I’m a big fan of Shortcuts and find it useful for many small automation tasks, creating one off scripts really fast, and even building complex solutions like the Weekly Thing. “Launch Apps” is a shortcut that I think every Mac user can benefit from. I have a set of applications …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Launch Apps ShortcutOne of the common questions I’m asked is how I create the Weekly Thing. There are two flavors of this question. One is about finding content and writing, and the other is about the technical act of producing each issue. This article is an attempt to answer the second question …
Keep reading · 6 minutes: How I Build the Weekly ThingIn the Journal section of the Weekly Thing I include any blog posts that I’ve made for that week. To keep things easy, I’ve always just linked to the same image files that are used on my blog. That has never been ideal since those images are much larger than what you would …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Smaller Images for Weekly ThingI got a reMarkable 2. ✍️
I think there is a huge potential for Generative AI in tools, but this is a heavy expense that is going to make it a tough decision.
Microsoft announced that it would charge $30 a month for AI features in its productivity software. That could mean a cost increase of up to 83% for the millions of subscribers to products such as Word and Excel. Shares in the firm jumped to a record high at the prospect. — Economist Espresso, July 19, 2023
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Tyler has been doing some coding projects and is liking it so I ordered some books to help him along: Coding for Kids: Python and Coding Projects in Scratch. And same as I did with Mazie, sharing my enthusiasm about GTD with Getting Things Done for Teens.
Social media is a mess. I’ve lost track of what is social about it. It is a Skinner Box of addiction. The reductionism of a timeline is tiresome. The dopamine inducing likes are there to create some saccharin view of engagement. I recently noticed that I was falling back into …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Anti-SocialI have never seen a CAPTCHA on an unsubscribe form! That is a new level of obnoxious. 😤
During the week between Christmas and New Years I like to focus on some different things. Write a meaningful blog post each day ✅ What, Why, and How to Improve Your Security and Privacy (Monday) Polarizing Technology: Encryption and Crypto (Tuesday) On Audience Capture …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Holiday Week ListWhen I first started writing the Weekly Thing the email service showed me two reports that I knew I didn’t want to see. The first was who opened the email, when, where, on what device, and how often. That was a clear violation of privacy. What business do I have knowing what you …
Keep reading · 9 minutes: On Audience Capture