• My Favourite Apps of 2022

    My Favourite Apps of 2022

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    We’re into 2023 now so I can take a look back at what apps worked for me in 2022. I try out lots of stuff, and make videos on many things I like, but that doesn’t mean everything sticks. Today’s list is what has stuck for 2022 and I’ll be using in 2023 on macOS.

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  • So Mastodon “made it”?

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    Today I noticed that Buffer released a scheduler for Mastodon posts. On one hand, great a larger company has noticed Mastodon and decentralized social networks and has invested in it. On the other hand…who needs to schedule posts to Mastodon? Marketing people? People with stuff to sell? People grooming their social media profile so that

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  • PKM Weekly Jan 29 2023 – Issue 054

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    Welcome to the PKM weekly newsletter. My goal is to round up good resources in the PKM space so you don’t have to. 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

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  • Shocks are Used to Steal Human Rights and Invade Countries

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    Today we take a brief look at The Shock Doctrine and how the shocks of war and environmental disaster are used to further capitalism and steal from people. If you want to read these posts become a member. Members get my courses included..

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  • Even on Mastodon – Threads should be blog posts

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    I’ve said this more than once about Twitter, threads should be blog posts. In the case of Twitter, it was about owning your content because who knew where Twitter would go…eventually. Well eventually happened and Twitter is down the shitter. Even on Mastodon, threads should be blog posts. Own your content. Stake out your space

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  • How I Use Obsidian to track Programming

    How I Use Obsidian to track Programming

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    If you’re a web developer and want some insight into how you could use Obsidian to track what you work on, today is for you. I’m going to give you a tour of how I use Obsidian to track GitHub issues and document our site setup. As this is a working Obsidian vault, I’m not

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  • PKM in Retrospect – PKM Weekly Jan 22 2023 – Issue 053

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    With this issue of PKM Weekly, I’m officially past the first year of the newsletter1. I figure today is a great opportunity to review the broad changes I’ve seen in the PKM/Note space since I started the newsletter. The “Leader” We Lost When I started this newsletter I made a list of 6 pieces of

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  • Should You Read Antinet Zettelkasten by Scott P Scheper

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    No, you shouldn’t and if that’s all you came for, go read something else. If you want to find out why I don’t think the book is worth your time, read on. This post is usually members only. If you want to get my research notes every Saturday, become a member. Points I Agree With

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  • Ugh the new Apple TV Remote

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    As Michael highlights, the new Apple TV remote is a problem. I have to reset it every week or so. Sometimes that doesn’t work and I have to reset the Apple TV instead…then reset the remote. The last remote just worked. My kids dropped it and broke the glass and it was taped up so

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  • We Live in an Age of Monomania

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    From Strong Towns: We’re living in an age of monomania. If you hang around online, you’ll see lots of people adopt a persona consisting of one principle that they just crank up to 11 and apply to everything. The incentives of social media encourage having a shtick—it’s why people are K-Pop Stans or Swifties. It’s

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