“With each new generation, it seems we become convinced that technology will bring some kind of utopia, only to find that it makes the powerful more powerful and the vulnerable more vulnerable. Why don’t we learn that lesson?”
“With each new generation, it seems we become convinced that technology will bring some kind of utopia, only to find that it makes the powerful more powerful and the vulnerable more vulnerable. Why don’t we learn that lesson?”
I am trying to figure out how to consolidate work and home note silos, A; then subsequently maintain the solution, B. Years ago, I had quit using a service that might have filled in the gap because of rising subscription cost, visible in hind-sight because I was not then working on my current projects. Really, the pain point is web access.
I’ve stopped using paper because in my work and home life I use keyboards and screens. I love writing and I love pens and mechanical pencils, but experience has shown me incapable of keeping working tools on my person at all times. I have stacks of notebooks I have written in that I have closed and never re-opened. I have found that at this time I do revisit things in the digital realm more often, that I dependably have at least one device on my person or nearby, so I am leaning harder into this.
In my personal life, I’ve put about two years into making Forever*Notes work for me. I have built something I’m largely satisfied with.
Importantly, there are significant restrictions on allowed applications on work computers, as is good and right, so I’d want to use a web-based solution to reduce that friction.
However, Apple Notes via the web, even via Safari, has a lot of delays and slowness as a web app. Keeping a personal Apple device at my work desk is helpful and useful, but then lacks a direct pass-through to my employer’s workstations because I use distinct AppleIDs on purpose.
I’m trying to reduce double or triple data entry and improve the likelihood that I am putting information in a place where I’ll be most likely to retain and act on it.
I have been thinking about switching to a more open Markdown and text-file-based solution, but I end up in the same place with respect to sync.
What I am mindful of, dating from 1990’s Franklin-Covey planner training, is that separate calendars, task managers, and notes create friction and reduce effectiveness. Idealistically, I’d like the same access to my own insights no matter where I am. And I’d like this to be true even if at some point I cannot maintain an Apple ecosystem.
There is an ideal here that I’m trying hard to uphold, but I’m not currently seeing a path out of the corner I have painted myself into.
I need to start measuring the capacity of the many beverage containers I use. I am not a good guesser and I’m trying to ensure I’m drinking more fluids on the regular. I’m a little mystified that Apple Health buries this in the Nutrition section.
Reinforced with myself today that it is 100 percent okay to ask questions about what I’m unsure about. Asking lead to learning new things about using a tool, and furthered the success of a project I was a part of.
“The ability to imagine a better life is not evidence that your current life is wrong.”
–Lindsey Mack
The next person I help with this might be me: The command to launch the Console app in OpenSuse Tumbleweed (Gnome) is kgx, for when you’re setting up your keyboard shortcuts
Tip if you’re setting up Comcast/Xfinity email on iOS or iPadOS, especially if you prefer IMAP: When following an online walk-through, enter an incorrect password initially. Only then do you get the opportunity to choose IMAP. Otherwise, you’ll be automagically configured for POP.
Gonna say for the record, being willing to experiment outside of my comfort zone with my standard linux distro has lead to learning more
Suddenly, Apple’s strategy of profiting primarily from hardware comes into crisp focus as shots are fired across the bows of entrenched application providers.
Dear #Microsoft, I do not need a reminder that I have tasks due when the task you are reminding me about is the one I’m actively updating.
Respectfully.