Firefox for iOS seems really fast and I like its tracking protection. But not being able to set is as a default browser is such a pain (iOS issue; not their fault). Does anybody else bother trying to use it full time?

It was fun to volunteer to hit a free throw in a ‘triple or nothing’ scenario at basketball fitness training today. Nothing but net; saved everybody some running. 🏀

Tried using the native Apple Podcast app again, mainly because of its Apple TV app. The experiment lasted less than 24 hours. Skip controls in-car pushed to new episode, not forward a few seconds, no smart speed is a huge loss, and interface is way too spartan. Back to Overcast.

I’ve done two practice runs of a 30 minute talk I’m delivering tomorrow. Each run through has been very different, but both have finished exactly on time. Let’s hope that at the actual event I am as effective with my time management.

So happy to be back into reading, and out from social media. This afternoon I had an unexpected wait. I didn’t read Twitter. I opened the Kindle app and read a book. Turned a frustration into an opportunity.

My boy is having fun with the say command in Terminal, and learning some text editing principles at the same time.

Finished another session of Full Court Fitness. Not as ruined as last time, but I still worked really hard. Despite the physical exertion, there’s nothing much better than being on a basketball court. 🏀

Replacing Social Media

I joined both Facebook and Twitter many years ago, when they were technical ideas, as opposed to advertising machines driven by algorithms. Part of the reason for joining in the first place was for me to reserve my namespace. Just like gold rushes of old, it’s always important to claim your username before somebody else jumps in before you and puts their stake in the ground. While Twitter and Facebook took off, I also had my namespaces at long-forgotten sites like Pownce, Myspace and Technorati.

Continue reading →

I’ve just set up my router to use Cloudflare’s new DNS service 1.1.1.1. It will be interesting to see if I notice any speed improvement over my ISPs DNS servers.