Month: April 2020
BiblioTECH – Book Review
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The subtitle of BiblioTECH neatly summarizes the intent of the book “Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google”. On the surface you may be asking that question, I know I didn’t use the library much outside of taking my kids sometimes until the last 18 months. BiblioTECH by John Palfrey is…
Best iPadOS VPN
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Today we’re going to take a look at VPN’s for your iPad. Yes I tested them on macOS too, but they were so similar as to be almost indistinguishable on macOS. When it came to iPadOS there was a clear winner TunnelBear. TunnelBear wasn’t the fastest or the slowest, but it did always connect easily.…
Josh Says the Magic Keyboard Makes the iPad Into Something New
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[Great article from Josh over at The Sweet Setup on the Magic Keyboard turning the iPad into something new](https://thesweetsetup.com/magic-keyboard-turning-the-ipad-into-something-new/). I laughed out loud, and groaned at this part. > The Magic Keyboard is the first accessory that caught the Telus business owner’s eye when I pulled it out on my desk midway through last week.…
Short Term Text Storage With Tot
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Tot is a new application from The Icon Factory, which has earned a place in my text based workflow over the last few weeks. In particular, it’s taken one key workflow away from Drafts on my iPad and Scratchpad when I’m using macOS. So, let’s take a look at this app that has stolen my…
How Are Boys Socialized Sexually
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> Feminism may have afforded girls an escape from the constraints of conventional femininity, offered them alternative identities as women and a language with which to express the myriad problems-that-have-no-name, but it has made few inroads with boys.[^1]. With that early quote Peggy Orenstein sets the tone for Boys & Sex. While understanding that we…
Escapist Thoughts and Fantasy Jobs – Friday Notes 100
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> His experience at the monastery had freed him from the escapist thoughts of fantasy jobs that had once dominated his mind. He was able instead to focus on the tasks he was given and on accomplishing them well. He was free from the constant, draining comparisons he used to make between his current work…
Book Firsts Tag
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Inspired by I’d Rather Be Reading, I’m going to talk about some of my book firsts today. So I guess I’m starting the book firsts tag and I choose to take…well anyone but these people in particular. ## Questions 1. What was the first book you remember falling in to? 2. What was the first…
What’s New in Unread 2.1
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Yes I just reviewed Unread 2 last week, but they’ve already made an update to add some of the features I said I wanted in the app. First off, they already had some basic Vim key support for nerds. `j` or `k` will navigate up or down in your article view. That was already there…
Build a Content Calendar in Notion
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I’ve tried many things to run an editorial calendar for my site, from paying for services to writing it all down to paying for services that provide editorial calendars. Ultimately, nothing has been quite right…until maybe now? Today I’m going to walk you through the editorial calendar I’ve set up in Notion. It’s not perfect,…
Amazon’s Failure Impacts More Than You Think – Friday Notes 099
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While I could complain that Amazon won’t deliver me books in a timely fashion anymore, or that I’m waiting months for new slippers, there are others that have come to rely on the delivery service that are in far more dire straights than I am. [Take this email to my post from a few weeks…