Reading Time: < 1 minOne of the biggest problems people face on their phones is getting sucked into a bout of “doomscrolling” — just mindlessly going through never-ending social media feeds. Most of us open social media apps with a bit of purpose in mind, but it’s easy to get sucked into the feed for longer than we intended. […]
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Niagara Launcher for Android
Reading Time: 2 minOne of the popular features on Android phones over the years is the ability to change to a different launcher. The “launcher” is essentially the software that controls your home screen and app layout — the main grid of icons that you swipe through. Years ago I used to experiment with different launchers quite a […]
From Google Podcasts to Snipd
Reading Time: 2 minIf you’ve read many posts on here, you know that I get a lot of great info from podcasts that I listen to. As with reading books, I find that “getting” great info is just the first step, and I need to follow it up with ways to remember and use that information. I’ve used […]
USB-C is finally everywhere
Reading Time: 1 minI can’t believe it took nearly a decade since I first told you that USB-C was going to be a great thing, but we’re finally here. The newly-released iPhone 15 changed their port to be USB-C, and they were essentially the last device that needed to change. I know that iPhone users are going to […]
Readwise at the end
Reading Time: 2 minAs I’ve mentioned a few times on here, I have a handful of tools that I use every day. I mentioned some like Anki and Feedly last year, but now I’m adding Readwise to the mix because it has a great small feature that not many people notice. My main goal for each day is […]
Unfold It
Reading Time: 3 minI haven’t talked much about my tech on here lately, because most of it has been fairly unremarkable — I love the tools that I have, but not much has been all that much different from past tools. For example, I purchased a new laptop recently (an ASUS Zenbook 14), and it’s an excellent laptop […]
What is your phone number?
Reading Time: < 1 minWe’re getting to a point where phone numbers matter less and less. Names are saved in my phone so I don’t have to remember them, but a phone call or text is just one of a dozen ways I can contact someone. As we head toward an essentially number-less future, some relics from the past […]
We’re at peak USB-C; is the next adaptor simply nothing?
Reading Time: 2 minSeven years ago, I wrote a post saying that you were going to love USB-C ports, and I think it’s held up well. I’m at the point now where literally every device that I own can be charged with a USB-C cable: Pixel Phone iPad Chromebook reMarkable tablet Kindle Verizon hotspot There’s probably more that […]
Who is it for?
Reading Time: 2 minSeth Godin has talked for years about people needing to remember two simple things when creating something: “who is it for?” and “what is it for?”. I find people misplacing “who is it for?” quite often, and a funny example of that just came up. The bank I use recently went through another merger, and […]
Some early thoughts on the Kindle Scribe
Reading Time: 3 minAmazon recently announced the Kindle Scribe, a new 10″ Kindle that comes with a pen. It’s very much like a Kindle meets a reMarkable, and I’m very excited about what that could mean. If you’ve not seen it, here is the official announcement video from Amazon: The video doesn’t show a lot of how it […]