I’ve written lists about X things that I learned in X years before, but those seem rather boring these days. I’ve not marked every birthday I’ve had on this site, but I felt like this was a good one to mark. Mostly because I’m finally at a numerical age which I like. ‘Thirty two’ rolls nicely off the tongue and that pleases me greatly.
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The Best Sites of 2014
No, really, it’s what the title says.
This is a list of the best, or my favorite at least, websites of 2014.
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I Will Not Post This
Dave Pell: But it doesn’t matter who you are. Something as seemingly minor as an errant or offensive tweet can ruin you. And once it ruins you, it keeps ruining you. The Internet is like a high school cafeteria. Except this cafeteria has billions of students. Meme Girls are the new Mean Girls.
Dave Pell:
But it doesn’t matter who you are. Something as seemingly minor as an errant or offensive tweet can ruin you. And once it ruins you, it keeps ruining you. The Internet is like a high school cafeteria. Except this cafeteria has billions of students. Meme Girls are the new Mean Girls.
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Squares
I had the chance to try this app out before it was released and I have to say it is pretty fun. It’s not one of those apps where it is exciting fun, but challenging fun is far more accurate. I got lost in it a few times.
I had the chance to try this app out before it was released and I have to say it is pretty fun. It’s not one of those apps where it is exciting fun, but challenging fun is far more accurate. I got lost in it a few times.
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Is the pen still mightier than the keyboard?
Interesting article exploring the cognitive benefits of writing by hand. I've actually been experimenting with hand notes again in a quasi-sketchnote fashion. I can't say if it's any better, but it's much less distracting for those on the other end of a video call when they don't hear my keyboard.
Interesting article exploring the cognitive benefits of writing by hand. I've actually been experimenting with hand notes again in a quasi-sketchnote fashion. I can't say if it's any better, but it's much less distracting for those on the other end of a video call when they don't hear my keyboard.
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Frosty Morning
John Carey was kind enough to let me have a guest desktop over on his site. That’s one thing off my bucket list right there — very honored.
John Carey was kind enough to let me have a guest desktop over on his site. That’s one thing off my bucket list right there — very honored.
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Web Analytics
Many responses I have received about my recent post over app analytics has been surrounding the use of web analytics on this site. Simply put: I’ve never liked them, but have found them necessary. I do find them different than app analytics. As you come here to consume what I have written, not to pen…
Many responses I have received about my recent post over app analytics has been surrounding the use of web analytics on this site. Simply put: I’ve never liked them, but have found them necessary.
I do find them different than app analytics. As you come here to consume what I have written, not to pen your own works. My problem is when I want to pen my own work, and someone wants to put analytics on that app I use to do my own work. I don’t like that.
Further, it’s pretty easy to block the analytics on this site. However, I have taken the liberty of pairing it down to only Mint, which is housed on my server.
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A Simple Guide to Buying Shit for People You Hate Buying For
We all have those people in our lives which seem impossible to buy for. I have a great many of them, so here’s some go to items (here’s hoping they don’t read this, ha) I am using this year. Tech Person The Photive 6-port USB Charger: I love mine. I personally go with the 6-port…
We all have those people in our lives which seem impossible to buy for. I have a great many of them, so here’s some go to items (here’s hoping they don’t read this, ha) I am using this year.
Tech Person
The Photive 6-port USB Charger: I love mine. I personally go with the 6-port model over the 5-port for two reasons. First the 6-port gives you double the wattage for charging, which will be helpful if you want to charge more iPads at full clip. Second, the 6-port model doesn’t have silly labels on the USB ports.
Cord management things: CableDrop, GearTie (love these), Cablebox.
Gardener, and or Grandmother
Kokedama thing. Good people, and a great product.
No Clue
Now I know book, and version 2.
Drinker
Now, have a good day.
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For Sale: X-E2 and Lenses
Selling my X-E2, and Fuji 35mm f/1.4, and 27mm f/2.8 lenses. It’s all up for grabs, let me know if you are interested. Here are the details: Fujifilm X-E2 (silver): It’s near perfect. There is a light scratch at the top of the camera on the left hand side, and some wear on the silver…
Selling my X-E2, and Fuji 35mm f/1.4, and 27mm f/2.8 lenses. It’s all up for grabs, let me know if you are interested. Here are the details:
- Fujifilm X-E2 (silver): It’s near perfect. There is a light scratch at the top of the camera on the left hand side, and some wear on the silver paint on the bottom left hand side. $545.00 plus shipping.
