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Month: June 2015

  • The Quiet

    A few thoughts on how summer brings peace in the home.

    Published June 30, 2015
  • On Writing – Audio Follow-up

    This is a repost of the audio originally published to Spoken.co

    Published June 30, 2015
  • Negativity

    This is a repost of the audio originally published to Spoken.co

    Published June 30, 2015
  • Throw the Southpaws a Bone

    Yes please.

    Published June 30, 2015
  • The Opportunity for the iPad

    How the iPad can compete with the MacBook.

    Published June 30, 2015
  • Love

    Brent Simmons: Write the apps you want to write in your free time and out of love for the platform and for those specific apps. Take risks. Make those apps interesting and different. Don’t play it safe. If you’re not expecting money, you have nothing to lose. Brent’s post reads a little bleak, but the […]

    Published June 30, 2015
  • Moving to Spotlight

    It turns out I am not much of a power user anymore these days. Go figure.

    Published June 29, 2015
  • Technology and Art

    This is a very interesting post from Álvaro Serrano and I mostly agree with it. Either way it is worth your time. In a section leading up to the below quote Serrano talks about The David and how it likely would not be any better if it had been made with more advanced tools. In […]

    Published June 26, 2015
  • Why We Encrypt

    Bruce Schneier: But if everyone uses it all of the time, encryption ceases to be a signal. No one can distinguish simple chatting from deeply private conversation. The government can’t tell the dissidents from the rest of the population. Every time you use encryption, you’re protecting someone who needs to use it to stay alive.

    Published June 25, 2015
  • Our Favorite Pro Writing App for Mac

    Mike Schmitz: Another great feature in Ulysses is versioning, which allows you to go back to a previous version of something you’ve written in Ulysses. This allows you to edit ruthlessly, as you can always go back and get that sentence you deleted a few days ago if you decide it really should be there.

    Published June 25, 2015
  • Four Microblogging Community Tips

    Wow people are doing some really great stuff.

    Published June 25, 2015
  • A New Context

    Revising my OmniFocus contexts to make them less stupid, I mean to make them useful, of course.

    Published June 25, 2015
  • Paperback

    A better way to read later with Pinboard.

    Published June 22, 2015
  • The Perfect Workspace (According to Science)

    So, anyone make a curved standing desk?

    Published June 22, 2015
  • Looking for Love in All the Wrong Metrics

    Matthew Shettler responding to my Spoken post about paying attention to analytics: But I’ve decided on one thing to measure that will matter to me; something I can control: Did I post something today? Good response.

    Published June 22, 2015
  • Do you have Chrome installed?

    Essentially, Google Chrome is listening into what your computer microphone hears. More information is here. (Glad I don’t have Chrome installed on this new MacBook.)

    Published June 21, 2015
  • The Continuing Pursuit of a More Perfect Computer

    A review of the 2015 MacBook.

    Published June 21, 2015
  • A Context For Computer Reviews

    Don’t take people’s word for it, you need to know why before can consider any review.

    Published June 21, 2015
  • WebKit Blog on Safari Content Blocking Extensions

    Federico Viticci: User privacy is at the center of content blocking for both webpages and extensions. It’ll be interesting to see how many apps that just focus on blocking ads in Safari will be approved on the App Store (and how much they’ll leverage freemium models if so). Really looking forward to this.

    Published June 18, 2015
  • Logitech K480 Keyboard: A Review

    Shibel K. Mansour: The Logitech K480 is an excellent multi-device keyboard. Those who use different operating systems will appreciate what it has to offer. Strictly as an iPad companion, however, this keyboard isn’t exactly a match made in heaven. I bought one of these keyboards too, also in white. Mansour is generous for it — […]

    Published June 18, 2015
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