November 2011

A girl named Siri

So far today I’ve used Siri to set several reminders. In some cases I asked her to remind me at a certain time in other cases I asked her to remind me when I get to or leave a certain place. It’s worked pretty much flawlessly so far. The geofenced reminders seem so futuristic that [...]

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A new rule: sacred time | 52 Tiger

I will spend those hours with my family and whoever else happens to be physically in my house (maybe I’ll even let myself get bored). I’m doing this for a few reasons. First, I was becoming resentful of the people and things that were preventing me from working during that time. Those “people” happened to [...]

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An idiot staring at a blank screen Part 2

Nerds and tinkering go together like pizza and coke. In fact, it’s almost as though one cannot exist without the other. In the case of pizza and coke there’s no problem, but nerds and tinkering? Hoo boy. Writings nerds are among the worst when it comes to tinkering. Whether it’s a new app to make [...]

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Inspiration

Inspiration is fleeting. For days on end, I will be inspired to create things. Website designs, new ways to make websites do what I want them to do, words on a screen. Inspiration is a wonderful thing when you have it, because great pieces of work flow from you fingers with ease. Sometimes, though. Sometimes, [...]

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Alfred – Finer Things in Mac

Alfred, the incredibly useful productivity utility from Running with Crayons, lets you create “Groups” for launching a bunch of apps and files all at once the Powerpack add-on is required. Add everything you want to a list, give it a keyword, and call it up whenever you want your Mac to do more of your work [...]

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