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How To Publish To Micro.blog With iOS Shortcuts

<p></p> <p>My blog is currently hosted on the excellent micro.blog service. I could go on about why I chose this place to host, but my thoughts are summed up on <a href="/2021/03/28/

Publishing To WordPress With iOS Shortcuts

<p></p> <p>If I can be allowed to stick my neck out a little here, I think the iPad is the perfect blogging device. The battery life is great, it’s very affordable, you can take it anywhere and

Early Xbox Gamepass Thoughts

<p>The future is finally here. No you still can’t work on an iPad, but game streaming is finally good and starting to remove the need for hardware. You should already know going into this that I am already well on the boat

A Question Of Platforms

<p>When publishing a link post yesterday about blogging feeling more away from regular social media, the main point picked up on was comments on my posts. As <a href="https://twitter.com/curtismchale/status/1409638107331194881?s=20">Curtis Hale

More Comments And Replies Please

<p>Julian Summerhayes on <a href="https://juliansummerhayes.com/the-love-of-writing/">The love of writing</a>:</p> <blockquote><p> Sure, it doesn’t have to be here which technically, I suppose, is a

Logging Off

<p>The past weekend we managed to grab some time away as a family. It’s been a long time coming as we booked this in March 2020, so the release to finally get away was huge. The break away wasn’t anything lavish,

Using Craft For Daily Notes

<p>One of the most beneficial habits I have gotten into is taking daily notes, and I really wish I had started it earlier in life. My initial foray into Roam Research gave me the inspiration to start recording my day, simply because it is right in your

Force Some iPad Into My Life

<p>When I think about all of the hardware I have owned over the last few years there are far too many in that list that I care to admit. I do switch around phones every so often for reviews, but my personal computer life takes on huge

Wheres The Downside To Mail Privacy Protection?

<p>At Apples WWDC 2021, Apple focused very tightly on <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/06/apple-advances-its-privacy-leadership-with-ios-15-ipados-15-macos-monterey-and-watchos-8/">improving the security</a> of their products. Many people dismiss this as a “marketing line” and although there

Changing Decisions

<p>Seth Godin on <a href="https://seths.blog/2021/06/a-new-decision-based-on-new-information/">making a new decision</a>:</p> <blockquote><p> If we’re going to go forward, it’s because something has