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PhraseExpress vs TextExpander: Features, Pricing, and Honest Comparison

PhraseExpress is a text expansion and macro automation tool from Bartels Media, available on Windows, Mac, and iOS. It lets you store reusable text fragments, automate repetitive typing tasks, and trigger macros with abbreviations or hotkeys. The software has been around since the early 2000s and started as a Windows-only tool before expanding to other…

How to Increase Typing Speed and Accuracy: 10 Proven Tips

The average office worker types around 40 words per minute. Professional typists hit 65 to 75. The gap between those two numbers adds up fast when you spend most of your workday at a keyboard. If you type at 40 WPM and you bump that to 60, you save roughly 83 minutes for every 10,000…

Email Address Generator: How to Create Test Emails for Development

When building and testing online accounts, most require a unique email address. This constraint leaves demo systems full of email addresses like test1@example.com. Let’s talk about a great way to generate test email addresses.

100+ Empathy Statements for Customer Service

Need help showing a little more empathy in customer service? Add these 30 phrases to your toolbelt to show more kindness to your customers.

Best Mac Productivity Apps for 2026: 14 Tools I Use Every Day

I’ve spent years testing Mac productivity apps. Some I tried once and deleted. Others stuck around for a week before I found something better. The 15 apps on this list survived all of that. They’re the tools I open every morning and rely on throughout the day. Why a Mac-specific list? Because the best Mac…

Best Mac Keyboard Shortcut Apps (2026 Edition)

When you’re juggling tasks across dozens of apps on your Mac, every second counts.  Keyboard shortcuts are a simple way to work faster, but macOS’s built-in options can only take you so far. If you’ve ever wanted more flexible app-specific commands or the ability to automate repetitive actions, a dedicated Mac keyboard shortcut app might…