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  • 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” Continue reading ā†’

  • 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 setup process takes less than 2 minutes to complete. An access key and a death certificate are required to ask Apple to let the legacy contacts to gain access to the online data. Continue reading ā†’

  • 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 in my professional life, I like to see whatā€™s going on in my devices. Continue reading ā†’

  • 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 contributions slowed a bit in the last year because I spend more time building my online presence on Smugmug (my Smugmug page) and more recently on Glass (my profile on Glass). Continue reading ā†’

  • 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 box in a database. They are gentle. They are a gift. The team behind Glass is showing sign of lucidity. I like whatā€™s Iā€™m seeing since the start of this special place. Continue reading ā†’

  • 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 blog and receive emails for new blog posts. Itā€™s deeply integrated into Micro.blog and works great for collecting multiple microblog posts together automatically. Here is why I upgraded my subscription plan almost instantly after the news came out. Continue reading ā†’

  • 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 Micro.blog take on newsletter. Micro.blog is all about simplicity without being too simplistic. If the feature is available to entry-level paid tier, Iā€™m might enable it and use it myself. Continue reading ā†’

  • 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, these are too hard to capture; I donā€™t have a good sense of timing, and Iā€™m shy. Iā€™m rarely doing street photography. Continue reading ā†’

  • 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 comes with APIs, which enable all sort of possibilities to improve my workflow. Ghost editor is much more powerful than Substackā€™s. Continue reading ā†’

  • 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 direction, a big improvement. I like what I’m seeing. It’s fast. The ability to use folders as well as albums to organize my collection is a big plus. Continue reading ā†’

  • 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 feature. I tried the SharePlay experience using Music and screen sharing to see how easy the SharePlay workflow is to master. Continue reading ā†’

  • 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 achieving desired results. Picture taken with iPhone 13 Pro. On the beach. While in vacation. Cheers. šŸ˜ŽšŸ¹ Continue reading ā†’

  • My Current Status

    My current status ā€” spending quality time on vacations in Tulum, Mexico. Itā€™s the first trip for more than 22 months. After so many sacrifices, time has come to say: enough, letā€™s enjoy life. šŸ˜ŽšŸŒ… Continue reading ā†’

  • A New Home, Same Purposes

    Iā€™m done putting the final touches to my new home, a place where I continue sharing my newsletter and publish new posts under the Friday Notes and Photo Legend Series. Instead of using Substack, Iā€™m now on Ghost(Pro). And I love it! I hope you stay with me in this transition. Considering bookmarking this link: https://numericcitizen-introspection.blog or adding it to your favourite RSS reader: https://numericcitizen-introspection.blog/rss/. Continue reading ā†’

  • RTFM (Read The Fuckin Manual They Say!)

    When I got my first AirTags, I was anxious to get this wallet from this KickStarter project: ā€œSnapback Slim Air - A Wallet for AirTagsā€. This is my Snapback Slim Air. With the AirTag inserted. Can you see the problem? The AirTag hardly stays in place and has the tendency to pop out of its place. Not great at all. I always found the fitting to be so so. Then, today I got an email from KickStarter with the following promotional photo. Continue reading ā†’

  • Like the Dislike ā€” Put the Decision in Creatorā€™s Hands

    So, YouTube will remove the dislike button soon from its platform. In one of his recent video, the popular YouTuber, Marques Brownlee, expresses his dissatisfaction about Googleā€™s decision. His view echos mine. Iā€™m not a big consumer of YouTube content, but when I do spend time there, I want to spend it on good quality content. The like / dislike ratio is an important indicator for me, and I suspect it is for many people. Continue reading ā†’

  • Android Phones Are Forā€¦?

    A story by MacRumors reports Tim Cookā€™s answer about not being able to sideload applications on the iPhone is not restricting customers choice. Hereā€™s the beginning of Tim Cookā€™s answer: ā€œI think that people have that choice today, Andrew, if you want to sideload, you can buy an Android phone.ā€ Tim Cookā€™s answer reminds me of another one. Steve Jobs once said that if you want porn on a phone, just buy an Android phone. Continue reading ā†’

  • Revisiting My Craft Content Organization

    Even though Iā€™m using Ulysses for most of my writings, after reading the ā€œA Complete Ulysses Writing Workflowā€, it gave me the idea of revisiting the way I organize my content in Craft. As shown in the previous screenshot, my content is now organized following a similar flow often seen on Kansan boards. As you might expect, everything start in the Inbox folder then eventually get ā€œpromotedā€ to the next folder, according to the contentā€™s maturity. Continue reading ā†’

  • From ProRAW to JPEG ā€” When JPEG is Simply Enough

    Here is a situation for which Iā€™m searching for a solution. Letā€™s say Iā€™m going out with my iPhone 13 Pro to take a few pictures outside. After a while, I notice that all the pictures that I was shooting were in ProRAW format. What if the lighting conditions were great that day and my photos didnā€™t require post-processing of any kind besides the iPhoneā€™s own processing? How can I convert from ProRAW to their optimized JPEG counterparts and keep them in my iCloud Photo Library? Continue reading ā†’

  • Exposure Notifications ā€” Still Useful?

    The other day I was looking at my iPhone battery consumption only to find out that the Exposure notifications feature was consuming close to 10% of the power on a 24 hours period. Itā€™s not the first that I see Exposure Notifications to take so much juice out of my iPhone battery. Iā€™m not alone, apparently, according to a Google search with the ā€œexposure notifications battery drainā€ keywords. The question is simple: considering that Iā€™m fully vaccinated, considering the state of the pandemic here in Canada, considering that hardly any people actually enter their test results if found positive, why should I continue to care about having this turned on? Continue reading ā†’