us are more actively engaged. This is the first time that you might have to think about how to go about integrating journal-writing into your weekend activities.

I hope things went well yesterday. Heading into this new year with a (hopefully) long weekend will give you some time to work on getting used to writing daily (if you aren’t already). But more to the point, just getting to the point of sitting down and figuring out what to write is a major part of journaling.

On this first day of 2026 we start a new adventure. One that will hopefully be rewarding, even if you do struggle from time to time.