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These two apps, Relax Melodies and Noisli, perfectly illustrate why a simpler, more focused, solution will often win out over one that tries to do everything. For the past few years I've used Relax Melodies, the main function I use is the white noise sound. At one point
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Last year I made the decision to switch to the iPhone 7 Plus. This phone is huge. To say it can be used one handed is a bit of an exaggeration. All of my phones prior were smaller and easier to carry around. Below are my pros/cons of owning
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Lately I've been thinking about how I'm spending my time. There are periods of time every week where I find myself consuming content. That could be a TV show or movie, a book, Reddit, social media, news, tech blogs, etc. In all of this I'
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For the past few months I've been following the progress of project Gutenberg with WordPress. I'm really excited about how it's coming together, and how this spells a new future for folks who make content. For years I've helped people build websites,
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This is a 3 part mini-review of the new iPad Pro 10.5". Read part 1 and part 2. After spending several days with the 10.5” iPad Pro, I decided to return it for the new 12.9” model. Here’s my reasons: Most of my working
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Often for work I need to travel stateside by plane. I'm constantly trying to whittle down what I'm carrying to see how little I can take. After several tries I've gotten it down to the following for a 2-5 day trip: * Backpack - I
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A few quick notes: * Laptop stand - Ergonomics are important. After years of using a laptop at a desk and bending my neck, I decided to elevate the laptop and buy a keyboard and mouse. It's made a huge difference! This stand will elevate the laptop up to 11
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I've been curious about AirPods since they came out. I finally got my own (Father's day gift from my wife) and have been using them all day. I love them! My previous favorite headphones were the Jabra Move Wireless (recommended by The Wirecutter). * The fit - I&
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Last month I finished reading Cal Newport's Deep Work. One of the things I decided to try as a result is a 30 day social media fast. On June 22 that time will be up and I'll log back into each of my social media accounts.
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This is a 3 part mini-review of the new iPad Pro 10.5". Read part 1 and part 3. Another day, still trying to test out the new screen and see if it will work for what I need. My biggest challenge is that I'm coming
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After nearly six months of using the iPad as a sketching machine, I've settled on my favorite sketching app. I've tried every single one I could get my hands on, probably close to a dozen of the most popular ones (Everything from Adobe, Linea, anything from