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Notes from the notch.
The MacBook notch, focus, and working alongside coding agents. RSS
The best notch app for your MacBook: what to look for
Notch apps turn the black strip at the top of a MacBook into something useful. Here is what separates a good one from a gimmick, and how to choose.
Claude Code notifications on a Mac, and approving prompts from the notch
Stop checking the terminal to see if Claude Code is waiting. How Claude Code hooks work, a notification you can set up in two minutes, and answering prompts from the notch.
How to track Claude Code usage limits: the 5-hour window and the week
Claude plans limit usage in a rolling 5-hour window and over the week. How the two limits work, where to check them, and how to keep an eye on them without running a command.
How to use the MacBook notch (and stop it hiding your menu bar)
What the notch is for, why menu bar icons vanish behind it, the settings that help, and how to make the space around the camera useful.
Dynamic Island for Mac: what it is, and how to get one
Apple has not shipped a Dynamic Island for the Mac, but the notch is the right place for one. What the idea is, what it should do on a laptop, and how to get it today.
Focus on a Mac: a timer in the notch, and fewer interruptions
What research says about interruptions, why a visible focus timer helps, and practical ways to use the MacBook notch to guard deep work.