TEND — keep in touch with the people who matter

Tend is a small app that helps you notice who you haven't talked to in a while.
It runs only on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.


HOW TO OPEN IT (the first time)

1. Move this "Tend" folder somewhere you'll keep it, like your Documents folder.

2. Double-click "Open Tend".

3. Your Mac will probably say it can't check the file and won't open it.
   That's normal for apps that don't come from the App Store. Click "Done", then:
     • Open System Settings  →  Privacy & Security
     • Scroll down until you see a message about "Open Tend"
     • Click "Open Anyway" and confirm with your password or Touch ID
   Then double-click "Open Tend" again.

4. If your Mac asks to install "command line developer tools", click Install
   and wait for it to finish (a few minutes). Then double-click "Open Tend" again.

5. Tend opens in your web browser. Bookmark the page if you like.

After the first time, just double-click "Open Tend" whenever you want to use it.
(If your Mac asks to let Tend use iCloud Drive, say yes: it keeps a backup copy there.)


HOW TO USE IT

• "+ Person" (top right): add someone you want to keep in touch with.
• Weekly check-in: once a week, it asks who you talked to and who you saw.
  Type a few letters of a name and press Enter.
• Your people: shows who's drifting, so you know who to reach out to.
• Click anyone to add notes, the cities they live in, or plan your next call.


YOUR DATA

Everything you enter is saved inside the "data" folder that appears in this folder.
Don't delete that folder, or you'll lose your list.
