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I don't get many emails these days. Nor do I send many. And yet, I spend an inordinate amount of time futzing with how I get and sent emails. I'
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For the few of you who’ve been following along, you’ll have noticed that I’ve changed blogging engines several times recently, even more frequently than my usual pace.
The most recent
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The other day I wrote this:
Knowledge should reside in the notes, not in the software used to manage the notes.
I'm feeling like software has been hindering me more than
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I try to name all of my files using the file's creation date as a prefix. For example:
20230504-MyNewFile.txt
If I forget, it's a pain to rename them,
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Since I use DEVONthink Pro (DTP) to index and store my notes and documents, I sometimes revisit the idea of using it to create notes.
DTP includes a variety of built-in scripts for
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It's happening again. My love of powerful, complex software has overrun my ability to avoid tinkering.
For example, I've spent several hours this week working on my Org-mode agenda
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I’ve tried so many “read-later” services that I can’t remember half of them. They’re all basically the same: visit a website, click a button, and the article is saved to
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Ten years ago, Steven Johnson wrote The Spark File, in which he describes his process for keeping track of hunches, ideas, etc. in a single text file.
I, of course, thought this was
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I’m tired of computers. I spent hours today rummaging around my notes and trying to figure out if I should write some new thing in Emacs or Obsidian or Tinderbox or what?
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I tried, I really did. The Wise Old Internet guided me into changing my film scanning process from a dedicated flatbed scanner to using a mirrorless digital camera setup. I did everything right.
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I use Notmuch in Emacs for managing my email. It's fast, powerful, and (once used to it) easy to use.
There are a few oddities I've learned to work
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Long story short, I have successfully rationalized the purchase of a new iPad Pro and keyboard.
After a week or more of non-stop tinkering with nearly every bit of software on my Mac,
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A week ago I did that thing where I blow up my system because I noticed I’d been doing that other thing where I spend all my time tweaking everything.
I’m
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The last time I rewatched "The West Wing" I was once again impressed by how good people were at their jobs. How productive everyone was. I wondered how I could be
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I’ve gone through many photographic workflows. Each time, I’m certain that I’ve figured out what works best for me. Finally! Then a few months later I switch back or come
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Scanning 35mm film with a flatbed scanner isn’t great, so I bought a PrimeFilm XAs scanner to see if that would help. It didn’t.
The XAs creates large, sharp scans…when
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I put together a workbench in my basement office that was supposed to house all of the cool “maker” projects I was planning. You know, little electronic builds, equipment repair, that sort of
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