Teams that build products for multiple platforms (web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux) should consider switching their browsers/platform choice each year if possible. It can be eye opening.
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How to use DuckDuckGo
Brett Terpstra: The search syntax is very similar to Google’s, so if you’re familiar with that you won’t need to learn much. Obviously you can just search a bunch of words, but…
Zuckerberg’s note on privacy on social networks
Mark Zuckerberg published a note on Facebook last night outlining his thoughts around privacy and social networking. I find it a fascinating read for several reasons. It reads like an internal memo…
Microsoft open sources Windows Calculator
Microsoft: Today, we’re excited to announce that we are open sourcing Windows Calculator on GitHub under the MIT License. This includes the source code, build system, unit tests, and product roadmap. Our…
Testing inconsistent Web Share Target API data with a Progressive Web App
One of the latest things I've been working on for Unmark is turning the app into a Progressive Web App (PWA). Among other benefits, this affords Unmark the capability of being a…
I’m contemplating a move back to Mac within the next year or so (solely dependent on what Apple hardware and software happens in 2019). But I’d feel like I’m abandoning Windows right when things are improving so much. Inner turmoil.
What I saw this week #57 – February 29, 2019
Don't have time to get to all of these links today? No problem. Try Unmark (I'll send you an invite if you'd like.) Also, there are tons more. Apollo-related stuff: With it…
Update (October 2026): Unmark’s hosted service no longer accepts new sign-ups. For my current bookmarking app, see Rinku, its free, open source, local-first successor.
I’ll have more to say soon, but we’re accepting requests for invites to Unmark – an open source to-do app for bookmarks. We’re slowly sending out invitations and are looking for people that collect/share a lot of links and willing to provide feedback.
Joshua Blankenship celebrates 15 years of having a blog
Joshua Blakenship (dude has a name like a superhero doesn't he?) on 15 years of blogging and on bringing his personal blog back online: I don’t know much, but I know I…
The Sony of the PC industry
Jessica Williams (presumably no relation to whom this post is about) writing for Times News regarding Jeff Williams, COO of Apple, speaking to students and faculty at Elon University , regarding Steve…
An interview with Ryan Hertel of Socialocca
I've devoted a lot of my time and effort in trying to help local entrepreneurs through advising, attending meetups, and being an active part of the local tech and business communities. I…
The Mac is turning less Pro
skywhopper, on Hacker News, commenting on a thread relating to Mark Gurman's scoop on Apple's (supposed) plan to have apps running on iOS and macOS using the same (or, similar) code bases…
Repost: Pete Brown on Medium
👉 Pete Brown: It is always so disappointing when I discover a site that seem interesting and I want to follow it, and then I find out it is on Medium.
Don’t get clever with login forms
Brad Frost: As time goes on I find myself increasingly annoyed with login forms. Excellent suggestions for designing simple, usable login forms. I've made a note to double-check anything I make with…
Shopping for fishing gear. 🎣
What I saw this week #56 – February 15, 2019
See more in this series. Gravitational Waves – A New Era of Astronomy Begins – Brian Greene hosted a panel about the monumental discovery. Amazing work. The Discarded Image: Episode 01 -…
Large companies aren’t good homes for beloved services
(I had no idea what to title this post.) Peter Kafka, reporting for Recode earlier this year, re: Verizon shuttering relatively large services they've purchased over the years rather than "bothering" to…
I’ve been giving Brave a try. I converted some Bitcoin into BAT (Brave’s Attention Token) so that I can “tip” various sites. Interesting model though I can see why the ad replacement technique is controversial (if not downright criminal?). Looking forward to seeing where this evolves.
Fred Wilson on AVC becoming an email newsletter
Fred Wilson, in a post where he contemplates his blog becoming an email newsletter to reduce his technical debt in running a blog: Many AVC readers don’t bother with any of that…
What I saw this week #55 – February 8, 2018
I want to be regular with this series. I do. I've just been busy. Sorry. Here are some links that you might find interesting. I did. The HU – Mongolian Heavy Metal…
Sweden’s leave policy
Maddy Savage, BBC Capital, re: Sweden's leave policy: For the last two decades, full-time workers with permanent jobs have had the right to take a six-month leave of absence to launch a…
There are several single posts in my blog’s archive that get well over 1,000 hits per month. I wish all of these people became subscribers or said just hello.
A new interview with Manton Reece of Micro.blog for 2019
Last year, around this time, I published an interview with Manton Reece – founder of Micro.blog (M.b) – about how the platform was growing and what the goals for 2018 were. It…
Sunset out the passenger window – January 2019
Sunset out the passenger window – January 2019
Teams are sleeping on the Sixers.
If I were to make a thing would you like to sign up for a thing? I need beta testers. If you’d like to help send an email to colin [at] cdevroe.com
Licensing my images
(If I sent you to this page, it is likely because you're in violation of my license. Please read.) For the last few years my photos have been licensed as attribution only…
Baremetrics left Medium last year
Josh Pigford, last year, on leaving Baremetrics leaving Medium: I realized Medium is really great about surfacing content, but it removes the face of it. It neutralizes all content to basically be…
Noah Read on China
Noah Read recently visited China. His post has some lovely photos and great first-hand insights. I like this bit: The trade war, debate over the gravity of China’s economic slowdown, currency manipulation,…