OneDrive now has a “personal vault”. A shot across the bows of 1Password. Do Microsoft do more Sherlocking than Apple these days?

For the first time in 2 years I have a cold complete with aches, pains and a sore throat. Can we go back to isolation and social distancing so I don’t have to deal with these?

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Episode 36 of Hemispheric Views saw us establish a brand extension - a YouTube channel. I want to call it Hemispheric Toobs, but I think I’ve been voted down. In any case, here are two videos in support of Episode 36. DevonJimbo FinderJimbo

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I’m at a pub listening to The Unmade Podcast, playing chess online against my brother, and solving a New York Times crossword. I’m a total rager.

Speeding up Google Calendar .ics Subscription Refreshes

My project of the moment preventing me from going to bed: configuring a Google Calendar script to work, such that it will force GCal to refresh its .ics subscriptions from Fastmail every 15 minutes, rather than the default 12-24 hours. All so then SkedPal can read GCal and have accurate and timely data from which to build my daily task schedule. Why can’t SkedPal simply support standard CalDAV?

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Only Hemispheric Views offers One Prime Plus

I see that Macstories is introducing new levels of membership: TL;DR: Today, we’re announcing the all-new Club MacStories featuring two additional tiers: Club MacStories+ and Club Premier. That’s all well and good, but always remember that only Hemispheric Views offers One Prime Plus membership. Get yours today!

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I’m two episodes into Mr. Corman on AppleTV+ and already it’s one of the most impactful, enjoyable shows I’ve seen.

It’s been an expensive weekend. I bought a new TV - LG OLED C1 - then discovered my current Yamaha 375 receiver was too old to drive it, so had to upgrade to a new Denon AVR-X550BT receiver. Fortunately, I’d been saving money for a long time in a YNAB category!