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Inspired by Chris Coyier’s blog post, here are my default apps. There are a couple of differences between my work and personal environments. I’ll try to note those. 📨 Mail Client: Work: Outlook. Personal: iCloud/Gmail…both web clients…mostly Gmail. 📮 Mail Server: Work: Exchange…I guess? Personal: Apple/Google 📝 Notes: Work: OneNote. Personal: Notes app ✅ To-Do: Work: Microsoft To-Do. Personal: … Continue reading “Default Apps – November 2023”

I don’t watch a ton of Netflix these days but this month, Prometheus was added. It’s a prequel to the original Alien. It came out in 2012 when I was at Bowling Green and not catching many movies in theaters. So it got by me but I really like the Alien movies. My memory was … Continue reading “I don’t know, I liked Prometheus”

Interop is a project between the major web browser vendors to help create web standards between their products. I was’t building websites during the late 90s and early 2000s when there were major differences between browsers, but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the effort to come together to help create a standard those of … Continue reading “Interop 2024 proposals that I like”

I’ve been working on a website for some time and while it is still very much in its beta stage, but it technically exists and can be used so…why not tell you about it. MorningPerson.net is a little website designed to help you start your day with some basic prompts. I do not promise it … Continue reading “MorningPerson.net”

Something I think about a lot is how the ~vibes~ of the internet have changed. Sure, I’ve gotten older which certainly changes my perspective over time but we are blessed with the tools to see how these things change. They’re recorded. I visit the Wayback Machine on the Internet Archive, a couple of times a … Continue reading “The Changed Vibes Through Visuals”

Google is removing the basic HTML view from Gmail, starting in January of 2024. Here is their page about it. In case you’re not familiar with what that looks like, here is an example. This is the view you’re probably familiar with. This is the HTML view. Now, I’m not terribly interested in showing the … Continue reading “Google is Removing Basic HTML View from Gmail”

Microsoft had a Surface event today with a handful of announcements. Among those announcements was the Surface Laptop Go 3. I was particularly interested in this one. I have the Go 2, and I really like it. In fact, I’m typing on it right now. The biggest item of note to me was the increase … Continue reading “The Surface Laptop Go 3”

I’ve written before that I’m a big fan of autumn. It’s my favorite season. Now that we are firmly into autumn territory…and close enough to the technical definition of autumn, I thought I’d blog about it a little. People tend to think of spring, or perhaps New Year’s, as a time of renewal. For me, … Continue reading “Autumn”

What color hardware do you enjoy? I’ve always liked the look of white hardware. I’m sure it’s in part due to my love of the Xbox 360. My current iPhone is white. I like that my Xbox Series S and PS5 are white. I will say that I will opt for white first, generally. However … Continue reading “White Hardware”

I had an incredibly frustrating experience this morning and felt the need to share. I wanted to know where I could watch the Notre Dame vs. Navy game. I figured it was either on NBC or on Peacock but wasn’t sure. So I Googled, “where to watch Notre Dame vs. Navy game” and received a … Continue reading “Stop Optimizing For Ad Metrics”