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Remembering Sad Souvenirs With Great Words and Images
Hereās a great visual recollection of a trip to Italy back in 2011, when Steve Jobs died. Great images. Gentle words. Itās not only about the iPhone as a great camera, but about Italy, a place I visited last summer, and how it felt to be there when Steve death made the news. Must see and read.
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Would buy an iPad in a vending machine at the airport? The model was a 64 GB iPad latest model at 599 CAN$. Same price as in Apple Store.
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Flighty is such a great iPhone app. Here Flighty is showing in a shiny and clever way that one of my flight is 2h20m late at destination. š³š¤¦š»āāļø
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āļø FYI ā From Write.as to Micro.blog
To my readers, I wanted to let you know that all my posts on Write.as are also cross-posted on my Micro.blog feed from where you can respond or comment, on top of what Write.as offers via remark.as. Be sure to follow me there (Micro.blog supports RSS feeds too).
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On Making Apple Lovable Again
The DMA holds the promise to return Apple to an earlier age without these gluttonous service and tax aspirations driving seemingly every major decision at the company. The EU just might make Apple lovable again by outlawing their monopolistic excesses. What a twist. Source: Apple’s big monopoly loss comes curtesy of the EU
For once, I agree with David Heinemeier Hansson. Apple’s arrogance is slowly killing all the magic.
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šŗš¦ Putin is Complaining Again
Poor Putin, now he complains that Ukraine is sending drones to their military bases to destroy military assets and make it hard for planes to take off in the direction of Ukraine to commit crimes on civilians. Poor little boy. Fuck him. Heāll wait forever for any kind of negotiation if you ask me.
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30 Years of Platforms Learning
To celebrate my calculator app PCalc turning 30 today, I've written up all the history I can still remember:
There's also a rare 30%-off sale, which runs until midnight tonight, PST:
Mac:
https://pcalc.com/store/pcalcmaciOS:
https://pcalc.com/store/pcalcA big thanks to everybody who has used PCalc during the last three decades!
I never bought PCalc but for as long I’ve been following the Apple story, PCalc always was somewhere to be seen in a magazine, on the web or an App Store. What a great way to learn, explore over the years.
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Thinking About 2023 and My Future Creative Projects or Experimentation
Itās the time of the year where I start to think of my upcoming year from a content creation perspective and as someone who likes to try new things. Here are a few things that Iām going to explore. First, as a subscriber of SoundCloud, Iām finding it hard to find content for my DJ mixing experimentation. More often than not, those publishing content on SoundCloud wants you to buy Ā what's available on Beatport. Someone told me recently to use Beatport instead. I may switch from SoundCloud to Beatport for 2023. Second, Iāll continue my slow migration from Smugmug to my Exposure page. Smugmug was good but didnāt fit well with what I expected from a modern photo-sharing service. Third, I finally found a use case for recording videos with CleanShot. Iāll use it to add short video clips showing how to use specific features and tricks in Craft. Those clips will be added to The Craft BibleĀ (a website dedicated to Craft, the document writing app) and will come as a complement to my YouTube channel. Itās fun to be full of projects.
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Leaving the Nikon D750 Behind
Can you believe it? As an amateur photographer, Iām leaving my Nikon D750 home for my upcoming trip to Brasil. This trip certainly classifies itself as a once-in-a-lifetime event, yet I wonāt bring my camera with me. There are a few reasons for this. First, Iāll be on a cruise ship for most of my twelve-day trip. Second, I donāt feel itās secure to bring such gear to some parts of Rio or Sao Polo when we go off-board. Third, itās tough to beat the convenience of an iPhone 13 Pro in the pocket. The Nikon bag with all my lenses feels quite heavy at times. Iāll see when I return home if I made the right decision.
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A Few Takeaways About My Mastodon-Related Questions Today
Thanks to all who replied to my question regarding Mastodon. What a great community over here! Never had this in fifteen years on Twitter. š
Here are a few takeaways (many may be obvious, duh!).Ā
- Just like for emails, one cannot "reserve" a username in the Mastodon-friendly world. Makes sense.
