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Once I had decided to switch from macOS to Windows 10 I knew that I would need to unlearn old tricks and learn some new ones. The oddest one that can only happen through brute force is to teach my pinky to do what my thumb used to. On macOS the CMD button modifier is used for everything….
David Ortinau on the Xamarin Blog: Earlier this year, we surveyed Xamarin.Forms developers about the kinds of custom controls and extra platform code being written repeatedly that should be considered for support “in the box”. From these conversations, we created an initiative to deliver as many as we could in the next several releases. Just six weeks after…
Laura Kalbag: When I wrote about owning and controlling my own content, I talked about trying to keep my “content” in its canonical location on my site, and then syndicating it to social networks and other sites. Doing this involves cross-posting, something that can be done manually (literally copying and pasting titles, descriptions, links etc) or through automation….
Still working through my new photo library, syncing, back-up strategy but I believe I'll have a much better solution than Apple provided me when I'm finished. And, of course, I'll document it on my blog.
Sean Wolfe, compares Spotify vs. Apple Music for Business Insider: The subscription prices are generally the same, there isn't much disparity in the music that's available, and on the surface the services all appear pretty similar. But there are some important differences that will decide which music app is right for you. This is a fairly comprehensive comparison….
I use two clipboard managers currently. On Windows 10 I use 1Clipboard: A universal clipboard managing app that makes it easy to access your clipboard from anywhere on any device. It says "any device" but I do not believe it has any mobile apps. Since I now use the Microsoft Launcher for Android I may end up switching…
If you share Google Calendars and want them to show up in Windows 10's calendar app, this is the tip you need.
More accurately, what I've seen somewhat lately. I've been off my blogging game lately as I'm making the switch from Mac to Windows. So I'm busy moving photo libraries, installing apps and services, configuring options, and learning keyboard shortcuts. Here are a few things I wish I had more time to write about, but do not. Android P…
Me, in 2012, writing about the first time I saw a Surface device: I could have played with it longer. But I wouldn’t want to. The Surface is terrible. Even if you’ve never picked up an iPad or an Android-powered tablet you would think the Surface is pretty slow, hard to use, and heavy; three things a tablet…
After 16+ years working, writing, playing, making, listening, watching on a Macintosh, I'm switching back to Windows. Within a few days from today I will no longer be a Mac user. In fact, the only Apple product I will be using regularly will be my 2014 iPad Air 2 which I plan to replace soon. (I'm not the…
My half-written draft on how I chose a Windows computer needs to be finished and published. I need to find the time this week.
Friendly reminder: If you use Gmail, check your Google Drive storage. If you run out, you will not get any email and Google will not notify you. So you have to check yourself. Log into drive.google.com and click Storage.
I've been getting more value out of Twitter lately and as a result I've been tweeting a bit more (on my "new" c2dev2 account). I don't know what this means.
Twenty-four years of computing and I’ve never met a printer that I liked.
Spent the day on Windows 10. Not bad and getting better with every release. Looking forward to fully switching soon.
Windows Central on the Logitech MX Master 2S: This really can be considered the king of all mice, with its excellent ergonomics, functionality, and portability. I got mine in 2017 and it was the best mouse that year too. Still love it.
Connecticut – June 2018 Eliza and I had a great time in Connecticut last weekend. Definitely visiting again.
Announcements are beginning to pour out while VidCon is happening. YouTube: The number of creators earning five figures a year is up by 35 percent and the number of creators earning six figures is up by 40 percent. As in previous years, the vast majority of the revenue is coming from our advertising partners. We’ll continue investing here,…
Instagram launched what some are calling a direct competitor to YouTube, IGTV. First, I'll start by listing some reasons I think this is the perfect time for Instagram to have launched this product. Smartphones are just beginning to get real horsepower and amazing battery life to enable this kind of experience and the amount of time people will…
Jack Baty: Looking at my blog from 2003 makes me think we got blogging right early on. Yep. Everything else has been additive. But a blog from 20 years ago, like mine, would be just as good today as then.
Digging Connecticut.
Enjoyed Ocean's 8. My only gripe is that it should have been a more difficult heist. Seemed all too easy. Probably because women are better at everything. ☺️
Anthony Bourdain, in 1999, writing for The New Yorker: I’ve been a chef in New York for more than ten years, and, for the decade before that, a dishwasher, a prep drone, a line cook, and a sous-chef. I came into the business when cooks still smoked on the line and wore headbands. A few years ago, I…
Reid Hoffman: Under Satya Nadella's leadership, Microsoft has re-invigorated itself with an exploratory, future-oriented, and developer-focused mindset.