• 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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  • The Problems With Scrivener on iPadOS

    The Problems With Scrivener on iPadOS

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    Scrivener has been a great tool for so many years. I’ve used it heavily for every book I’ve written, and many of my longer pieces with a bunch of research and footnotes. Unfortunately as I’ve moved mostly to iPadOS, Scrivener isn’t cutting it. ## Dropbox Sync Yes when Scrivener first came out for iPad, iCloud

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  • What Is the Best App to Stabilize Video on Your iPad

    What Is the Best App to Stabilize Video on Your iPad

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    Sometimes the video you get isn’t as smooth as you need it. I find this particularly when I’m on a long run and would be unwilling to bring a bunch of gear for a number of hours in the mountains. Today I’m going to look at how to stabilize video with your iPad Pro. In

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  • Friday Notes 088 – January 31 2020

    Friday Notes 088 – January 31 2020

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    Better week this week with less travel than last week. Today we’re getting 100mm+ of rain, which is a lot. I’m wondering if I’ll need a canoe to take my daughter to swimming lessons later today. > Abundance can be destructive not because it is bad for us, per se. Abundance can be destructive because

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  • How Expertise Died

    How Expertise Died

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    > These are dangerous times. Never have so many people had so much access to knowledge and yet have been so resistant to learning anything.[^1] With that early quote Tom Nichols sets the tone for The Death of Expertise, a book about the collapse of relationships between experts and citizens[^2]. One of the first points

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  • My 2020 Notebook and Paper Calendar Setup

    My 2020 Notebook and Paper Calendar Setup

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    Today we’re going to look at my 2020 notebook setup. It revolves around a Bullet Journal and a quick reference calendar I can leave on my desk. ## Links – [Purchase Leuchtturm1917 Bauhaus](https://amzn.to/2RletY7) – [Purchase Rhodia Reverse](https://amzn.to/2RjWMrM) – [Shinhan Art Markers](https://amzn.to/2u13Bq6)

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  • PowerBeats Pro – 4 Month Runners Review

    PowerBeats Pro – 4 Month Runners Review

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    When I’m not spending time being dad or attempting to be a decent husband, I’m often found in the mountains on some adventure. Running on the regular trails, bushwhacking some new route through the river valley, or just training so I can do the other two things quickly with the limited weekends I have to

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