Fujifilm 35mm f/1.4: Mint condition, perfect lens with hood and bag. $400 plus shipping.- Fujifilm 27mm f/2.8 (silver): Perfect condition, with lens bag. $280.00 plus shipping.
Each item comes with original box. U.S. only, sorry everyone else. Email me if you are interested, I am happy to provide pictures, etc.
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PODCAST: Weekly Briefly for Holiday Photography
If you’ve missed me on a podcast, I joined Shawn Blanc on his to talk cameras and photography. How to shoot the holidays, and what to buy.
If you’ve missed me on a podcast, I joined Shawn Blanc on his to talk cameras and photography. How to shoot the holidays, and what to buy.
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PDF Office
Interesting new app from Readdle called PDF Office. This sits alongside PDF Expert 5. I haven’t had much time with the app, but two things that are very interesting to me: This is a subscription based app, $4/mo or $39/yr. (PDF Expert users get a year free if you get the app, well, now.) Creating…
Interesting new app from Readdle called PDF Office. This sits alongside PDF Expert 5. I haven’t had much time with the app, but two things that are very interesting to me:
- This is a subscription based app, $4/mo or $39/yr. (PDF Expert users get a year free if you get the app, well, now.)
- Creating PDFs. I’ve tried making a lot of PDF forms before, but nothing was as easy as what this app is doing — perfect use case for the iPad.
I’ll have a review of it once I’ve played with it more.
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Holiday Wallpaper
A little holiday wallpaper for you. Download full sized image here.
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How To Be Nice
Marc Hemeon: Polite gestures are easy to do and make a real difference in the happiness of others. Nice list, mostly just be aware of what’s going on. Let people in when they try to jam way ahead on merges, just realize that you really don’t care. I love letting people cut in lines if…
Marc Hemeon:
Polite gestures are easy to do and make a real difference in the happiness of others.
Nice list, mostly just be aware of what’s going on. Let people in when they try to jam way ahead on merges, just realize that you really don’t care. I love letting people cut in lines if they are buying way less than I am.
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How to Make a Hit App
Smart video from Dave Wiskus on what your idea is worth.
Smart video from Dave Wiskus on what your idea is worth.
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The Tom Bihn Parental Unit
Meet the best diaper bag I’ve ever found.
Back in May of 2012 I posted about how I was using my Smart Alec bag from Tom Bihn as a diaper bag. There wasn’t much to the setup, and so I seem to always receive emails from people wanting to copy that bag setup. Truth be told I stopped using that setup when my wife bought herself a Kate Spade diaper bag.
Now I personally hate that diaper bag, but she liked it and she carried it most of the time — so I didn’t really have a choice in the matter. Additionally, a backpack as a diaper bag can be rather annoying at times.
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It’s Been Cold Here
The weather keeps jumping down below 30° here, and that’s not normal. Especially not for this time of year. I saw a nice frosty field on my way into work. I snapped a few shots before I froze.
The weather keeps jumping down below 30° here, and that’s not normal. Especially not for this time of year. I saw a nice frosty field on my way into work. I snapped a few shots before I froze.
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Mean People Fail
Paul Graham: It struck me recently how few of the most successful people I know are mean. There are exceptions, but remarkably few.
Paul Graham:
It struck me recently how few of the most successful people I know are mean. There are exceptions, but remarkably few.
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Nobuya
Serena Ngai: Nobuya had mastered his craft, and his passion for his life’s work was admirable. Could this be translated to this bubble of technology we live in? Technology is ever changing and it’s easy to get caught up in new trends and tools. But is it realistic for us to keep up with them?
Serena Ngai:
Nobuya had mastered his craft, and his passion for his life’s work was admirable. Could this be translated to this bubble of technology we live in? Technology is ever changing and it’s easy to get caught up in new trends and tools. But is it realistic for us to keep up with them?
