Blog
Longer thoughts, quick observations, photographs, and links. All in one place, newest first.
Ben Schoon: The majority of Google apps support this system-wide toggle, but few third-party developers have followed the company’s lead. Here are some non-Google apps that support Android 10’s dark mode toggle….
…or, if they were mentioned, they were mentioned only briefly, but I found them to be intriguing. 2x more height on panoramas (63MP image) water resistance is up to 12ft for 30…
In my Pixel 4 wish list I may have overstated my current position on my choosing Android or iOS in my next phone. I wrote: As my time to upgrade my phone…
I think it is better said; Everyone should be able to have a podcast. Links: How I Built It – by Joe Casabona
Windows PowerToys is back! And, it is open source. Brandon LeBlanc: PowerToys is a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity. Inspired by…
Rickett's Glen Falls Trail – September 2019
Andy Sylvester: The other important part of the habit was making it a priority (I tried writing at lunch before, but ran out of time after web surfing, so I changed the…
My blog's theme is based on Davis by Anders Norén. I've been using it for a while, making small tweaks here and there for my images index and other things. It has…
Jamie Tanna, in a post about why everyone should have a web site, and it isn't that you have to be a web developer: Having a website and/or blog is not about…
American Herring Gull, Connecticut – August 2019
👉 Adam Tinworth: In an age where the shortness and speed of content, of hot takes and clickbait, there's still a role for slower, more considered writing. And that's why I carry…
There are a lot of bad reasons not to blog. Here are a few of them and why they are bad. Someone already wrote about this. Terrible reason. You didn't write about…
Jake Dahn, who co-authored a blog called Waking Ideas with Danny Nicolas over 10 years ago: I’ll write some thoughts in another post about why I’m getting back into blogging. But for…
I've been online since 1994. I've shared a lot of information here on my blog, through various social networks, and to different services like Google Maps, Untappd, and many others. That information…
Finally watching Parts Unknown Season 9. Couldn't to do so before today.
Sickler's Pond to Elk Hill – August 2019 I still have a lot to learn about manually creating HDR images using my drone. This was my first attempt. You'll notice the sky…
Today Eliza and I have been married for 20 years! ♥
Brendan Dawes: After twenty three years of using Adobe products in a professional capacity, I've now moved away from them as a company as I find there subscription model not something I…
Me, 1994: The Internet seems interesting. I wish it were 100x faster. 2004: The Internet has everything! I wish it were 50x faster. 2014: The Internet is everywhere! I wish it were…
At this point, the WISTW posts are woefully inaccurately titled and inconsistent in their schedule. The following are a few things I've seen recently that you may enjoy – but were certainly…
Want to hear something weird? Last Friday Eliza and I went to New Jersey and had to grab a bite to eat in the late-afternoon. We stopped at a Popeyes in Wayne,…
Date recorded: August 19, 2019 Yesterday while driving (sorry for the audio quality) I recorded a quick audio bit to distill my thoughts on why Automattic acquired Tumblr. Short-version: Automattic sees Tumblr…
The above animation, created with Pixaloop on Android, is from a photo by Eliza while we were in Iceland. That's me in the bottom right, shooting my own images of Seljalandsfoss.
Connecticut weekend vibes – August 2019 Eliza and I enjoyed a gorgeous weekend in Connecticut this weekend with my sister and her family.
I've recently started listening to ATP. I'm enjoying the three hosts slightly different takes on things. Somehow they each have just enough of a different perspective to make their conversations – and…
Aquaman 👎👎
Matt Mullenweg, stressing the more important aspects of the Tumblr sale: First, they chose to find a new home for Tumblr instead of shutting it down. Second, they considered not just how…
Chris Stapleton, Bethel Woods, New York – July 2019 Eliza and I had the opportunity to see Chris Stapleton at the infamous Woodstock grounds. Though not a fan of country, per se,…
Matt Mullenweg, on this Tumblog: When the possibility to join forces became concrete, it felt like a once-in-a-generation opportunity to have two beloved platforms work alongside each other to build a better,…
Brent Simmons: NetNewsWire has reached public beta! It only took like five years. 🙂 Pre-Twitter, NetNewsWire was the app I opened first in the morning to catch up on the day. In…