Reading Time: 4 minutesAlmost every year before the new iPhones are announced, I decide I’m not going to buy a new one this year because my present iPhone is perfectly adequate. And then every year, after the iPhone event describes the improvements to the new iPhone, I buy another iPhone. The determining factor for me is almost always …
Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently, David Sparks (Aka MacSparky) published a blog post and video describing his morning routine journal template. In it, he lists the questions he uses to prompt his journaling every morning. I’d seen the question, “How will my actions today show my character?” before in some of his materials. At that time I’d chosen not …
Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently I began using the Daily Note feature in Craft as my journaling app instead of Day One, which I’d been using for several years. Craft had all the features that I was using in Day One, and had some additional benefits that made it worthwhile for me to switch apps. Benefits to Journaling in …
Reading Time: 6 minutesAt the Far Out Apple Event last week, Apple announced a new feature for the iPhone 14: Emergency SOS via satellite. Using the GlobalStar satellite system, it allows users to contact emergency services when out of cell coverage. The service is free to users for the first two years, starting in November. I enjoy doing …
Reading Time: 5 minutesSaved by the Sensor Alarm One night recently, my wife and I were sitting in the living room watching the first episode of the Rings of Power series on Amazon. We were startled when a loud alarm sound went off, coming from a camera/hub sitting on a bookcase. At first, we looked at each other, …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo weeks ago I was honored to be interviewed by David Sparks, otherwise known as MacSparky. He’s a technology writer, podcaster, online-course teacher, YouTube host, father, and, until very recently, lawyer. I’ve followed his work for many years, and look to him as a teacher and mentor. I’ve always appreciated his creative skills and teaching, …
Reading Time: 6 minutesAll of us acknowledge that we want to live lives that are in balance. We understand that focusing on one or two areas of our lives and excluding others will lead to problems, and isn’t healthy. I hope you don’t expect that I’m going to give you “three easy steps” to bring balance to your …
Reading Time: 3 minutesMultiple Files in Folders When I wanted to store different kinds of files together on one topic, in the past I would create a folder, then place the files into the folder. I’d do this with different file types such as text documents, website shortcuts, PDFs and deep links to MindNode mind maps. To view …
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery Monday I write a new blog post for one of my two blogs. I publish a new post every Sunday, so I like to get an early start each week and get another post done. That’s in spite of the fact that I already have a reserve of several completed posts. If I get …
Reading Time: 5 minutesA new friend recently read some of my prior blog posts about using a roles-based productivity system and wrote, “I like the idea of looking at each life role separately. I’m someone who has measured myself mostly by my career/projects alone for a lot of my life but I’m giving more space and attention to …