I think I’m going to mess around and use light mode this week. I’m 50/50 on where I use it vs. where I use dark mode. Light mode Dark Mode I think the biggest adjustment will be in VS Code. Oh well it’ll be fun. Remember when tech was fun?
What Should Be an Email vs. Instant Message
I’ve had this thought kicking around in my head now…probably since early in the Covid-19 pandemic. As so much of the world has transferred into a remote or hybrid work structure, how we communicate has changed dramatically as well. I come to this thought quite frequently, “what should be an email…and what should be a … Continue reading “What Should Be an Email vs. Instant Message”
Out of Office
It’s been a long couple of weeks so I’m taking tomorrow off. I’m fortunate to work somewhere, where I can do that. I’ve actually been very fortunate in that regard, throughout my career. I enjoy the game of “when was the last time I set my out of office”. I always end up surprising myself … Continue reading “Out of Office”
Things I Thought Were Cool This Week – 7/16/2023 Edition
Welcome back to another edition of “Things I Thought Were Cool”. Let’s get into it. Wyatt’s Wish The Bungie Foundation is a wonderful organization committed to helping others. A couple of weeks ago they released this video for Wyatt’s Wish. Wyatt wanted to meet some of the amazing folks who make Destiny 2 and the … Continue reading “Things I Thought Were Cool This Week – 7/16/2023 Edition”
Things I Thought Were Cool This Week – 7/9/2023 Edition
Hello again. Welcome to another addition of Things I Thought Were Cool This Week. Let’s get into it. Threads If you exist in the tech space you simply could not avoid the news around Meta launching their Twitter competitor, Threads. I already wrote a bit about it and why I’m not terribly excited. I’m actually … Continue reading “Things I Thought Were Cool This Week – 7/9/2023 Edition”
Not Touching Threads
Meta launched their Twitter competitor today. It’s called Threads. It’s not a thread I’m going to pull on in the short term. A couple of disclaimers before my rant. In the year we make contact…2023…how does any service launch without a web experience. If you go to the main Threads site, you get nothing but … Continue reading “Not Touching Threads”
A Response To David Pierce’s “So Where Are We All Supposed to go Now”.
David Pierce at the Verge posted an interesting opinion piece titled “So where are we all supposed to go now”. In the article, which I highly encourage you to read, David discusses how changes in places like Twitter and Reddit have opened a gap in where people spend their time online. He states “It’s the … Continue reading “A Response To David Pierce’s “So Where Are We All Supposed to go Now”.”
Tweetdeck-Like Experience on Mastodon.
Are you on Mastodon and want a similar Tweetdeck-like layout? You can actually do that. When you log in, hit the settings gear Now under appearance, enable advanced web interface. That should give you multiple columns of feeds. Pretty slick!
The Curious Case of Countdown Timers
My dad showed me a weird “update” to the laundry app in his building. Instead of the countdown timer going all the way to zero, like it had been doing, it now switches to a “<5 minutes” message. I thought perhaps this would be to allow some room for washers taking longer than the expected … Continue reading “The Curious Case of Countdown Timers”
Things I Thought Were Cool This Week – 7/2/2023 Edition
Hi everyone. I missed last week. I don’t know…just didn’t have the motivation. Cool things happened, I just couldn’t sit down and write about them. As such, I’ll try to include some items from the past 2 weeks as a catch-up. Ranked Slayer in Halo Infinite. Ranked Slayer was my bread and butter growing up. … Continue reading “Things I Thought Were Cool This Week – 7/2/2023 Edition”