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31
Mar
A picture of 3 boxed pens: Muji, LAMY, and Sailo

Is Apple Even Good At Software?

New pen hobby! Smartphone usage best practices! Apple's less-than-best practices. A couple of interesting reads!
6 min read
30
Jan
A cake shaped like Apple Mail icon with 50K notification badge

I’ve been using Apple Mail all wrong (or “my wife was right all along”)

Apple Mail doesn’t like us, inbox-zero people. And I have realized that only just now.
5 min read
20
Jan
Pacific Drive cover imag

2024 Likes and Dislikes

How to discover more stuff you'll like? Seek out people with similar tastes.
4 min read
09
Jan
App Library screenshot from M1 iPad Pro 12.9”

Default Apps for 2025

Personal productivity app stack for 2025. What to use for email, to-do’s/tasks, calendar, and others.
2 min read
15
Dec
SteamDeck screenshot of Black Myth: Wukong page

Things look like a creative GOTY

Another round of random thoughts and updates. None of them deserve its own post, but a collection of these makes
3 min read
29
Oct
Screenshot from Fallout; Overseer of Vault 13

Note-taking advice from a pro

The thing about note-taking, or any other productivity advice, is that it often comes from self-proclaimed “productivity experts”. People who
1 min read
29
Sep
A bunch of photo prints next to Leica D-Lux 8

Leica D-Lux 8 As a Travel Camera

I sold my Ricoh GR IIIx for this… I’ve just edited and printed the photos from my 🇯🇵 Hokkaido trip.
3 min read
13
Sep
iPhone 13 Pro Exit Interview

iPhone 13 Pro Exit Interview

The pre-orders for iPhone 16s are about to open. Seems like a good time for an “exit interview” for the
2 min read
13
Aug
Apple's native productivity stack

iOS 18 Public Beta: Personal Computing Tools Audit

Ah, this time of year again. Public betas are out for Apple’s operating systems and I feel the magnetic
11 min read
01
Aug
Coffee + postcards/prints from the @casual.grains photo exhibition

A Strange New Barbenheimer Film Grain

Stumbled upon this Jason Kottke's "media diet" post and thought I'd experiment with doing
5 min read