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  • April 27, 2025 7:36pm
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    I have to get myself ready to leave the ARC Browser behind and come back to Safari. It’s obvious that it is becoming abandoned. I will miss the left sidebar.

  • April 26, 2025 2:44pm
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    Here’s a video for Micro.blog users who want to learn more about ways to interact with the social web from Micro.blog. I hope you enjoy and learn something new today. cc @manton

  • April 26, 2025 10:20am
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    Misc

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    I’m currently recording a YouTube video for Micro.blog users to demonstrate how you can interact with the social web from Micro.blog. Expect the video to be published soon. Feel free to say “hi”, you’re on camera!

  • April 26, 2025 8:31am
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    Apple & Tech

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    David Spark on Nano texture displays:

    I can’t help but wonder if Apple will eventually bring Nano-texture to the iPhone. Given how often people use their phones in direct sunlight, it could help. Regardless, for those who need a high-end, anti-reflective display, Apple’s Nano-texture glass is the best I’ve seen, and far superior to any screen treatment or film I’ve tried.

    If nano texture display ever come to the iPhone, I would buy it in a heartbeat even if I didn’t for my M4 iPad Pro (too expansive).

  • Simply THE Best

    April 26, 2025 8:13am
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    Just spent 10 minutes on Glass, just browsing and glancing at other people’s work, and I was blown away by the quality of photos that you can find there. I discovered many great photographers this morning that will brighten my view of the world. I would argue that Glass is probably THE best and most successful photo-sharing service of all that I experienced in my life. Continue reading →

  • April 26, 2025 6:46am
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    Realmac Software Elements is going to be a powerful blogging tool. This video shows a few upcoming features for bloggers. Currently in beta, Elements should ship in coming months. Can’t wait.

  • April 25, 2025 6:03am
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    Apple & Tech

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    I don’t care who is managing Apple’s robotic team, but I do have one question: why does Apple need a robotic team in the first place?

  • April 22, 2025 5:58am
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    It’s now possible to change the default username provided by Ghost’s Fediverse support. Currently, it is @index@numericcitizen.me, but I’m unsure what to replace @index with. 👀

  • April 20, 2025 2:31pm
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    Blogging

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    I had plenty of time this weekend, but I must admit that I didn’t accomplish much of what I intended to work on. Sigh. 😒

  • My Next YouTube Video About Micro.blog

    April 19, 2025 9:09am
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    I finally found the subject and inspiration for my next YouTube video: how people can interact with Micro.blog users. In it, I’ll explain how posts can be cross-posted to other platforms and how people can reply to them, keeping the discussion ongoing even from seemingly different platforms. Continue reading →

  • My Current Incomplete and Troubled Bucket List

    April 19, 2025 7:12am
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    While revisiting my writing projects pipeline, I found this unfinished blog post. It’s a bucket list. It was inspired by Manton Reece’s Revisiting 43 Things blog post. Recent comments in italic. Rent a country house for the whole summer, outside Canada — I would have been in the US, but this plan is on hold, because of Trump’s America. Get my house renovated — Completed! Do another trip with my two sons — TBD. Continue reading →

  • Dear ChatGPT, Describe Me Based on All Our Chats

    April 17, 2025 6:01am
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    “👋 I’m a tech veteran by trade, creative by heart. With 30+ years in IT — from data centers to cloud, storage, and security — I help businesses build smarter, more resilient infrastructures. But when the day job ends, my creative side kicks in. I’m a lifelong Apple fan, blogger, photographer, and content creator who loves blending tech with design. Whether I’m exploring the latest in cybersecurity, testing new apps, or writing about digital privacy, I bring a thoughtful eye and a creative edge. Continue reading →

  • April 14, 2025 7:47am
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    One thing that I really appreciate about ChatGPT is their native macOS app. It would be too easy for them to do like so many developers these days and offer the “good enough” solution.

  • April 14, 2025 6:53am
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    Personal

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    Shared something really personal today on my Ko-fi page. Available to my dear supporters (yes, I have a few!)

  • April 11, 2025 5:47am
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    Photography

    Yesterday, while waiting for the bus on Sherbrooke Street, downtown Montreal. It’s the first time I notice this street art piece. It is so contemporary.

  • April 10, 2025 12:09pm
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    Apple & Tech

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    Apple was blindsided by GenAI and way too busy on Apple Vision Pro. It will take a major shift to regain momentum on AI-related initiatives.

  • April 10, 2025 5:32am
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    Today I’m getting a brand new 15" M4 MacBook Air at work to replace my aging 2017 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. I won’t miss the Intel world, but I’ll somewhat miss the Touch Bar. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • April 9, 2025 6:04am
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    Food for thought

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    Connection isn’t just personal. It’s political.

    A healthy democracy requires relationships, trust, physical presence, and shared stakes. If we don’t have anyone in our lives who voted differently than we did, if the only time we talk to our neighbors is when we have something to complain about (if we even bother), if we haven’t been in a room with strangers in months trying to solve a real problem without a mute button or a string of emojis—then we are actively making it easier to divide. Easier to manipulate. Easier to radicalize. Easier to rule.

    We collectively dropped the ball. I honestly don’t know what to do and where to start to undo things. I feel alone on my island crying and shouting how wrong and off everything is right now.

  • April 8, 2025 6:51am
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    I wish Ghost would expand their support for what are called “social accounts.” Given our current situation, I find this approach short-sighted. I wish Mastodon and Bluesky received more attention for this type of configuration.

  • April 7, 2025 7:52pm
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    Apple & Tech

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    Still about the iOS 19 mockup, the redesigned Tabbar is so much better. 😍

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