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  • Interesting Links – May 13, 2024
    This is a collection of links from the past week or so. Also, because posts are supposed to have images now, I fed this text into ChatGPT and it made this image out of it. Enjoy! MacPad: How I Created the Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet That Apple Won’t Make We… Read more: Interesting Links – May 13, 2024
  • My Link Sharing Workflow
    I recently started creating posts of links that I’ve found interesting throughout the week, and thought I’d share a little meta post explaining how I put these together. This is one of those fun problem solving categories that you can do very simply, using a notes app, or open tabs or… Read more: My Link Sharing Workflow
  • Interesting Links – May 4, 2024
    This is a collection of links from the past week or so. Enjoy! A Curious Phenomenon Called ‘Etak’ AI isn’t useless. But is it worth it? The Northwoods Baseball Radio Network Chris Hemsworth on Fear, Love, Furiosa—And Naming a Son After a Brad Pitt Character Feeling duped by Amazon’s “magical AI”… Read more: Interesting Links – May 4, 2024
  • Interesting Links – April 14, 2024
    This is a collection of links from the past week or so. Enjoy! Anatomy of a credit card rewards program Crying Myself to Sleep on the Biggest Cruise Ship Ever Want to See This Film? Movie Studios Won’t Let You. Humane AI Pin review: not even close Shadows of Doubt Am… Read more: Interesting Links – April 14, 2024
  • The Power of Plain Text
    I would venture to guess that most people, when they want to write something on their computer, default to one of two options: Microsoft Word Google Docs If you’re on your phone, and you would like to write something, maybe you default to Apple Notes, or whatever the hell Google or… Read more: The Power of Plain Text
  • How I Budget with Shortcuts on iOS
    I’ve managed my personal budgets in basically the same way since I started working a regular job, which, according to personal finance experts, is probably wrong but has always worked really well for me. I’ve recently figured out a fun way to automate my system using iOS Shortcuts and Reminders (and… Read more: How I Budget with Shortcuts on iOS
  • Things Your Car Can Do That You Probably Didn’t Realize
    Cars have advanced greatly with safety regulations and affordable technology. Many don’t realize their car likely has features like CarPlay, automatic climate control, and automatic cruise control, which enhance convenience and safety while driving.
  • Why I like Paying for Software
    There’s a now relatively old The Oatmeal comic about buying software that’s always resonated with me. The whole thing is worth a read and still stands up, but I’ll summarize it briefly. Basically, it describes a person buying numerous expensive things without a thought, and then stopping to think really hard… Read more: Why I like Paying for Software
  • How I Watch TV in 2024
    An overview of how I set up an antenna in my shed and a homebuilt PVR and why I love it.
  • Productivity Town
    Finding ways to deal with all the information that comes our way and pay attention to the right stuff is hard. There are a ton of systems and frameworks to help you manage all this and be productive. But, like project frameworks, they tend to use a lot of complicated jargon… Read more: Productivity Town
  • The Universal Theory of Project Management
    I’ve been professionally involved in some sort of project management now for almost 20 years. Before that, (like most people) I’ve led or been a part of “projects” of one sort or another for probably another 20 years, if you count school projects, plays that I’ve produced, or even events like… Read more: The Universal Theory of Project Management
  • Automating My Household Chore Reminders
    Living in a house, or even an apartment or condo, as an adult, requires periodic maintenance tasks, like cleaning the bathroom, changing your sheets, replacing the furnace filter, etc. A lot of these tasks should ideally be done on a regular schedule, like changing your sheets every two weeks, or your… Read more: Automating My Household Chore Reminders
  • Hello World!
    This is my very first post. More to come? Or I might delete this post if I write something more substantial…

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