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  • A Message for Christmas

    To all of you, even though I donā€™t know you personally, since I spend quite some time here all year long reading your posts, I kind of feel familiarity. Itā€™s like being part of a small community. I like this a lot. Itā€™s something not possible on Twitter. So, I want to wish you a merry Christmas to ā€¦ read more

  • Doing Nothing Useful and Feeling Guilty About It

    First day of holiday vacations. I’m not into Christmas at all this year. It’s the kind of day where I should work on my many writing projects or even do some photo processing! Yet, I feel in a lethargic state. I’m barely able to finish my newsletter. I’m unable to organize ā€¦ read more

  • Phasing Out My Vimeo Account

    Well, Iā€™m not a video guy. I prefer photography. My experience with Vimeo is coming to an end. I wonā€™t renew my subscription. Iā€™ll keep my account but returning to the free tier will remove many of my previously published content. This prompts me to remove some content from my main blog too. ā€¦ read more

  • Glass ā€” Maybe We Need to Be Patient?

    Matt Birchler blog post about his interest for Glassā€™s fading out: I was very high on Glass, a new photo sharing app this summer, but my enthusiasm for it has dropped in perfect sync with the temperature dropping here in the Midwest since then. Lee Peterson blog post about his interest is so low ā€¦ read more

  • An idea. The iPad. A Brainstorming Session. Another Article in the Works.

    I love the iPad. Appleā€™s Notes.app in dark mode is šŸ˜. Youā€™re currently seeing a brainstorm of ideas for an upcoming blog post in early 2022. The subject? Can you tell just by looking at my notes? Hint: Itā€™s a meta blog post. Another hint: https://numericcitizen.io. Yes, I know, my handwriting sucks. ā€¦ read more

  • The Enigmatic Snapseed from Google

    Surprising to see Snapseed being updated since it is owned by Google. I use this photo processing application to create the posts in the Perfect Imperfection Series on my Smugmug account. If Google was to kill this app, it would probably put an end to my photo series. I tried to find other apps to ā€¦ read more

  • Is The iPad Still Exciting ā€” It Depends

    I want to chime in on a series of posts by Matt Birchler (on his YouTube channel) and Andy Nicolaides (on his The Dent website) regarding the iPad. The question is clear: is the iPad still exciting? It all depends on the use case. I came to realize in 2021 that the iPad (even in its Pro incarnation) ā€¦ read more

  • I Just Paid $50 to Wikipedia

    I think itā€™s worth it and itā€™s important. The transaction was easy (Apple Pay), which makes a big difference. Consider this an impulsive buy. read more

  • Currently Working On ā€” A Teaser

    Directly from Craft, a peek at four articles that Iā€™m currently working on, almost ready for publication! šŸ‘€šŸ‘ØšŸ»ā€šŸ’» I dare you to meet me in my Digital Garden! šŸ” read more

  • On iOS 15ā€™s Legacy Contacts

    I remember working on ā€œA Guide for Preparing to Leave Your Numeric Legacyā€, one of the cited challenges was to get access to the deceased personā€™s online data. I provided ways and a methodology to get ready for their numeric legacy. With iOS 15ā€™s Legacy Contacts, Apple is making it much easier. The ā€¦ read more

  • iOS 15.2 & iPadOS 15.2 are OUT ā€” A Few Thoughts

    The previous screenshots show the release notes, as seen on an iPhone. I just canā€™t believe Apple cannot fix the font size. Itā€™s been like this life forever. Itā€™s all in the details, Apple, in the details. Gosh. The most interesting thing for me is the App Privacy Report, which I love. As an IT guy ā€¦ read more

  • Being Unsplashed ā€” Take 2

    If youā€™ve been reading my blogs for a while, you probably know by now that Iā€™m a big fan of Unsplash (ā€œMy Growing Love Affair with Unsplashā€). Iā€™ve been using Unsplash constantly to find and use pictures in many of my posts (when I cannot find one of mines that fit the post subject). My ā€¦ read more

  • On #Glass Appreciation

    Surprise! Today, Glass introduced something I thought would never come: Like! Oops, Appreciation (Announcement on Twitter)! In summary: they are private. They are note at the forefront of the experience. They donā€™t propels algorithms. They arenā€™t used to sell targeted ads. They are merely a check ā€¦ read more

  • Micro.blog Officially Launches Support for Newsletters

    So, as expected, yesterday Micro.blog introduced support for newsletters in the premium subscription tier. The official announcement follows: Today weā€™re announcing a major new feature for Micro.blog Premium subscribers: email newsletters. Micro.blog can now manage, letting readers subscribe to your ā€¦ read more

  • About Micro.blog Upcoming Update ā€” Newsletter Support

    Apparently, it looks like tomorrow, Micro.blog is going to add support for newsletters. A few weeks ago, I canā€™t remember exactly, Manton posted a screenshot (which I can no longer find) where a ā€œnewsletterā€ item was shown on the left sidebar on the Micro.blog main site. Iā€™m very curious about ā€¦ read more

  • On My Photographic Style

    The photo thumbnails are from a personal trip to Austria in 1998. When I look back at these photos, I have to come to a conclusion that my photographic style didnā€™t really change in 30 years. It feels a bit depressing. It is basically revolving about architecture, nature. Very rarely about people, ā€¦ read more

  • Changing my Mind

    Booooooā€¦ Well, it looks like I changed my mind. I didnā€™t remember that I wrote this blog post following the release of Ghost 4.0. At the time, I didnā€™t see the benefit, but now, itā€™s quite another story. I really love Ghost and I think I made the right choice for a few significant reasons: Ghost ā€¦ read more

  • Testing Synology Photos as a digital assets management solution (#synology #beta #dsm7)

    I’m currently testing Synology as a storage solution for all my non-personal, non-photographic digital assets that I often use to complement my blog posts. After testing Synology Moments, their previous solution for photo management on DSM 6.2, Synology Photos in DSM 7.x is a step in the right ā€¦ read more

  • Will Apple SharePlay Really Take Off?

    Readdle software released an update to PDF Expert with support for Appleā€™s SharePlay. Using FaceTime, up to 32 people can share and annotate a PDF. According to the documented workflow on The MacObserver website, while in a FaceTime call, opening a PDF file with PDF Expert enables the SharePlay ā€¦ read more

  • Photo editing while on the beach

    On my iPad Pro, in split-screen view: on the left, Lightroom. On the right, Appleā€™s Photos. Same photo in DNG format (ProRAW) edited with available features and possibilities of each application. Lightroom wins, obviously. Recent update to Lightroom adds editing masks which makes a big difference in ā€¦ read more