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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 weāre 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. Itās 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
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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 canāt remember exactly, Manton posted a screenshot (which I can no longer find) where a ānewsletterā item was shown on the left sidebar on the Micro.blog main site. Iām 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, Iām might enable it and use it myself. Continue reading ā
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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 didnāt 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 donāt have a good sense of timing, and Iām shy. Iām rarely doing street photography. Continue reading ā
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Changing my Mind
Booooooā¦ Well, it looks like I changed my mind. I didnāt remember that I wrote this blog post following the release of Ghost 4.0. At the time, I didnāt see the benefit, but now, itās 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 Substackās. Continue reading ā
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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
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Will Apple SharePlay Really Take Off?
Readdle software released an update to PDF Expert with support for Appleās 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
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Photo editing while on the beach
On my iPad Pro, in split-screen view: on the left, Lightroom. On the right, Appleās 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. šš¹ Continue reading ā
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My Current Status
My current status ā spending quality time on vacations in Tulum, Mexico. Itās the first trip for more than 22 months. After so many sacrifices, time has come to say: enough, letās enjoy life. šš Continue reading ā
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A New Home, Same Purposes
Iām 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, Iām 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
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RTFM (Read The Fuckin Manual They Say!)
When I got my first AirTags, I was anxious to get this wallet from this KickStarter project: āSnapback 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
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Like the Dislike ā Put the Decision in Creatorās 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 Googleās decision. His view echos mine. Iām 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
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Android Phones Are Forā¦?
A story by MacRumors reports Tim Cookās answer about not being able to sideload applications on the iPhone is not restricting customers choice. Hereās the beginning of Tim Cookās answer: āI think that people have that choice today, Andrew, if you want to sideload, you can buy an Android phone.ā Tim Cookās 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
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Revisiting My Craft Content Organization
Even though Iām using Ulysses for most of my writings, after reading the āA 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 āpromotedā to the next folder, according to the contentās maturity. Continue reading ā
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From ProRAW to JPEG ā When JPEG is Simply Enough
Here is a situation for which Iām searching for a solution. Letās say Iām 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 didnāt require post-processing of any kind besides the iPhoneās own processing? How can I convert from ProRAW to their optimized JPEG counterparts and keep them in my iCloud Photo Library? Continue reading ā
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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. Itās not the first that I see Exposure Notifications to take so much juice out of my iPhone battery. Iām not alone, apparently, according to a Google search with the āexposure notifications battery drainā keywords. The question is simple: considering that Iām 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
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Got Things Done This Week
Iām feeling pretty happy again this week-end as I managed to do everything that I was sitting in my bloggerās to do list (which is setup every Sunday in Craft). What youāre seeing in my summary newsletter here is only part of my content creator story. Continue reading ā
