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  • Role Specific Repositories for Focus

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    Curtis McHale

    [From Cal Newport](https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2020/04/14/beyond-the-inbox-rules-for-reducing-email/): > Rule #2: Immediately move obligations out of your inbox and into role-specific repositories. > I currently inhabit four professional roles: writer, teacher, researcher, and director of graduate studies for my department. For each of these roles, I set up a Trello board that includes a column for: things I’m working on

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  • Does Unread 2 Fix My Issues With Unread 1?

    Does Unread 2 Fix My Issues With Unread 1?

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    Curtis McHale

    Recently [Unread 2](https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/unread-2/id1363637349) came out, and it had a bunch of the features I wanted after my [initial review of Unread](https://youtu.be/8_3BP7N0xjI). It also launched with a bit of controversy, as many apps do currently. It’s no longer something you can simply purchase, it’s a $20/year subscription. I get why developers do this, they want some

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  • The Depressing Aftertaste of an Hour on YouTube

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    Curtis McHale

    [From Riccardo Mori talking about how he’d live if this quarantine happened in 1990](http://morrick.me/archives/8849). > At least in my case, sometimes today there’s a certain depressing aftertaste after, say, spending a couple of hours deep down some rabbit hole in YouTube. The entertainment I may have felt during those two hours, or whatever I may

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  • Jason Snell on the Brydge Pro+

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    Curtis McHale

    [Reading this, glad I didn’t pre-order the Brydge Pro+ keyboard](https://sixcolors.com/post/2020/04/review-brydge-pro-ipad-keyboard-with-trackpad/). Doesn’t seem like their trackpad is any better than the [$99 keyboard with a trackpad I reviewed](https://curtismchale.ca/2020/04/06/99-ipad-keyboard-with-trackpad) not that long ago, but of course it’s way more expensive.

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  • Privacy Recommendations From Tom

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    Curtis McHale

    If you’re interested in decreasing the footprint of data Google has on you then [Tom has a bunch of privacy recommendations](https://tommcfarlin.com/google-chrome-privacy/)

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  • Don’t Take Lame Photos of Your Running Shoes

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    Curtis McHale

    [Taking good photos of your shoes with your iPhone and Apple Watch](https://a.wholelottanothing.org/2020/04/09/how-to-take-a-decent-photo-of-your-own-shoes-with-an-iphone-%EF%A3%BFwatch/). Yeah instead of that nice shot I got this [lame top down shot](https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zkdmRHlp2/?igshid=10bl1sbkavm00) of my new Altra shoes.

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  • Play Nice in Your Sandbox at Home – Book Review

    Play Nice in Your Sandbox at Home – Book Review

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    Curtis McHale

    > Rather than each spouse seeking their own gratification, he and she should focus more on how to meet their mate’s needs and desires. With that Ron Price sets the tone for Play Nice in Your Sandbox at Home. The book is structured around his PLAY NICE acronym – **P**lay Together – **L**ook for the

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  • Amazon Fails and Supporting Local Stores – Friday Notes 098

    Amazon Fails and Supporting Local Stores – Friday Notes 098

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    Curtis McHale

    [As I read Justin Jackson’s recent post about bringing back Main Street first](https://justinjackson.ca/fight-amazon), I could hear and feel the pain he’s feeling. I was even the catalyst for a (https://youtu.be/CYWR0_wYQ1w), as I linked to Amazon for a book first. The funny thing is, I don’t even mainly purchase books through Amazon anymore. I almost always

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  • April Kid Book Recommendations

    April Kid Book Recommendations

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    Curtis McHale

    Well the kids are home so I decided to get them to recommend some books that they like so that maybe your kids could find another book to enjoy. ## Recommendations – The Princess and the Pig: [Independent Publisher](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802723345?aff=curtismchale) | [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0802723349/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20) | [Book Depository](https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=5478&awinaffid=674023&clickref=&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bookdepository.com%2FPrincess-Pig-Jonathan-Emmett%2F9780802723345) – Mermaids to the Rescue – Nixie Makes Waves: [Independent Publisher](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781338266979?aff=curtismchale)

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  • $99 iPad Keyboard With Trackpad

    $99 iPad Keyboard With Trackpad

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    Curtis McHale

    So Apple came out with a [Smart Keyboard with a trackpad](https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXQU2LL/A/magic-keyboard-for-ipad-pro-129%E2%80%91inch-4th-generation-us-english), and we know that [Brydge has one coming already](https://www.brydge.com/products/brydge-pro-plus-for-ipad-pro). My big question is, does the trackpad really work well with iPadOS? Is the premium price of the Apple keyboard at $449 CDN or the Brydge keyboard at $300 CDN truly going to provide $200

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