Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast
Apple makes incredible products. The tips and insights that actually help are harder to find. Basic AF cuts through the hype cycles and gets straight to what matters for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch users. Plus, app recommendations, gear reviews, AI tools, and the everyday tech that actually shows up in your life. Every other Monday, Tom Anderson and Jeff Battersby bring 25+ years of real-world Apple experience to practical, insightful conversations for people like you.
Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast
Chaos to Clarity in Apple Notes: Forever * Notes with Matthias Hilse
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If you’re an Apple Notes user who’s feeling buried in folders, tags, or forgotten ideas — and you’ve struggled to bring order to your notes — this episode is for you.
We dive deep into the Forever * Notes system with its creator, Matthias Hilse, and explore how it brings clarity, structure, and intentionality to even the messiest note collections.
You’ll hear:
- How to set up a central Home note
- The power of hubs, collections, and simplified tagging
- How Forever * Notes scales beautifully — even with thousands of notes
Plus:
- The features Matthias wishes Apple would add
- How this system completely changed Jeff’s Notes experience
- And why weekly notes are surprisingly complicated
Resources & Links
- Forever * Notes Official Site
- Forever * Notes YouTube Channel
- Forever * Notes Workshop
- Join the community: Forever * Notes Forum
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- Drop us a line at feedback@basicafshow.com
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