Jon's Blog
If you haven't visited my blog and been reading via RSS only, you may have not noticed that I've changed the site a bit. It's currently in an archival mode. I'm not deleting anything as I know many readers enjoy my posts. Thank you. I'm taking a break from the internet and online. It's been a tough year and I don't have the energy for this world. If this is how society runs from now on, I don't…
"If working hard got you rich, the donkey would own the farm." This quote came from a video I recently watched, Where did all the minimalists go? . I never go searching for these type of videos on YouTube but this one appeared for whatever reason the algorithm processed from my subscriptions. Today I came across many moments of reflection for some reason reading online. Ten years ago my family was…
Lately I've been carrying around my Kindle and iPad Mini around the house. I leave the phone in the home office during the day and treat it like an old landline phone. Restricted to one space in the house. It has worked off and on but I realize I have this love / hate relationship with technology. My brain continues to think of projects and quickly reminds me of the disappointments I will have if…
Today I woke up and opened a drawer full of old devices from smartwatches to fitness trackers. Decided it was a good day to plug them in and recharge those tired batteries. Some hold a charge and others not much but I keep an eye on these old things. I don't need batteries exploding until the day I need to recycle them properly. I haven't found a local place that recycles these small devices…
I have fond memories of computer magazines from the late 80's and into the 90's. The large full page and double page ads with words and images that I never skipped. These were informative to me as a young mind absorbing everything I could to share with my friends in our discussions of which computer was better. I had a fascination with every brand and never had a favourite. Back then, there was…
A new social network arrived in Canada, Gander Social, and introduced ID verification tools. They haven't even completed their FAQs section on how this works which is suspicious. This should have been top priority to complete. This new social network allows a new user to create an account to view feeds but not reply or post until they verify themselves. There is an option to use email addresses…
Every couple of months I need to recharge my outside cameras. It is annoying but expected as batteries degrade over time. Temperatures in the weather from hot to cold affect the batteries too. My system is local and I don't use the cloud or pay for any subscriptions. But even then, I think when these cameras completely die and need to be recycled, I won't be buying anything new. It got me thinking…
Getting older I feel I understand my Dad more. He never did care what others thought or trending pop culture or drama in society. He focused on his family, bills and being a good person. As the years pass me, I've seen this world go through so much. We are living in a crazy time but it will pass. We just need to be strong and patient. It is hard to do but we need to be a better people. My Dad went…
Blanket is an app that plays several ambient sounds. It is a nice looking app with light and dark themes too. One thing I love is the ability to turn more than one sound on and adjust the volume for each one. Mixing it up adds to the customizing joy of this app. The developer has included many features including starting sounds in the backgrounds, saving presets and adding your own custom sounds.…
Yesterday afternoon my router just gave up serving any WIFI in the house. Ethernet still worked so I was confused. I opened the network cabinet and felt the router blazingly too hot to hold. I thought this thing is dying. It got very hot to around 33 degrees Celsius outside and since this small narrow cabinet is in the wall inside the garage, not much air was passing through. This is the first…