Two New Mac Apps I Love

For once, the YouTube algorithm came up trumps and I stumbled, across a new channel to subscribe to. Jeff Su makes productivity videos (doesn’t everyone on there) and I’ve found some of his content really helpful. First whilst researching improvements for my productivity, and I then watched a

I Am Sorry, But My Heart Was In The Right Place

A couple of days ago I wrote a link post, the same as I have done hundreds of times before. Found an article online somewhere, read it, picked out a few things that stuck out and threw them into Apple Notes. I typed out my thoughts on the couple of

Focus Modes Still Suck

It’s been a little over a year since I wrote about setting up iOS focus modes. At the time, it was a new feature in iOS15 and one that felt far from ready for release. The confusing UX and complicated options lead to my conclusion that hardly any people

What is a blog

Sounds simple, doesn’t it. Everyone who’s used the web knows what a blog is. They were the web for a very long time, before all this social media nonsense kicked off, and there’s a very real push for more people to start them. The belief is that

Can We Try To Remember How To Disagree Please?

<div class="callout"> It would appear that the author of the linked post has some very wrong ideas of his own. I think my post still stands up as I took the linked article at face value. However given the informtion that I now know the

I Was Going To Write Today

I really was. Despite not feeling very well, and not due to New Year's Eve for once, I wanted to publish something today. Not because I had much to say, but because I am on a bit of a roll lately and have found that the act of

Manual Practices To Help With Digital Task Lists

<p>Following my link post <a href="/2022/12/31/i-really-want.html">talking about bullet journals,</a> I received quite a few replies. Many from those that have, like me, tried and failed to use physical tools, but some from advocates. One

🔗 I Really Want To Keep A Bullet Journal But ...

Jon Porter writing in The Verge about his move back to apps rather than a physical journal via Robert Rackley: > Having to write each task out manually turned a to-do from something I could just file away in an app and forget about into something that I had to

🔗 No Social in media any more

Sarah Frier pointing out that DJ Khaled is not your friend: > This year, social media mostly stopped offering a window into the lives of our loved ones. It turns out that the social part of social media, which helped shape human behavior online and off for more than a

My Presence Online

The indieweb has become an important part of my decision-making when it comes to online things. It wouldn’t stop me from using a new service if support was lacking, but it would form a large chunk of the decision-making. I think it’s essential to make sure where you