• Deleting Local and Remote Git Branches

    Deleting Local and Remote Git Branches

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    In today’s video I’m going to show you how to delete local and remote git branches. “` git branch -d $branchname git push $remotename –delete $branchname “`

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  • Mid February Book Haul

    Mid February Book Haul

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    The pile of books to be filed for the month got out of hand so here is a mid month update on the books that have come into the house. ## Books – [The Girls with No Names](https://amzn.to/325aQdP) – [Expanse Book Set](https://amzn.to/2HCRjYS), [Book 4](https://amzn.to/2HCiy5y), [Book 7](https://amzn.to/325ETC5) – [48 Laws of Power](https://amzn.to/2SWbupJ) – [1000 Books to…

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  • Peak Everyday Pack – Retiring the Peak Everyday Messenger

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    Recently Peak announced the release of version 2 of both the packs I will be reviewing today. The messenger was purchased when a friend was done reviewing it and wanted to sell it, a few months before the announcement of V2 bags. I purchased the Everyday Backpack a few days after the announcement of the…

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  • How Scarcity Affects Our Lives – Book Review

    How Scarcity Affects Our Lives – Book Review

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    Have you ever felt like you had less than you needed? Well that’s the definition of scarcity1 and what Scarcity by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir is all about. Throughout the book the authors will look at what causes scarcity and how it captures you in it’s clutches sometimes causing a spiral into more and…

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  • Friday Notes 090 – February 14 2020

    Friday Notes 090 – February 14 2020

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    Tough week at work for my wife, so tough night for me when she came home. Add to that sick kids, and a night up with one of them and it’s been a long week. I even missed skiing this weekend with a sick kid, though my wife took the other two kids along with…

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  • Jan 2020 Book Haul, TBR, and Reading Recap

    Jan 2020 Book Haul, TBR, and Reading Recap

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    We’re going to be covering the books I’m reading going forward. While I get way more traffic for App Reviews, and iPad gear reviews, I think that is the least useful content for most people. They’d be much better served with a bit more knowledge about wider topics than apps and gear. ## January Reading…

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  • How I Organize the Notes on My Reading

    How I Organize the Notes on My Reading

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    For most of the last 2 years I’ve taken any notes on my reading by hand. I figure that if a quote or thought isn’t worth the time it takes to write it down by hand then it’s not worth keeping track of. Far too many digital tools make capture so easy that we have…

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  • Second Tome Around Book Tag!

    Second Tome Around Book Tag!

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    We’re doing the Tome Again Booktube tag. No one tagged me, I just wanted to talk about it. 1. do you buy second hand books? 2. What is/was your latest purchase? 3. What condition do you find acceptable? ie, tatty or not tatty etc? 4. After you have read said book, do you keep it…

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  • How I Use Drafts in My Blogging Workflow

    How I Use Drafts in My Blogging Workflow

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    Steve Donoghue did a video on his laptop and asked to hear how we use our “laptop”, which in my case is an iPadPro 12.9″ 1TB. ## Links – [Clean Ergonomic iPad Desk](https://curtismchale.ca/2019/11/11/my-clean-ergonomic-ipad-pro-desk) – [Drafts](https://getdrafts.com/) – [Statamic](https://statamic.com/) – [Inateck KB02010 iPad Pro Case review](https://curtismchale.ca/2020/01/15/one-month-with-inateck-kb02010-ipad-pro-keyboard-case) – [Brydge iPad Keyboard Review](https://curtismchale.ca/2019/06/10/brydge-keyboard-for-12-9-ipad-pro/)

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  • Friday Notes 089 – February 7 2020

    Friday Notes 089 – February 7 2020

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    Sigh, this week has been tough. I ended up with about 5 hours put into recording a video for my daughter’s school so that we can apply for a library grant. I found out that their entire budget for books and supplies is $1500. That’s less than I spent on my personal books for me…

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