It seems the "end of absence" includes the airwaves as well.
"Why Everything Is Getting Louder"
The tech industry is producing a rising din. Our bodies canāt adapt.
š I'm Joe Buhlig. I strive to build productivity systems that stand the test of time and help me do more than check boxes. I'm here to help you do the same.
š I read a lot of books and talk about it.
šæ I can't focus on one thing for long, so I write a lot of code for an eclectic grouping of projects.
š And I'm a bit obsessed with finding non-proprietary solutions to digital problems. Thus, text files for the win! š
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It seems the "end of absence" includes the airwaves as well.
"Why Everything Is Getting Louder"
The tech industry is producing a rising din. Our bodies canāt adapt.
I've recently been dealing with cached credentials issues on PCs and Office 365. The only clean way to fix it is to completely uninstall everything remotely connected to 365 and start over. Yet another reason why I'm a Mac.
This setup continues to morph. But the iterations are becoming more and more subtle. I'm collecting and refining my notes on those changes for my upcoming @LearnOmniFocus session. Stay tuned.
Itās official. Iāve come back to OmniFocus in full force. But after making that decision, I realized that my life is very different from where I was when I w...
I'm still on an iPhone X. Frankly, I can't see the need to upgrade yet. Maybe if I was bigger into photography (I'm working on that) it would matter. But for now, I'm content.
iPhone 11's Deep Fusion Camera: Is This All There Is? | Tom's Guide https://www.tomsguide.com/opinion/iphone-deep-fusion-and-smartphone-cameras
I'm jumping back into using @LaunchCenterPro. But it's pretty bare at the moment. Anyone have references or tips on how you use it?
Did some goal setting yesterday and discovered an interest in writing gigs. So Iām pruning where I spend my time and looking for opportunities.
If you know anyone who needs a writer, hit me up.
If youāre in the Seattle area...
Too bad remote isnāt an option. š https://twitter.com/OmniGroup/status/1182720566777638912
I'm slowly getting the point where I have @ProtonVPN running all the time. This stuff just keeps coming.
"Minister Orders Cafes, Restaurants To Collect Customersā Wifi Data"
BANGKOK ā A minister said on Tuesday cafe and restaurant operators with free wifi service must collect internet traffic data used by their customers up to 90 days, or face...
It's sort of like hacking the learning process. But should you? š https://twitter.com/bookwormfm/status/1182649337458954241
I'm already getting political calls. Time to stop them. Settings > Phone > Silence Unknown Callers.
Lifelong learning is a noble goal - but is ultralearning really the best approach? Today's book aims to help you achieve your goals faster, future-proof your career, and maximize your...
Developer friends, time to update iTerm. https://twitter.com/TheHackersNews/status/1182003599183761408
To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Better hurry!
The Shortcuts Field Guide Giveaway - @ttscoff
As is always the case with David Sparksā Field Guides, the iOS 13 edition of The Shortcuts Field Guide got a great response when I mentioned it here. And once...
I would add a 6-week deadline... for all of it. š https://twitter.com/garrickbailey/status/1182320314371510273
This could make things really interesting.
Shortcuts Adds Support for SSH Keys ā @RosemaryOrchard
A recent update to Shortcuts has added support for SSH keys when using the Run Script over SSH action.
I think it's time for an update to Working With @OmniFocus. Goal is to show my personal system in-depth and explain how to build a simple, robust system. Any specifics you want to see covered?
Now that iOS 13 is firmly in the hands of one or two people, you need to check out the new Shortcuts app. And the best way to do that is alongside @MacSparky's Field Guide.
David Sparks has done it again. Heās just released a brand new Shortcuts Field Guide specifically geared towards iOS 13. I havenāt had a chance to go through...
Results? Why, I have gotten lots of results! I know several thousand things that won't work. - Thomas Edisonļæ¼
OmniDiskSweeper has been updated for Catalina! Itās our free app for finding large files and folders āĀ so you can reclaim hard drive space.
https://www.omnigroup.com/blog/omnidisksweeper-catalina
These are getting harder and harder to tell apart. At some point, we need to reverse the system. Instead of the bank verifying it's us, we need a way to verify it's our bank.
Oooof. Was just subjected to the most credible phishing attempt I've experienced to date. Here were the steps:
1) "Hi, this is your bank. There was an attempt to use your card in Miami, Florida. Was this you?"
Me: no.
Figures. About the time I think Facebook is doing something somewhat smart.
"US, UK and Australia urge Facebook to create backdoor access to encrypted messages"
Facebook says it opposes calls for backdoors that would āundermine the privacy and security of people everywhereā
On Nov 20 š 10-11am PST the one and only @JoeBuhlig will be returning to Learn OmniFocus to take us on a tour of his NEW #OmniFocus Setup and Workflows (summarized in this post: http://bit.ly/30U57W5).
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