Digital Writing Tablet Mini Review
Posted on August 31, 2024
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This post is about 2 different writing tablets. The Wacom One and XP Pen G430S. Both are very small drawing tablets.
I bought both of these recently to help me with note taking on my computer. For my $dayJob I do a lot of implementation work and I regularly receive PDF specifications that I need to annotate. I’m also a remote worker (work from home) so I can’t just print the files and use a pen to annotate.
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Web Content As A Primary Media Source
Posted on August 3, 2024
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A workflow dedicated to reading web content Over the last 15-20 years I’ve kept up a reading habit that is driven by only content I find online. I read an average of 10-20 “articles” per day and they range from single panel comics to forum threads to blog posts to mainstream news. If it looks interesting, I’m likely going to read it at some point.
If that seems like an absurd amount of reading day to day: it is!
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Xaiomi Mi Band 7 Review
Posted on February 17, 2024
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TLDR The Mi Band 7 should be a top consideration for anyone considering a smart watch or a fitness tracker. The only potential ‘problem’ is the software can be fiddly to setup but works incredibly well despite setup hassles.
For full details and thoughts, continue reading.
The Hardware The device itself is setup to look more like a bracelet than watch when worn. It has a similar look to the bracelet styled fitness trackers.
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Boox Palma (e-reader) Review
Posted on January 27, 2024
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Prelude Awhile ago I spent some time reviewing how I read books, news and random internet articles day to day. My goal was to bring a Kobo Clara HD back into regular use as I greatly prefer e-ink displays for reading. As with most things in my life, a “straight forward tech rework” was just the beginning of something far bigger.
I read a lot: an average of one hour plus per day with some days being over four hours of reading.
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The Chargie and Happy Batteries
Posted on December 3, 2023
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Figure 1: The Chargie
The Chargie The Chargie is a small piece of hardware that’ll allow you to tune the way electronic devices are charged. It’s designed to let you only charge a device to a specific percentage as well as block data during charging. It’s basically a hardware ‘battery life saver’ for your phone, tablet and other devices that can run their app (Android and iOS, click the above thumbnail for what the app looks like).
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Mini Review
Posted on February 18, 2023
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For the last 18 months or so I’ve been using a OnePlus 8T and Microsoft Surface Duo. As of this writing, I’m now using a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 as my only device. Why?
Because Samsung got it right when it comes to an adaptable device.
This quote, unquote phone is a phone, tablet and laptop for me. It is a converged form of every mobile device I’ve used to date, including a laptop.
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Android org-agenda
Posted on February 17, 2023
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Preface I’ve written in the past about my Digital Bullet Journal setup (link) and how I’ve come to use it as my primary organizational system. Unfortunately, until very recently, I always had a disconnect between my phone and org-mode.
Historically I’ve kept a ‘churning’ area of my to do list on my phone that sync’s to my desktop. It was a daily list of stuff I wanted to get done as well as things I thought of over the course of a day.
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Controller Gaming
Posted on January 15, 2023
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Figure 1: The Controllers
Changelog 2023-12-31 Added GameSir x2 Pro Added Hori Split Pad JoyCons Added BinBok DOYOKY Classic JoyCons Added MayFlash Magic-S Pro 2 Added JoyCon config Added Warframe config 2023-03-12 Controller: Add Scuff Instinct pro Controller: Add Kishi v2 Elite Series 2: Flip primary/shifted right stick main Elite Series 2 control config for smoother default motion with option to ’look fast’ if needed No Man’s Sky: Add in-game config Destiny 2 config: Re-jigger class and grenades such that there is less shoulder tapping/holds.
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Accessibility testing websites
Posted on November 29, 2022
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I’ve never hid the fact I try to make my ‘stuff’ accessible for folks. It’s A Thing for me and I’ve spent considerable time working on this blog to maximize it’s utility and accessibility.
I should be in generally good shape overall and I wanted to share a few links for how I pulled this off.
I ran ARC Toolkit (link) as my first pass with WAVE (link) as a second pass.
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Mastodon 4.0.x UI Tweaks
Posted on November 24, 2022
(Last modified on January 2, 2023)
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Big Tweaks Compact UI https://userstyles.world/style/7065/compact-er-mastodon Larger UI https://userstyles.world/style/4743/spacious-mastodon Blackout Theme https://userstyles.world/style/4511/hackers-black-out-beta Changelog 2023-01-02 Add time to font adjustments 2022-12-11 Add way to hide images without alt-text / descriptions 2022-12-10 Added way to hide boosts via css 2022-11-24 Initial Post Preface I’ve not hidden the fact I find the latest Mastodon 4.0.x UI a lesson in terrible UX and reduced accessibility. This post is everything I’ve managed to put together to make the latest Mastodon UI more usable.
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