Okeke Control (Computer Remote on the App Store) Use your iPhone as a trackpad, keyboard and voice remote for your Mac

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Problem: I wanted to control my Mac from across the room without getting up: move the cursor, type, dictate, and jump into Netflix or YouTube from my phone.

Comparison: CmdPalm is an awesome open-source alternative (https://github.com/rahatsagor/cmdpalm). Okeke Control takes a different approach, with native apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac, voice typing, a joystick-style control pad, and Windows support.

Pricing: Free to connect, with a 3-day trial. Pro is $0.99/week or $1.99/month, or $7.99 for lifetime.

Same app for iPhone and Mac: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/computer-remote/id6754469628

Privacy: https://okekedev.github.io/controlla/privacy.html

Terms: https://okekedev.github.io/controlla/terms.html

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When you switched notes apps, what survived the move?

Images, attached PDFs, tags and links between notes seem worth checking before moving a few years of notes into another app.

I looked through the export docs for a few apps that come up here. Three details stood out:

- Obsidian: links to specific blocks inside a note are specific to Obsidian, so a Markdown file doesn't guarantee those links will work elsewhere. For new links between notes, its docs suggest turning off Use [Wikilinks] under Files and links if compatibility matters. That setting isn't a fix for existing block references. Docs
- Bear: its HTML export has an option to turn links between notes into working HTML links. It can also embed photos in the HTML files. Useful for keeping a browsable copy, although HTML export requires Pro. Docs
- Notion: you can export pages as Markdown and databases as CSV, but Notion says uploading an export won't instantly recreate the workspace. Worth knowing if you're treating that download as a full restore option. Docs

A small trial before committing seems sensible: make a few sample notes with a table, tags, an image, a PDF and links to each other. Export them, open them in the app you might move to, and check what still works. Keep the originals while doing this.

If you've made a move like this, which app did you leave, where did you go, and what needed fixing? Smooth moves would be useful to hear about too.

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Swift Salamander: Multi-Pane File Manager for Mac with Verified Copies, Workspaces and 3D Previews. Free, or Pro $15 Once, No Subscription

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