I have to give credit to @manton and @macgenie - I think micro.blog is the nicest, most value-additive internet community I’ve ever been a part of. They have established a great culture.
I’ve hardly used Lightroom this year, but after trialling the photo apps in Setapp, I think I’m going to stick with it Creative Cloud for another year.
Design is everywhere. www.washingtonpost.com
The Washington Post: Why your favorite bench might be there to thwart a terrorist attack
I can’t get a good Dropbox workflow for writing in iA Writer. I keep going back to Byword because of its simple integration with Dropbox. The iA Writer approach of using the Files interface is just too clunky.
Don’t Be an Ugly Parent
I am impressed with Mark Dickel’s take on how parents should behave when engaging with their children’s sport. “I love watching you play.” This is what I now say to my kids after every game I watch them play. I do not critique their play or discuss the game with them. Or talk with them about who played well or how many points they scored. Only “I love watching you play”.
Allowance for Ynab ➜
This iOS app, Allowance, is the first application I have seen using the new YNAB API. It’s quite a helpful little app, just bringing front and centre a small selection of budget categories.
Mission Impossible: Fallout ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ boxd.it
Mission Impossible: Fallout is a great movie. So much fun.
library guy
library guy Props to this guy who showed up at the library this morning and ripped out a thermos, coffee mug, an old laptop and - best of all - a huge external clacky keyboard.
Mission Impossible: Fallout was awesome. Now enjoying a post movie 🍺
The other day I signed up for Audible. 25 years ago while delivering pizza for a job, books on cassette tape were my sanity. Now I’m going to rebalance my listening: reduce podcasts and increase books.
I’m having some fun on Mastodon. Interacting with people I would never have come across on any other social network.
This dude has brought a thermos, an old laptop and a giant external clacky keyboard to the library. He is ready to rock and roll.
Two peas in a pod.
Hi @potatowire! Great to see you here.
I’ve just set up an account on a Mastodon instance. It feels much more like Twitter than micro.blog. That’s not a knock on micro.blog which I see more as being a social RSS reader.
I just finished the book Changer by @mattgemmell. A really fun read!
Personal Finance Should be Part of Core Education
I believe personal finance should be a core subject taught to our children at school. We should teach how to manage and budget money, the concepts of savings and compound interest, and the risks of credit and deferred payment. Finance and money management education should be threaded through each year of schooling. I think it would offer more practical value - and a better return on investment - than some of the traditional subjects taught.
I’ve added a page detailing some of my most important software tools. Tools - canion.me
Much gnashing of teeth about Twitter knobbling 3rd party apps. While I think Twitter is nuts to do that, I don’t care since I quit the service months ago and don’t miss it a jot.