There will forever be a struggle between the simplicity of a thing and how useful it is. I deal with this in software every day. I want something to be easy and I want it to do all the things I could dream of. Those two are, of course, complete
Productivity methods, no matter which you turn to, revolve around intentionality. It’s applying a system, a tool, or a practice to a thing that could be made better. More efficient. But if applied without intention, none of that will help a bit. I’ve found that my ability to
As a followup on the previous post, I’m feeling so disconnected from WordPress these days in terms of my ability to tinker. Back in the day I worked very closely with my templates and files; editing things directly via Transmit in SFTP. Now with the new WordPress page editor
For the past year or so I’ve been on a journey to look at other options for publishing my writing. I’ve poked around with Ghost, Medium, and others. I am currently working on checking and adapting the Kirby CMS system to my needs. It is very possible that
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The US government is suing Adobe for allegedly hiding expensive fees and making it difficult to cancel a subscription. Whenever I start a monthly subscription I immediately go in and cancel it. If I need it I’ll renew again the next month. I I’ve been through the pain
I’m excited about the passwords app from Apple. As a 1Password user for years, I've love great password management and, controversies aside, feel like 1P has nailed it. I keep hundreds of logins locked away in my 1Password vault, protected by TouchID and a long safe password,
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You can’t blame individuals for taking the path of least resistance. Creating a Canva design takes minutes and requires no skill. It’s fast, cheap and gets the job done for cash-strapped small businesses, students, nonprofits and others who can’t afford a professional designer. An original design
I both love calendars and find myself increasingly frustrated with them. An ideal calendar situation would allow me to add events on my work laptop, personal laptop, and iPhone. I also want to view events on my iPhone and Apple Watch widgets. With this requirement Google Calendar is out of
I’m slowly getting back into video games. It’s a nice way to relax a bit at the end of the day. Currently I’m switching (very slowly over months) between the Switch, iPhone, iPad, PC, and PlayStation. The latter two are on loan from my brother with their
i got injured over the weekend and have lost about 80% of motion in both of my arms as I recover, even sitting at a laptop is too hard for me - but the Apple Vision Pro has truly been a life saver. The Vision Pro remains an intriging device. I’
Dribbble became a staple for many designers. We scrolled endlessly, saved our favorites, and even posted a few. It was the promise of a better place where great ideas would thrive. Some of us even built freelance careeres of its job listings. While I still love places like Dribbble for
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This week on Fractional we had the privilege of interviewing Julia, a freelance designer who has been running her own subscription based product design business. As a product designer myself I found this a lot of fun to chat with her. If you're in the design field, or