- Registering with a specific instance (or server) is mandatory just like opening an account with an email provider.Ā
- Using a custom domain that I own is something I should consider doing.Ā
- I should probably go ahead with my custom domain name for Micro.blog before doing anything related to Mastodon.Ā
- Setting my websites (I do have a few) to display my Mastodon username or profile is a good idea too.Ā
- Setting my Mastodon profile to display my website is another good practice.
- Finding an instance I can relate to is probably the most daunting task if my research is any indication. I didnāt find any so far.Ā
- I still donāt understand how a Micro.blog compatible Mastodon name is helping in any of this.Ā
- Having a registered account on a Mastodon wonāt do much for me. I already get everything I want on Micro.blog. People can follow me from their Mastodon instance, and I can, too, from Micro.blog.Ā
- Thinking about all this on Christmas day shows that I donāt have a life! LOL
Anyway, happy holidays to you all! š
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Any Mastodon experts in the room? One quick question: how do I proceed to “reserve” my content creator name “numericcitizen” in the Mastodon world? I understand that I need to select a Mastondon server first where the account would be created, am I right? Then, what else?
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A Few Observations on Apple's Latest AirPods Pro
I got a pleasant surprise under the tree for this Christmasš: AirPods Pro 2. Some observations: I would say the clicking sound when closing the lid is different, with a bit lower tonality. The setup experience is top-notch, of course. Sound quality is definitively upgraded with more present bass and deeper sound. Noise cancellation is better too. Iāll have to experience it in a noisy place like an airplane tomorrow. For my next trip, I will leave my AirPods Max behind (they are too big for sleeping on the plane) and use the new, much lighter ones and easier to travel with.
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Comparing Elon Musk at Twitter to Steve Jobs at Pixar
When I read articles like this one from The Washington Post about Elon Muskās current tenure at Twitter, I think about Steve Jobs's tenure at Pixar. Both are quite different leaders, but I think Steve Jobs had a much more positive impact on Pixar than Musk on Twitter. My comparison comes from the belief that Steve could be seen as a jerk or be very hard on people. Elon is certainly seen and behaves like a real jerk. His leadership image is being tarnished every single day.Ā
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Just posted on my Twitter account.
"This account is being phased out. I no longer believe in Twitter as a viable and valuable social platform. I donāt share any values with Twitterās owner. Hence my decision to leave soon. Youāll be able to find me elsewhere as documented here: https://www.craft.do/s/9ILVvNnwHVAmJk"
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As you can see, my plan to exit Twitter is well underway. I think I could turn this shit off by January 1, 2023. It was much faster than I initially thought. This to-do list gives you an idea of how deeply Twitter was embedded in my digital life. Well, no more.
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The Digital Cleanup Continues
This morning, I visited IFTTT and Zapier to turn off ten applets which were using Twitter. My About page was updated to remove references to my Twitter accounts. While at it, I removed all references to Medium and GetRevue since they are no longer used.
I still have to figure out how I will follow people on Twitter who are valuable (there are a few) but refuse to move elsewhere. I might use Ā News Explorer to follow them, cutting the noise because I refrain from using a Twitter client. Itās not a perfect solution because I would get all their replies which makes things noisy. Speaking of Twitter clients (Twitter & Tweetbot), these were removed from my devices too.
It is one of the most comprehensive digital cleanups I ever did since 2007. For the upcoming year: Iāll focus on the open web services and tools for publishing most of my content. There are a few exceptions: YouTube and WordPress.com.
I may sound a bit extremist.
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If you donāt have a website, a blog or a newsletter and only exist on Twitter, then I give up. Youāre not worth it. Thought of the night.
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That is a hell of a low pressure. Very windy now. Lots of rain earlier. Getting way colder by tomorrow.
