Saturday, July 25, 2020
Rethink what email can do for you We also let you focus on your workflow by taking care of your privacy, which we protect with features like asking before showing remote images or proxying tracking pixels to keep senders from tracking what you do with your email. I can’t help but think this entire Fastmail blog entry has been inspired by HEY.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
I’ve always noticed a distinct intersection between those who like basketball and those who like wrestling. In this episode I discuss my history of watching wrestling. It used to be WWF/WWE, but these days I am more excited by EPW (Explosive Pro Wrestling) - an indie show that operates out of Perth, Western Australia. In Nerd Corner I talk about my recent dalliance with the fundraising/supporter platform Ko-fi.
It was exciting to see an article of mine linked to my Brett Terpstra. Never had that experience before!
Does anybody have direct experience with Autex Peel ‘n Stick acoustic treatment tiles? I’m contemplating some for my study.
For the heck of it I set up a ko-fi account. I’m sure the revenue will start rolling in any minute now… 😂💰☕️
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
I was bereft not being able to record an NBL Pocket Podcast today. So to assuage my sadness I have brought in my son, David, to provide the hot tip. Who does he think will win the tournament? Tune in and find out! Be sure also to check out the daily podcast we’ve been recording at the NBL Pocket Podcast. Each day we have broken down the TBT2020 tournament and provided a perspective from the point of view of the Australian NBL.
Recapping the best day yet of the TBT. 🏀 NBL Pocket Podcast
I’m having so much fun recording a daily TBT basketball 🏀 wrap on The NBL Pocket Podcast. I’ve missed hoops, so watching games daily then talking about them is a salve for the soul. Give it a listen!
Monday, July 6, 2020
A quick public service announcement to point you towards the NBL Pocket Podcast. Joe has been kind enough to have me on each day as we discuss the events of the TBT from an Australian perspective. If you like basketball be sure to listen and subscribe!
So great to talk TBT basketball 🏀 from an Australian perspective. Listen to the NBL Pocket Podcast for the full rundown.🎙
My new employer has provided me with the new iPhone SE. This thing is tiny. Too small in fact. My fingers are too big for this screen and keyboard. So for the first time in my life, I’m running with two phones.
I’m thinking about going all-in with Microsoft Office as a trial, especially focusing on Teams and OneNote. I’ve a tendency to have stuff strewn across apps. Plus it’s a cross-platform solution.
I’ve been trialling krisp.ai for video conference noise reduction. I’ve only used it in my home office where the prevailing noise is a spinning drive array, but I think it’s been good? I need to remember to toggle it to test its efficacy.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Today marks the end of a personal era for me; it is the last day of my employment with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia. I’ve worked at CCI for 3 months short of 13 years. When I arrived, my plan was to stay for no more than 2. This speaks to the opportunities I have enjoyed while with the organisation. Over the time I have worked in Policy, Economics, Membership and the Entrepreneurs' Programme, plus other temporary assignments.
The birthday present I bought myself arrived today: a Keychron K2 keyboard with Cherry Brown switches. It’s delightfully chunky and immediately I’ve found myself typing with my wrists up, as my typing teacher taught me on an old typewriter at school.
Monday, June 29, 2020
I welcome a special guest to the show, Graeme Speak of BankVault. BankVault has developed a cybersecurity product that can circumvent security risks such as key logging and man-in-the-middle attacks, by offering passwordless logins. As well as discussing the BankVault product, Graeme discusses his approach to entrepreneurship. We talk about the differences between business in Perth, Western Australia where BankVault has been founded, and San Francisco, California where he is currently based.
Sunday, June 28, 2020
In an earlier post I wrote about how I replicated a HEY-style workflow with other email applications. I thought some detail about how I’ve configured my preferred iPadOS email client, Preside to work in a similar way might be in order. Preside is an amazing power-user email application for iOS. The application features a myriad of options. The hardest thing about configuring Preside is knowing where the particular setting or customisation might be found within its many nested folders of preferences and settings.
Well, I’ve set up my Hey.com email address on a 14 day trial. ‘canion’ at hey dot com it is.
My friends are enablers, encouraging me to buy Steam games. Shame on them.
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Govt urged to ditch COVIDSafe for GApple - InnovationAus: recently released testing data revealing that upon launch, COVIDSafe logged encounters 25 per cent or less between locked iPhones. After a series of updates and improvements, this figure is now between 25 to 50 per cent. A switch to using the official tracing architecture within the Android/iOS platforms seems a sensible move to me.