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• Paid in USD, spending in local currency? Withdrawal fees and FX spread compared

  What you lose turning USD freelance income into rupiah or another currency, with Wise, Payoneer, PayPal, wire and Upwork fees checked in October 2026.

  20 October 2026 in Freelancing

  

• What Upwork fees and Connects really cost you in 2026

  Upwork's 2026 freelancer fees from its help pages, with the 0% to 15% service fee, Connects, Freelancer Plus, withdrawal fees and a worked example.

  20 October 2026 in Freelancing

  

• Toggl Track alternatives for freelancers in 2026

  Eight Toggl Track alternatives for freelancers, with what changed at Toggl in 2026, October prices, free plans, invoicing and who each app suits best.

  20 October 2026 in Freelancing

  

• TablePlus vs DBeaver

  TablePlus or DBeaver? A neutral comparison of price, free versions, supported databases, platforms, safe editing and how each app feels to use.

  20 October 2026 in Mac database tools

  

• TablePlus alternatives for Mac in 2026

  Eight TablePlus alternatives for Mac, free and paid, with current prices, supported databases and a plain verdict on who each app suits.

  20 October 2026 in Mac database tools

  

• How to connect to a database through an SSH tunnel on Mac

  Forward a local port to PostgreSQL or MySQL with ssh -L, keep the tunnel alive, save key passphrases in the Keychain, use jump hosts and fix errors.

  20 October 2026 in SQL guides

  

• Session and Flow alternatives for Mac

  Looking past Session or Flow on the Mac? We compare cheaper, free and one-time-purchase Pomodoro timers, and say which gaps each one fills.

  20 October 2026 in Focus and productivity

  

• Sequel Pro alternatives for Mac in 2026

  Sequel Pro hasn't had a stable release since 2016. Compare Sequel Ace, TablePlus, Querious, DBeaver, MySQL Workbench, DataGrip and dbPlus for MySQL on a Mac.

  20 October 2026 in Mac database tools

  

• How to price fixed-price projects from your own time data

  Price fixed-price work from the hours past projects really took, with milestones, a buffer, fees and costs, and a plan for when you run 20% over.

  20 October 2026 in Freelancing

  

• Pomodoro for programmers, 25/5 or 50/10?

  When 25/5 pomodoros suit coding, when 50/10 or 90-minute blocks fit deep work better, and how to handle interruptions, breaks and your time log.

  20 October 2026 in Focus and productivity