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  • February 27, 2026 1:33pm
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    Automation & AI

    I would love to build the dream bookmark manager for myself, just like I built an RSS reader and a photo-sharing website. I love AnyBox, but it’s not integrated with the rest of my workflow and doesn’t have a web version. This bookmark manager could be integrated into my RSS reader and gather data from Micro.blog Bookmarks, too. Still a lot to think about.

  • February 27, 2026 11:28am
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    Automation & AI

    While waiting for Micro.blog next chapter, I’m playing with RSS feeds display strategies. This view is called “Journal”. Built using Claude Code and hosted on Vercel.

  • February 27, 2026 8:18am
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    Automation & AI

    Building a custom branded Ghost theme for my main website with the help of Claude Code seems like an achievable goal, right?

  • February 27, 2026 7:28am
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    Misc

    What is happening in Singapore? I get major spikes in visitors from this country from time to time. Both Plausible and Tinylytics are reporting the same behaviour. 🤔

  • February 27, 2026 7:04am
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    Apps & Services

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    Fastmail is preparing to launch an updated photo gallery functionality in approximately two weeks. I wasn’t certain they would keep updating this feature, so I’m glad it’s still available and that it keeps improving. I have a few test images there, but with my own web app for sharing photos now, I’m unsure whether I would switch to Fastmail’s version, since my version and Fastmail’s are quite similar.

  • February 26, 2026 9:23pm
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    Apple & Tech

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    Three ways new Apple products next week will modernize iPhone, iPad, and Mac — 9to5Mac

    That would mean that every new iPhone, iPad, and Mac supports Apple Intelligence for the first time — oh, and Apple Vision Pro, too.

    Instead of downplaying Apple Intelligence, Apple is doubling down on it. They must be confident, even after such a false start in 2024.

  • February 26, 2026 9:13pm
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    Automation & AI

    It’s progressing well… 📺 👀

  • Micro.blog + RSS = ?

    February 26, 2026 7:14pm
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    Apps & Services

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    Micro.blog is set to launch soon what could be its most exciting new feature yet: an integrated RSS reader. If I’m not mistaken, this could significantly change how I use the service. I currently follow many Mastodon accounts from news sites, so their updates are pushed to my timeline. With a possible RSS integration, I could use the RSS feeds directly, eliminating the need to follow the Mastodon account. I don’t know how the new feature will integrate with the rest of Micro. Continue reading →

  • February 26, 2026 6:02pm
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    Automation & AI

    The speed at which Anthropic is adding new stuff to Claude and Claude Code on the desktop is impressive. Is OpenAI even competing?

  • February 26, 2026 8:44am
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    Work

    I’ve been working hard on a few presentations lately at work and one of the most satisfying thing is when I remove words or phrases without changing the message.

  • February 26, 2026 7:45am
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    Apple & Tech

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    Leaker Says Apple’s Lower-Cost MacBook Will Have These 8 Limitations — MacRumors

    While the leaked files are real, this source currently lacks an established track record, so these claims should still be treated with some skepticism.

    Well, this information pretty much aligns with the definition of an entry-level Mac.

  • February 25, 2026 9:51pm
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    Apple & Tech

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    Samsung Launches Galaxy S26 Ultra With Built-In Privacy Display and New AI Features — MacRumors

    New to the Galaxy S26 Ultra is a built-in “Privacy Display” that makes it harder to view what’s on the screen when looking at the phone from a side angle. It’s clear when looking at it head on, but someone sitting next to you will have a hard time seeing your phone’s display. Privacy Display works at the pixel level, controlling how pixels disperse light. It can be set to activate only for certain apps or situations like entering a PIN, and there are partial and maximum privacy options.

    I want Apple to copy this. So clever and quite useful for someone like me who commutes on public transport.

  • February 25, 2026 7:21am
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    Apple & Tech

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    I like this image for a few reasons. First, it feels a bit like the early nineties, with some mid-century design elements. But this PowerBook Duo station on the integrated desk reminds me of when I was working at an Apple Dealer; I could use a PowerBook Duo in this exact configuration. It was a great and novel product at the time.

  • February 24, 2026 9:13pm
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    The recent rumors about Apple incorporating touch support into macOS for the M6 MacBook Pro, expected around fall 2026, seem a bit odd. I’m somewhat skeptical about Apple’s abilities lately, particularly after the Liquid Glass reveal. Incorporating an adaptive touch mode on the Mac feels unusual to me. In recent years, Apple made so many changes to macOS to make it look more like iPadOS. I wonder why it needs to add adaptive UI on top of that. And, introducing an M6 MacBook Pro less than 12 months after introducing new M5 models also feels strange.

  • February 24, 2026 9:06am
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    Apple & Tech

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    Apple accelerates U.S. manufacturing with Mac mini production - Apple

    What the Apple press release seems to depict are workers building 2U rack servers. No Mac mini in sight. 🧐🤨

  • February 23, 2026 9:41pm
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    Apple & Tech

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    Ouch, 2025 was a tough year for Apple. I consider writing my own opinion on this, but it seems everything has already been said. Overall, it was a difficult year for Apple on many levels. Unfortunately, this isn’t yet clear in their financial reports; if it were, the executives might see things differently.

  • February 23, 2026 9:21pm
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    Apple & Tech

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    Apple is shipping a UI whose core identity depends on effects that many users can’t tolerate, so Apple has to provide ‘escape hatches’—which implies the identity is optional, and therefore poorly grounded as a universal interface language. 🙄

  • February 23, 2026 10:51am
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    Microsoft finally makes OneDrive look like a Mac app as it gets an all-new UI — 9to5Mac

    The all-new OneDrive Activity Center embraces the Swift UI design language, including support for Liquid Glass on macOS 26 and native accessibility options like VoiceOver and Full Keyboard Access.

    Can we say: finally?

  • February 22, 2026 7:53pm
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    Misc

    Food for thought

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    I have such a hard time explaining to people around me (family, friends and colleagues) that platforms like Meta are no good and that we should avoid them. 😔

  • February 22, 2026 2:26pm
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    Apple is Testing These iPhone 18 Pro and Foldable iPhone Colors — MacRumors

    While it was previously rumored that Apple was also considering purple and brown finishes for the iPhone 18 Pro models, Gurman said he believes that those color options are “just variants of the same red idea — given that the tones are fairly similar.” In other words, it sounds like those two color options will not actually be offered.

    I’m getting more and more nervous about Apple’s plans for the iPhone 18 Pro colors…

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