Jamie Thingelstad

Writer of The Weekly Thing. Explorer of tech, the open web, AI, and a good escape room. Minneapolis is home.

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After much debating I finally decided to get a new laptop and ordered a MacBook Pro with M4 Pro and configured nicely. This thing is going to be fast! Will be especially nice for photography. 😎

MacBook Pro in Space Black shown open from above, displaying a dark abstract wallpaper with the Swiss keyboard layout visible.

I’ve been a Sanebox user for over a decade on all my mailboxes. I’m trying going without on my personal email and using Apple Intelligence features with Fastmail support for defering. Sanebox hasn’t been innovating for a long time and I want to see if I really need it.

I love the scent and crackle of our Things 4 Good candles. For my birthday my sister got me a candle warmer. I didn’t know that this was a thing and gave it a go. It worked really well! The wax performed very similar to burning and the scent was great. Another way to enjoy our candles.

Things 4 Good Charcoal Rose and Frankincense candle warming under a lit glass lamp shade on a wood base, on a kitchen counter

We had an incredible brunch with friends at Lynette. Tammy and I shared the Blackened Avocado Toast and Stuffed French Toast. The avocado toast was amazing! Tyler enjoyed the Burger and thought it was great. They also do custom lattes. I had the Potica Latte which was perfect! Will return!

Potica latte in a speckled ceramic mug with leaf latte art on a light wood table at Lynette restaurant

One of my favorite things on a weekend morning is a good cup of coffee and writing a blog post that I had no idea I was going to write when I woke up. My favorite writing environment: weekend morning, cup of good coffee, quiet house, words flowing.

I was emailing a friend about Drafts and how critical it is to my writing. It made me think I should share that there is a 50% off 1-year subscription offer until January 15! I do almost all of my writing in Drafts. Sync and automation are key features for me. “Where text starts…” 👨‍💻