• The Last One – PKM Weekly Jan 28 2024 – Issue 106

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    I’ve produced 106 issues of PKM weekly over the course of 2 years and it’s time for this newsletter to come to an end. As I said to members yesterday, I’ve been hitting a schedule and not producing the writing I think is of greatest value. To produce the writing I think is of greatest…

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  • Apple as a Petulant Child

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    9to5 Mac reports that while Apple will be opening up iOS to alternate appstores and default browsers, the iPad is not going to get these features. See there is evidently some nuance in the ruling saying that iOS is a gatekeeper but that’s not what the iPad runs, it runs iPadOS. This feels exactly like…

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  • Content Plans for 2024

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    I’ve produced two almost weekly newsletters for a few years now, and while I think there is something to be said for hitting a schedule, schedules can also mean you churn out a bunch of low-quality shit that no one wants to read. At this point, I feel like I’ve done more of the later,…

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  • No Member or PKM Posts

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    My kids are figure skating all weekend and my wife is coaching. I finally have a chance to sit down at 9 pm after starting at 5 am. Family comes first. Have a great weekend.

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  • 2 Days Back Working on an iPad

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    Lee Peterson is moving to an iPad as his primary work machine. This is the same way I feel about the iPad. If I want to sit down and plan my to do list I can do it with Things 3 and the Apple Pencil, if I want to type things up (list this post)…

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  • Brent Simmons – Corporations Are Not To Be Loved

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    In response to Apple’s policies on external purchase for AppStore apps Brent has this to say. But I need to remember, now and again, that Apple is a corporation, and corporations aren’t people, and they can’t love you back. You wouldn’t love GE or Exxon or Comcast — and you shouldn’t love Apple. It’s not an…

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  • iPad Focused Desk Setup for 2024

    iPad Focused Desk Setup for 2024

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    After spending much of 2022 and 2023 not using my iPad that much outside of watching YouTube videos and running Zwift for bike training, I’ve started to make the move back to using the iPad as my primary writing and RSS consumption place. One of the issues that had me move away from the iPad…

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  • The WordPress Benevolent Dictator – Rules Don’t Apply to Me

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    Yet again the “benevolent dictator for life” Matt Mullenweg yet again feels the rules don’t apply to his personal projects. While I like so much about WordPress and can thank my involvement in the community with the house we live in, I really dislike how Matt treats much of the community. I think that wordpress.org…

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  • On Notebooks and Curiosity – PKM Weekly Jan 14 2024 – Issue 105

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    If you get value out of this newsletter consider supporting it by becoming a member. You can either get my weekly thoughts or all my courses and my weekly thoughts. You could also purchase a course if that fits your needs better. You can get this in your inbox by signing up. Are Notebooks Better…

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  • We Learn Better When we Teach

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