Plug

In an age where a laptop has become an extension of the self, the dread of a sudden shutdown feels almost personal. Plug That In, a modest menu-bar utility, transforms that dread into a performance, flashing the menu bar and unleashing a sound that pierces even the most focused workflow. The app's unapologetically loud cue is a reminder that technology, for all its sleek minimalism, still needs a human-scale alarm to keep us from the embarrassment of a dead battery in the middle of a video call or a creative sprint. Its design feels like a small act of rebellion against the muted, polite notifications that have come to dominate our screens, injecting a dash of theatricality into a routine that most of us have learned to ignore. By making the low-battery warning impossible to miss, the utility not only saves work but also nudges us to rethink how we let machines dictate the rhythm of our days.