Thoughts on product management, apps, gadgets, cycling and photography.
Over dinner we were reminiscing about something one of our kids used to do as a toddler. When the kids were born, I created a Notes.app entry for each of them and shared it with my wife. Over the years both notes have grown to include a long list of treasured memories with things they [ ]
Life, a new role and other commitments meant releasedates.dev has been on the backburner for a bit, but finally got around to adding this year s releases. https://releasedates.dev
Let me preface this review by getting the following out of the way: So who is it for? Can you play a keyboard in real time? Do you need something that isn t your computer? Then… maybe? Think Steam Deck for pick-up-and-play versatility, and Fuji X100VI in terms of value for money. It s by no means [ ]
I recently discovered a quick way to trigger new Gitlab builds using pipelinetrigger tokens. Using iOS Shortcuts you can create a quick Home Screen link to trigger a build of a project and branch. I’ve shared my Shortcut here: Start Gitlab build You’ll need a pipeline trigger token from your Gitlab instance and the branch [ ]
I’ve been using the iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard for a few weeks now. There are plenty of reviews out there, so I’ve just gathered a few things that struck me as annoying / useful / great. Here they are in no particular order. Tips Drawing setup If you place the lower edge of the [ ]
iPad Pro 11 with Magic Keyboard vs. iPad Air with Logitech Combo Touch After getting a deal on an 2018 iPad Pro, I splurged and got the ridiculously priced iPad Magic Keyboard with trackpad. I have to say, I have been surprised at how much more productive the trackpad makes things. So when my Mum [ ]
Every few years I try switching some workflows to iPad, so after picking up an iPad Pro 2018 on ebay a few weeks ago, I‘ve been trying out various iPad productivity apps. In my role as product manager, I‘m usually diving in and out of conversations for different products, so I was looking for an [ ]
We ve discovered that no matter how realistic the kids toy is, our 2 year old is inevitably going to want the “real” thing: electric screwdrivers, speakers, instruments the real deal is clearly where the action is. So instead of buying the kids version of a product, I ve started just buying affordable, regular grown-up versions [ ]
There are a bunch of little snippets I occasionally need but can t always quite remember the syntax for, e.g. or To use these without looking up the syntax, I ve configured shortcodes for more memorable commands – * t for checklists and ´´´ to paste the current clipboard into a markdown codeblock. I ve also configured !!alt [ ]
I take a lot of screenshots in my role as PM – taking screenshots of apps I m working on, collecting UI inspiration or documenting bugs. Since 2015 I ve collected about 10.000 screenshots and I often want to check a dialog or edge-case. But finding the right old screenshot takes forever. Enter Screenie 2: it performs [ ]