Thanks to the reminder from @canion in this post a few days ago, I’m giving Bear another spin myself. I think I’ve finally landed on the holy grail of note keeping to keep my stuff in order.
I was able to get hands-on with a MacBook Air 15” display model in the Apple Store when picking up the new HomePod the other day. It’s an awesome form factor and I will be ordering the fully spec’d model as soon as the budget allows for it. I didn’t even notice the notch when I looked at it.
Gotta say, HomePod sound is pretty decent…
If you use Micro.blog or WordPress to publish content and use the Tinylytics platform by @vincentritter, this is a reminder I have two plugins to make integrating with Tinylytics easier – one for Micro.blog and one for WordPress. If you like either of them, show your love with a donation.
I took a break from Micro.blog while I worked on some WordPress stuff. That’s all done now and I’m happy to focus attention back here. There are so many awesome people in this community that it was hard to be away.
Just pulled the trigger on an Apple HomePod for main living area music. We’ve been using an Alexa, but the sound is not really all that good. Hoping the HomePod sound is even better than the HomePod mini I have in my office. It sounds pretty good for the size.
After thousands of tweaks to my site’s WordPress theme over the years, sometimes undoing what I just changed, I’m self-imposing a code freeze. It’s 99% of the way to where I want it. I can live with whatever the 1% ends up being. It’s time to come up with content instead, like I wrote about back in 2018 and never followed through on.
I switched up my desk set up today, opting to just use the laptop & mouse instead of laptop + 2 external monitors and keyboard. I’m finding myself to be more productive than I thought I would be. I may have to do this more often, or maybe move to it completely.
Though I haven’t read much of it yet, it looks like there are lots of great new features coming up in WordPress 6.5. I’m setting some weekend time aside to get caught up.
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/03/15/wordpress-6-5-field-guide/
I released my newest WordPress plugin, Basic Copyright, on the plugin repository last night. Its sole purpose is to make a dynamic copyright notice available for your theme footer so you don’t have to change the copyright notice yearly. Super simple, but kind of useful.
Interestingly, after starting meds a couple of weeks ago, my eyesight seems to have suddenly gotten worse by a significant amount. My computer glasses are no longer working whereas they’ve been perfect for more than a year. 🤓
By nature, I am a procrastinator. I’ll let something sit until the 11th hour if I can. But when I finally do complete the task, there’s always such a sense of relief. Maybe I do it intentionally for the dopamine fix?
The change to daylight savings messes with me in the worst way; more so than most. I have no idea why… It’s only an hour. Add stopping caffeine intake, and it’s making it particularly difficult to adjust to this year. 🥱
After further research on AFib, I’ve come to the decision it’s best to stop all alcohol and caffeine intake completely. There goes my last remaining vices. Beer, I will miss you dearly, especially the good IPAs. 🫡
I am happy to report that after a week of very little caffeine and beer, and zero refined sugar, I feel 1,000% better than I did seven days ago.
Hot on the heels of updating my WordPress plugin today, I also updated my Tinylytics for Micro.blog plugin to add the feature of being able to add a custom public stats link label if you use the footer embed. You should see the update available in your plugins list soon. Enjoy!
I’m considering either buying the new M3 MacBook Air 13” or the Mac mini, which is still only M2. Has anyone heard if the mini will be M3 soon?
On the Fragility of Life
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Events happen in our lives that make us do a full stop and give a long, hard look at how things are. This was one of those events that slapped me in the face so hard I’m still having a hard time grasping it.
Add me to the list of Apple Watch wearers who were saved from a life threatening event. My watch alerted me to an AFib event that sent me to the ER yesterday. The cardiologist told me if I’d ignored the warning, it might have lead to a stroke, or even death. A sobering 24 hours to say the least…
📷 We visited the lowest bar in the western hemisphere last weekend in Bombay Beach, CA which sits nearly 200 feet below sea level. Beers were had.
