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I need a new prescription for my hindsight.
HeyScottyJ
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Powersbeats Pros II
I have read a lot of thumbs down reviews about the new Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds, so I thought I’d offer my take, based on my first 24 hours. I think a lot of whether or not you think these are “good” depends on what you expect from them. Quick background is that I am coming from Beats Fit Pro, after my wife stole was gifted my AirPods Pro 2, which I love, but which would just not…
Clever lamp fix/automation
My amazing wife got a great lamp that we love for our living room, with three warmth settings. The problem: the warmths are cycled through by turning off the power, so they don’t turn on to the warmth we want after turning them off. Amazing workaround: a home automation for the smart plug that the lamp is plugged in to. Every time the lamp (plug) is turned off, it turns back on, then off, then on,…
September 30
On September 30, 2006, I married my favourite person. Standing before my dad, my hero, who married us, and next to my brother, my best man (still true), we said our vows, exchanged our rings, and started the, so far, eighteen year odyssey of being family. On September 30, 2011, on the morning of our fifth wedding anniversary, my dad passed away. Sudden and unexpected, I like to think that he…
Fantasy booking a new iPad
While I wait for all the xOS updates today, I have been thinking about the role of technology in my life, and I wanted to think about how I can make sure it continues to work for me rather than the other way around. My first realization was that I think I am using my phone way more than I need to or even want to. I installed a bunch of work apps on it. Why? Habit, I think. I don’t need Excel…
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In an effort to reduce distraction, rather thathn go through Notifications, I first wrote down a list of “these are the things I am okay with to be interrupted by”. Then I went to Notifactions and turned all the others off.
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New experimental productivity hack: the first day of the week is Saturday.
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I mean, come on. How cute is this? 🧱
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Bonkers.
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Unemployment day 6: Pretty busy day over here. Coffee with friends Home Depot for project gear Pedicure Massage It’s a good day for not having a job, I’ll tell you what!
Unemployment day one
Remove all work-related accounts and apps Remove all work-related bookmarks Dump all browser caches and history Take a clear look at remaining stuff Aggressively unsubscribe from mailing lists This might sound tedious, but I love it. Clear the decks! Much more easily done with all job-related things removed.
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Hooray for new Mac day! 🎉
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I tried the all default life, but I just couldn’t stay there. It’s not them, it’s me. I needed to find myself where I’m most comfortable.
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My valentine understands me.
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Ahoy, micro.blog-osphere! Is there a way of having a non-production environment to build in? I’d like to rebuild my site and write a new theme, where I would love to see code changes in real time but start from a fresh palette (then move final code over once done). Is there a best practice way of doing this? Thanks in advance for your expertise!
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The 🫠 empji is the most useful one to come around in a while.
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Note to self: problems are not solved with blank pages.
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I spend a near unhealthy amount of time time staring at this. This was easily one of my top 3 builds ever. I loved every moment of it. 🧱
My app defaults
On the ninety-seventh episode of the Hemispheric Views podcast , which has gathered a storm of infamy and controversy, hosts Jason and Martin squared off in a no holds barred competition over who might be the most default in their app choices, “helped” by Andrew . Now, I am very late in participating, I understand this. As they say, the best time to plant a tree was 150 years ago, the second best…
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I feel like could legitimately be a remake of Apple’s iconic 1984 ad, except with Apple on the giant screen. Who might be the brand throwing the hammer, though?
Random Acts
Sometimes I just need a little inspiration to get unstuck. This Shortcut adds 1, 3, or 5 random Things tasks to the Today list, for when I can’t decide what’s next. It only considers tasks that are set to start Anytime (let’s not mess up my schedule) and, because I don’t want anything tagged Waiting showing up (and because Things searches don’t allow for negative matches - sigh), this sets all…
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Is it just me or is every Shortcuts action to do with markdown bizarrely broken?
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I 100% would love Continuity Camera for iPad. To be able to join a meeting, be on camera, and share my screen that is Freeform while I Pencil mark it up? That would be awesome.
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Don’t do anything that would make John Wick want to kill you. Don’t try to kill John Wick. It’s pretty simple, really.