Month: December 2019

  • Matthew on Action vs Motion

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    Matthew on action versus motion as he reads Atomic Habits (my review of Atomic Habits here). Outlining a handful of articles I want to write is motion but writing a single piece is an action. Actions are steps towards a defined outcome. Not only did I find this insightful for building habits but also how…

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  • Jason on Desktop First Mobile Computing

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    Jason wrote well about the ideal setup we’ve been craving in so many ways. He is aiming at the PinePhone which looks interesting. I’ve gone the iPad Pro route. When I’m at my desk I drop my iPad in the dock and I’m connected to a 4K monitor and a wireless keyboard and I have…

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  • So – Link in Bio?

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    Anil Dash on “link in bio” If anyone on Instagram can just link to any old store on the web, how can Instagram — meaning Facebook, Instagram’s increasingly-overbearing owner — tightly control commerce on its platform? If Instagram users could post links willy-nilly, they might even be able to connect directly to their users, getting…

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  • What’s New in Things 3.11 for iPadOS and iOS

    What’s New in Things 3.11 for iPadOS and iOS

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    One of my favourite features in Things 3 is the Quick Find box that’s available by typing literally anywhere in the app. I use it almost every time I’m in Things to find the tasks or projects I’m looking for. Well Cultured Code has updated the Quick Find box with some more power features. Watch…

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  • Budget Noise-Cancelling Wireless Headphones: Plantronics Backbeat Pro

    Budget Noise-Cancelling Wireless Headphones: Plantronics Backbeat Pro

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    Noise cancelling headphones are a thing, a great thing. While there are many expensive options, I don’t have that kind of money to get headphones right now so I had to look at less expensive options. Enter the Plantronics Backbeats Pro, which I got at my local Best Buy one evening about 6 months ago.…

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  • Airtable and Shortcuts with Chris

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    Started working with Airtable this morning to build a chore tracking sheet for kids. Of course Chris Lawley has a good video for an introduction to Shortcuts and Airtable.

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  • Friday Notes 083 – December 13 2019

    Friday Notes 083 – December 13 2019

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    This week was full of Christmas stuff, including a 1am wake up to rescue a fallen tree and the ornaments that took a plunge. Surprisingly, only three were broken and they’re all fixable. Also, my 5-year-old decided to get up 6 times between 1-5 when I got out of bed. Yes the next day was…

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  • The Messy Desk Busyness Number

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    My desk and workbench also show how busy I am. What I noticed about my desk, was that it was like the overcast clouds that had rolled in: much of it seemed to be covered, and in disarray. I tend to turn to the desk to my left to write things down, open books, read…

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  • Daydream What You Want for Christmas

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    Daydream with Jamie Todd Rubin: With Christmas just a few weeks away, I’ve been daydreaming. When I daydream–something that occurs with increasing frequency these days–I often find myself having imaginary conversations with people. Sometimes these are people I know, and other times they are constructs, like characters in a story, that allow the conversation to…

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  • Fixing My Wifi With Eero

    Fixing My Wifi With Eero

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    With my family complaining about the Wifi performance in parts of the house I was watching Black Friday deals. Well, there is now an Eero system in the house and you can watch me muddle through setting it up. ## Links – [Purchase Eero on Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WMLPSRL/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) ## My Gear – My gear: https://curtismchale.ca/my-gear – Patreon:…

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