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  • November 5, 2023 8:12am
    Food for thought Apps & Services Newsletter
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    For those who are curious, I just updated “my Micro-Workflows Explained” page to list all my ChatGPT and AI use cases. I’m not shy to expose when I’m using AI in my creative work1. The list of use cases is growing and reflects the relative invasion of AI in our digital landscape.


    1. Who’s shy of telling people about using Spell Checkers or Lightroom filters? 🤔 ↩︎

  • November 4, 2023 8:02pm
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    Apple’s scary event: a B-team production | Ken Segall

    Ouch.

  • November 4, 2023 6:01pm
    Apps & Services Newsletter
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    👉🏻 I’m thinking about parking my “numericcitizen” name on Threads. Just in case1. 😳 But, then, after doing a quick research, I was reminded pretty quickly that I need an Instagram account. It was at this exact moment that I thought that I should move on to something else2.


    1. Yes, I know; I repeatedly said that I hate Meta. ↩︎

    2. Or maybe just create a dummy account on Instagram with my name and then create that Thread account? ↩︎

  • November 4, 2023 5:41pm
    Photography Apps & Services Newsletter
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    💡 Thought of the moment: owning my own Pixelfed instance would be cool1. But how much work does this imply? 🤔


    1. Imagining: photos.numericcitizen.me! Can we use a sub-domain with Pixelfed? Would I be able to migrate from my current instance? ↩︎

  • In Search of Augmented Capabilities Using AI

    November 3, 2023 7:15am
    Blogging Food for thought Longer posts Apps & Services Newsletter
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    I want to augment my creative capabilities1. I’m considering the best way to pay for Augmented Intelligence (AI) services2. I’m currently subscribing to MidJourney for imagery. ChatGPT with GPT-4 is not cheap at 20 $US a month, but I get Dall.E 3. Raycast enables GPT-4 for 8 $US on top of my 8 $US, totalling 16 $US monthly, but I don’t get Dall.E 3. I prefer MidJourney over Dall.E 3 as it seems to allow more diversity in requests. And there is the ChatGPT client to consider. Raycast is one of them. MacGPT is another one. Even Grammarly and Craft are ChatGPT clients3. I need to continue my analysis. Ideas? Suggestions?


    1. Go faster, go further, explore better creative ways. ↩︎

    2. Yes, I’m okay with taking advantage of modern tools like AI, just like I was okay with using a spell checker in Microsoft Word 1.0. ↩︎

    3. But you cannot configure Grammarly to use the GPT-4 model. ↩︎

  • November 2, 2023 12:29pm
    Apps & Services Newsletter
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    I wish Inoreader offered some form of article summarization via AI for some of my feeds…

  • November 2, 2023 7:09am
    Misc Newsletter
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    Following the release of Ghost’s new “Recommendations” feature this week, I set up my recommendations list. Some here might recognize themselves! 👀

  • Shot on iPhone. Edited on Mac.

    October 31, 2023 9:32pm
    Apple & Tech Longer posts
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    This short behind-the-scenes look at Apple’s “Scary Fast” event is the highlight of a marketing masterpiece.

    First, Apple, a highly-respected company for producing top-quality new product announcements, released new iPhones capable of high-quality filming in September. Next, in October, the company made another top-notch production and announced the first M3-based Macs. Not to be missed, and that is the key here, they slip the following at the very last moment of the presentation:

    This event was shot on iPhone and edited on Mac.

    What better way to make a point? Brilliant. Well done, Apple.

    I love my iPhone 15 Pro Max. I feel that the creative world is at my fingertips. I feel empowered.

  • October 31, 2023 7:04am
    Apple & Tech Photography Newsletter
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    It’s probably my best screenshot of yesterday’s Scary Fast event. Happy Halloween, everyone! 👻

  • October 30, 2023 9:08pm
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    My timeline right now: cynicism^31.


    1. Using 5x less power. ↩︎

  • October 30, 2023 8:41pm
    Apple & Tech Photography Newsletter
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    Apple to Intel-based Mac users: “It’s really the best time to upgrade!”1.


    1. Less subtle message: In case you didn’t notice, Apple revolutionized personal computers two years ago. Wake-up! ↩︎

  • October 30, 2023 5:09pm
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    If rumours are to be believed, announcing new M3 MacBook Pro machines tonight in a more “general-public-type-of-event” is strange. Is an M3 iMac general-public? Targeting a more focused pro-level audience would have been more understandable. There has to be something special to warrant such weird timing, no?1,2 🤔


    1. I’m always suspicious about Apple. ↩︎

    2. Is an updated iPad mini enough? ↩︎

  • Looking for a Useful and Secure Search Engine

    October 30, 2023 6:38am
    Longer posts Apps & Services Newsletter
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    I’m fed up of Google’s search capabilities and business model. Search results quality has gone downhill in recent years. I don’t like the visual design of Google’s online products in general, especially Google Search results formatting. What search engine are you using? Are you willing to pay for using one, if yes, which one? 🤔

  • October 29, 2023 8:08pm
    Apple & Tech Newsletter
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    So far, I have not felt excited about the upcoming “Scary Fast” event. Maybe tomorrow morning? I’m not thinking of upgrading my Macs. This could explain it.

  • October 29, 2023 6:00pm
    Apps & Services Newsletter
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    👉🏻 I just finished updating my complete content creator toolset with recent changes in my workflows. Enjoy the ride!

  • October 29, 2023 4:45pm
    Apps & Services Newsletter
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    Since iOS 17.1 in Music.app, Favourite 🌟 replaced Love ❤️? What if I love a song but it is not one of my favourites? 🤔

  • October 28, 2023 8:31am
    Misc Apps & Services
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    I spent some time on Bluesky this morning… found out that I have 6 invite codes. Is anyone looking for one of them? Let me know.

  • Hello, Again, Mac?

    October 27, 2023 7:00am
    Apple & Tech Longer posts Newsletter
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    Surprised by this late-October Apple event (“Scary Fast”). Could this be about Mac gaming? Is this for the Apple Silicon M3? The timing is weird, in my opinion. What about the iMac with M2 and a new iMac Pro with M3? The latter wouldn’t make too much sense as Pros prefer more flexibility than an all-in-one Mac. But using the Mac happy face really points to a Mac-only event. And boy, do I like this animation that I’m including here for my own pleasure1.


    1. I always found that Apple is not using the Mac happy face enough in their marketing. They could have tied this face to Siri too. ↩︎

  • Glass Opens Up a Little Bit More

    October 27, 2023 6:51am
    Photography Longer posts Newsletter
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    Glass feels right at home in Capture One. Long adored as one of the best platforms for editing and managing a photography workflow, we’re thrilled to include publishing to Glass in Capture One. The final step in the creative process is sharing the work you’ve made — making that as easy and frictionless as possible is what we’re both all about. Source: Capture One x Glass — Glass

    I like where Glass is going. The choice of Capture One as the first to take advantage of Glass’s APIs is telling and sending a message. How long before Publish to Glass support is added to Adobe Lightroom? Months? Years? Ever? How long before we get Fediverse support?

  • October 27, 2023 6:44am
    Apps & Services Newsletter
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    A recent addition to Mailbrew made me discover Brief.news1. So far, I like what I’m seeing. News briefs are generated with AI (with LLM models, I’m guessing). It’s a great use case of AI, right here. The combination with Mailbrew makes perfect sense, too.


    1. It’s a free service for now. I wonder what is their business model? 🤔 ↩︎

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