It was fun and surprising to be listening to the latest episode of Mac Power Users (540) and hear my older review of MailMate mentioned and linked in the show notes.
I’m contemplating shutting down my ad hoc blot.im blog over at canion.me and bringing it all over to micro.blog. Any reason not to do so? Then what do I do with the canion.me domain? Decisions, decisions…
Replicating Hey.com Features in Regular Email Systems
2021-11-28: I’ve updated this post in an effort to correct what were missing images. With thanks to @chrisl_at for letting me know of the problem. Basecamp has released their much-anticipated1 take on email, Hey. As a long-time fan of Basecamp and a light user of their Basecamp Personal2 product I was interested to see how they were going to address the issue of email. First off, Hey looks beautiful. Beyond looks it has a number of interesting features to support a healthier and more efficient email workflow.
This is a test of the new prototype embedding system on micro.blog.
Embedding microblog posts with Quotebacks manton.org
It’s great to have new features to play with.
I’ve got a week that features 3-hour Zoom meetings each day. This article by @rogueamoeba is saving my ears.
I watched the first two episodes of Dear… on AppleTV+ tonight. The room got very dusty at times. 💦
I’ve been using Microsoft Edge for Mac today, and I’m not hating it. I’ve gone so far as to download it for iOS as well.
Happy Birthday
2020 wasn’t meant to be this way. I have distinct memories of working in government when up-beat policy visions with ambitious names like Towards 2020 and 2020: A Forecast of our Future were being pumped out1. These reports all had a commonality in that 2020 was guaranteed to be great! As long as we did whatever the document was promoting, from its publish date to 2020, things would be brilliant.
Does micro.blog support footnotes? I’ve drafted a post and they don’t seem to work? cc: @help
A public thank you to @manton for creating micro.blog. This service allows me to easily activate my creativity whether it be written word, photography, video or audio. All wrapped up around a social fabric. I love it.
Keep Practising: 09 - Racism is not cool, featuring David Canion
Today I welcome my son to the show. He wanted to address the issue of racism, which has been on his mind of recent times.
I’ve trawled the internet searching my own past, collecting the more noteworthy bits. I leave quite the digital exhaust.
Marked 2 as teleprompter
Marked 2 as teleprompter, revisited - BrettTerpstra.com: Once you have the theme, you can start prompting just by hitting the ‘s’ key in a Marked preview. That will start autoscroll at the slowest speed. Use left and right arrows to speed up/slow down the scroll speed. (You can also click and drag on the meter that appears in the lower left of the screen.) That’s all there is to it.
I don’t need Hindenburg Journalist PRO but I want it. For my hobbyist needs though, price puts me right off.
Some great insight into social media models on this episode from @martinfeld overcast.fm
Keep Practising: 08 - Joe from NBL Pocket Podcast
I am joined by special guest Joe, host of the NBL Pocket Podcast. We talk about Joe’s experience making the podcast that is focused on the Australian National Basketball League. We discuss favourite players and coaches, his best interviews, the NBL product today, and how the league engages with its fan base. We also consider what makes for a quality NBL TV experience.
This is me.
I signed on as a Patreon of The Unmade Podcast. As I disassociate from big social media I recognise that direct financial relationships between creators and their audience is the best model.
Racing cars.
I had to visit the dentist today because of a sore gum. Anaesthetic injection and some digging around saw the job done. Now it hurts more than when I went in!