@vincent Following the same trend I also started using Todoist again. Another check for cross platform.
I also started using Bear for notes as well. That’s not cross platform but I can live with the limitation. Would have been nice to see Bear on the web but I think that planned feature has been shelved.
Went to the Beyond Van Gogh show at the SEC in Glasgow tonight.
A truly immersive experience with Van Gogh’s art displayed on all four walls.
We must have sat there for about an hour watching a few iterations of the show.
I made the switch over to @Mtt’s Sumo theme and already made a few wee tweaks. I’d like to see more themes like this available on Micro.blog.
Rounded off our week at St Andrews with a last minute round at the Fairmont Torrance course for the boys. Both had great scores going round.
Took the wee guy down to the Balgove course in St Andrews.
He had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed getting to hit his irons and wedges off the tee for a wee change.
Thanks to St Andrews local, Ben, for the lift back as well!
Start of a week long holiday for us up at St Andrews while Ethan plays a competition up the road at Tayport. Got a nice Airbnb in St Andrews. A couple of days exploring planned.
Loving my new Endor desk mat. That’s no coffee stain by the way, it’s a space station!
The new laptop cover is sorted.
Heading over to Scotscraig Golf Club in a couple of hours. The big yin is going for a practice round ahead of the Scottish Boys' Amateur Match Play in a few weeks.
Waking up to significant changes in the political landscape in the UK. Not just a new majority party but also substantial changes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. I sincerely hope that all elected politicians try to work on gaining the trust of the UK public once again.
Hats off to 37signals for making their latest Once product, Writebook, 100% free—well, at least for the initial version of the product. Sadly, there are no other export formats, such as PDF or ePub, but having the ability to publish books on the web is a good start.
MacRumors has an in-depth guide to the new home and lock screen changes coming to iOS 18. Placing icons anywhere on the home screen is probably the one change I’m looking forward to seeing. I can’t say I’ll use the hidden app feature that much, but I can see a use for the ability to lock an app.
@patrickrhone Good morning sir!
Watching the big yin play golf is tiring work. Getting a coffee in me before he starts his round.
I put my Apple Watch on upside down this morning. Send more coffee.
If you’re like me, and you like the Alpenglow theme for Firefox, you’ll like this collection of other Alpenglow themes that are available.
I’m back to work this morning after a weekend of junior golf for my oldest. He finished 16th out of 80. Not having played the course before and the really challenging conditions on the first two days gave him too much to do on the last day of the competition. Onward to the next competition!
I love this printable habits calendar by Ira Zayats. Customisable for multiple habits and months. Also, being printed means you can pin it to the wall or fold it into a notebook.
Nice sunset tonight.
Working from the garden this afternoon was somewhat more productive than I thought. Fresh air, a single screen, and only enough space on the table for my laptop, mug, and notebook. I think I’ll be doing this more often!
Coding by candlelight.
@danalcantara If you're into putting a lot on a page like an artistic bullet journalist, these might not be for you. As a general log book with just writing, it would do just fine. I myself have been using them mostly with pencil for sketching and writing.
@danalcantara The paper in these notebooks is quite good. It feels slightly thicker than the paper you'll find in a moleskine. I have had cases of some bleed through from highlighters and fountain pens where I have scribbled something out.
Managed to snag a couple of notebooks from Atoms to Astronauts. These were discounted as they had “build imperfections” but I can’t tell the difference from the first notebook I got from them.
@jsonbecker @benedwards Thanks for reaching out! Until co-pilot is available to switch accounts, I have decided to use the VS Code Insiders edition for the second account.
I have a second Github account that I wish to use with co-pilot in VS Code, but it seems that VS Code does not allow multiple accounts when using this extension. Considering a second text editor now as the only option to do this. Does anyone know if Nova has extensions for GitHub and co-pilot?
@ross We were just about to head to bed when our oldest’s phone started going notification crazy. Quickly threw on some clothes and headed to the end of the street for a better look. Amazing!
Some wonderful colours over the skies of Paisley tonight.
Back at Blairgowrie for Ethan to compete in the second round of the SGF Foundations Trophy. He’s tied for second place, so he’s looking good to qualify for tomorrow’s final two rounds.
@ChrisJWilson I sprung for a paid Basecamp account. Use it for just about everything! I used the free account for a while but the limit in projects was too restrictive so I upgraded to a paid plan.
@ChrisJWilson I have tried both Obsidian and Foam in the last year, and I couldn't stick with either of them. In Obsidian's case, having a dedicated app didn't win me over. It's the same reason I gave up on using Bear for notes.
Foam didn't work for me because I didn't like constantly being in my text editor. Coding and note-taking in the same environment made me feel like I was always writing code.
I've settled on Basecamp as a knowledge management tool for the last few months and find that having different projects for different collections of notes is much better for me. Also, I don't living mind living in my browser!
@ross A perfectly acceptable time to be breaking open that jar of instant that you might be hiding somewhere! 😆
@skoobz I need to do a check with what's running in the background. I have Docker running with a couple of instances running, but I usually power those down when I no longer need them.
@manton If you are looking for a short book, I recommend Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. Short, fun and a nice twist on the fantasy genre.
@patrickrhone Pass on our birthday wishes please to Beatrix, age 16! Celebrating Jen’s birthday today with the boys. Have a great day!
@cheesemaker Nice! Good to see a bit of old school tech amongst the tidal wave of Apple goggle posts I've seen over the weekend.
@maique Morning!
@pimoore Not a huge fan of the platform, but the RSS feeds was a great way of staying up to date with specific channels. After this, my time spent following certain channels will probably whittle away to nothing.
@ross I'd be up for that! What a great idea as well.
@BestofTimes I don't have any grumbles with Overcast, it's a good app. However, I am starting to find that Airshow is a little bit simpler and easier to navigate about.
@maique Thanks! The day started with bright sunshine but as we got round the course, the sky got moodier and darker. The frost did provide some unique opportunities for taking some different photos.
@maique Will do. I'm already finding that it has enough features to get me started.
@patrickrhone I have to say, I loved having a physical keyboard on my Google G1 back in the day.
@maique Merry Christmas sir! All the best to you and your family!
@leeperry I would guess you need to get the screen size right. My current 24" monitors are probably too wide to be flipped to vertical, but I think with the right screen size it could work.
@patrickrhone I've seen setups using portrait screens before, but it tends to work best when you screen isn't on the wider side. A 32" might be a bit too tall when flipped.
@maique Thanks for the reminder. That is tonight's entertainment sorted!