To use Cobook with Google, I first needed to sync Apple’s Address Book to Google and wound up with three contacts for everyone. In the past, I’ve had problems syncing Apple’s Address Book, so I use Google contacts. You use iCloud, Google or Yahoo contacts to sync. In fact we don’t even have any servers, except for a component that collects bugs.”Ĭobook still lets you access your data everywhere, since it’s based on Apple’s Address Book and that’s where the syncing happens. All your data is stored locally on your computer only, we don’t have any access neither to your data nor accounts. So I was a little surprised when I installed Cobook and got a warning saying: For an address book app, you purposely want your data uploaded to the cloud so it can be viewed anywhere. The address book controversy has focused on iOS apps that upload users contact data without their knowledge. It’s the fastest way to read a contact’s info, much quicker than using any of those websites. Your Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn contact info can also be pulled in, and if you hover over it, a pop-up window displays your contacts’ Facebook info, Tweets, or LinkedIn profile. Because it’s a native app, adding contacts, assigning tags, and editing contact info is very quick. Any data entered into Cobook gets synced to your other computers and devices. It sits in the menu bar or can be undocked and instantly synchronizes with Apple’s Address Book. The software, made by a boot-strapped startup, is now in a free beta test, with 60,000 downloads since it launched at the end of January.Ĭobook is what the Mac OSX Address Book should be. Cobook is a Mac contact management app that’s simple, powerful and actually fun to use. Being able to rely on my hands and a whisk and a spatula is very comforting to me, so I love that recipe I feel like it captures the spirit of the book in terms of having fun and experimenting with aspects of Filipino cuisine outside of “savory only” or “dessert only.” There’s room for all those interesting dynamics to come together.The mundane Address Book was big news this week due to the privacy fiasco, but here’s a post about an impressive address book app with a different approach to privacy. It’s a hand-mixed recipe that involves browned butter and a few bowls, but it’s very straightforward after all, on a desert island, I probably wouldn’t have a stand mixer on me. The adobo chocolate chip cookies are probably the most popular recipe so far, and I would bake them forever just because they don’t require heavy equipment. This might be a hard question, but if you had to make one of the recipes in Mayumu forever, which would you choose? It’s so different when you’re doing this on your own, in your your test kitchen or whatever, but having people make these recipes in their homes is so gratifying and makes me feel like the work I’ve done is meaningful. But I see people who aren’t even Filipino enjoy the kinds of flavors that I’ve presented in the book. I think a lot of people can be skeptical when you’re using savory stuff like soy sauce in a chocolate chip cookie recipe. It just feels so good to see people embrace more bold flavor combinations. I think, honestly, it’s just seeing people make the recipes. What’s been your favorite reaction to the book so far? I definitely feel more confident about baking, and how I can carry on my culture and traditions, but it’s kind of on my own terms I can interpret it my own way. I was kind of going through the motions and eating day-to-day, but writing a cookbook, you gain a lot when you’re teaching a lot of people about different kinds of dishes and different types of treats and desserts. Pre-quarantine, I hadn’t thought as much about what I wanted to make and carry on to future generations I was content with just going to restaurants and having my parents cook for me. My forte is really baking, but my relationship with food overall is much richer than it was pre-pandemic. Do you feel like the pandemic changed your relationship to cooking and food?Ībsolutely, it’s like an 180-type of thing.
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