An update via Android (audio)
A quick audio bit, recorded while driving through my car's audio system for part of it (sorry), regarding upcoming blog posts and reviews of Android and the Pixel 2 XL. Download audio
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Snapthread 1.5 Beta
Becky Hansmeyer: I’m going to do something I’ve never done before: ask people to beta test my app! If you’re interested in being a part of my very first beta test, please either send an email to feedback@beckyhansmeyer.com or DM me on Twitter (@bhansmeyer). All I need to know is what email address you’d like me to send a TestFlight…
Scott McNulty on making time to read
Scott McNulty gets asked about how he reads so many books every year. His answer? You just have to make time for it. You know that time you spend doing something other than reading for pleasure? If you spent that time reading instead, you'd read more. I get asked this same question about building apps, blogging, photographing, etc….
Pathway, Westfield, NJ – January 2018
Pathway, Westfield, NJ – January 2018 Found this small pathway between buildings in Westfield that led from the storefronts to the housing beyond. On these cold winter days this is likely the quickest way to get to the nearby bakery or Five Guys for a burger.
Micro Monday – January 8, 2018: Mike Haynes
Micro.blog has a new thing where each Monday you recommend someone to follow and why. Here is Jean MacDonald, Community Manager at M.b: We are inaugurating Micro Monday January 8. Inspired by Follow Friday, we want to encourage helpful recommendations rather than lists of accounts to follow. We suggest you make just one recommendation per week. Include a…
Frozen Westfield Train Station, Westfield, NJ – January 2018
Frozen Westfield Train Station, Westfield, NJ – January 2018
Bicycle Parking, Westfield, NJ Train Station – January 2018
Bicycle Parking, Westfield, NJ Train Station – January 2018
App icon design, one size does not fit all
Yesterday I reposted Becky Hansmeyer's vent about having to create multiple icon sizes for her app. I feel her pain. I recently completed an app for both iOS and Android and so I had to create just over 1,000,000 icon sizes. At least it felt like it. So, like her, I too would like Xcode to create all…
Repost: Becky Hansmeyer re: app icons
👉 Becky Hansmeyer: Xcode should, by default, generate app icons for all sizes from a single artwork file. That would eliminate such an obvious pain point for app developers and designers.
Repost: Stephen Pieper re: Indieweb plugins
👉 Stephen Pieper: I went a bit crazy with Indieweb plugins and services to begin with. The fervour of the new follower. I’m cutting out the stuff I don’t need now or the the things that just don’t work the way I want them to. Manual seems best for some things.
Colin Walker’s tech predictions
Colin Walker answered the call. Interesting list. Here is just one: Mark Zuckerberg reveals he has political ambitions after all. Not wanting to be criticised he “does a Trump” and supposedly signs over all control of Facebook while making a run for the White House. I don't think Zuckerberg will ever leave Facebook. Not even to be President….
The new Technorati
Glenn Rice: My first impression is that micro.blog could be the new, simpler Technorati for the rising IndieWeb tide – a nice centralised way for people to discover each other’s posts and sites without losing the decentralised, own-your-data nature of the indieweb. I have very fond memories of Technorati so I do not mind this comparison. Technorati helped expose people…
Noah Read’s tech predictions
Prompted somewhat by my technology prediction time capsule, Noah Read takes a stab at what he thinks we'll see (or, won't see) in 2018. He has some interesting takes. Most of which I agree with. I do not think I agree with this take, though: AR will be a passing craze, while at the same time making certain…
Best of 2017 as told by me
To create this list I sat down and wrote from the top of my head the things I could remember being awesome in 2017. The list isn't exhaustive. It is just what made an impression on me as being "the best" in each category. Best Blog: fuzzy notepad Evee consistently writes well-researched, readable, diatribes on topics that could…
Snowy Saturday, Prompton, PA – December 2017
Snowy Saturday, Prompton, PA – December 2017
Paper Caves, Honesdale, PA – December 2017
Paper Caves, Honesdale, PA – December 2017 Goregous, immersive art exhibit.
SPARK Talks at the NEPA Tech meet up in December 2017
SPARK Talks are, by definition, Short, Provocative, Action-oriented, Realistic, and Knowledgeable talks that are loosely timed, on a specific topic (more or less), and allow many presentations to be given at an event. I had never heard of them prior to this month's NEPA Tech meet up organized by John George. SPARK Talks remind me of Lightning Talks or Ignite. I have been…
Dynamicland
Dynamicland: We are inventing a new computational medium where people work together with real objects in the real world, not alone with virtual objects on a screen. From Bret Victor and others. Swoon.
Choosing without deciding
Seth Godin: We can save a lot of time and effort by making our meaningless choices effortless. Pick the first one, or the one in alphabetical order or flip a coin. Merely have a rule and make the choice. This point made by a recent post by the inimitable Seth Godin strikes the same chord as my SPARK…
Cider Mill, Clifford, PA – December 2017
Cider Mill, Clifford, PA – December 2017
Universal Apple apps
Mark Gurman, for Bloomberg: Starting as early as next year, software developers will be able to design a single application that works with a touchscreen or mouse and trackpad depending on whether it’s running on the iPhone and iPad operating system or on Mac hardware, according to people familiar with the matter. Remember the many times I've written that…
Repost: Cabel Sasser re: Apple update caching
👉 Cabel Sasser on Twitter: macOS 10.13 Tip: have lots of iOS / Mac devices in your house? And a Mac that's usually on? Turn on "Content Caching" in Sharing prefs, and updates will be downloaded to all your devices from your Mac, saving time and bandwidth. LINK
Andrew Canion’s podcast addiction
Andrew Canion: I listen to a lot of podcasts. I’ve been listening to podcasts for more than 10 years, way before they were mainstream. I used to load podcasts onto my work-supplied IBM ThinkPad and drive to work with it open on the passenger seat, playing podcasts. This was before I owned an iPod, let alone an iPhone….
Micro.blog is now public
Manton Reece: Micro.blog is now available to anyone. There’s a limit of 100 new sign-ups each day, so that we can better respond to feedback as the community grows. I've been using Micro.blog on the web, Mac, and iOS for a few months and the community there has been great. In fact, the vast majority of my web…