So refreshing to have an inbox of positive posts in my RSS reader this morning. I wish every morning could be like this.
RSS Update
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any updates on my blogging habits and where you can find me. Now is as good a time as any to update these.
Here’s the short version for those who just want the links.
- Blog posts (longer and less frequent)
- Micro posts (shorter and more frequent)
- Programming posts (longer and less frequent)
Here’s the extended version if you’re interested.
Main blog
This blog continues to run but will focus solely on long-form posts now. It will also remain my central site where people can find me and get in touch.
There have been many changes over the years on this blog. I started doing smaller micro-posts a while back, but lately, I felt that perhaps this blog was not the right place for these posts. More on where you can find the new home for these posts later.
This blog will now only feature daily posts that sit around the 500-word mark and will become more of a regular logging blog. Expect posts on the topics of bootstrapping products, productivity, writing and a few other minor topics. The goal isn’t to be a blog only on a single subject, but instead, focus on topics that I enjoy writing about and am interested in. A public journal might be the aptest description for the blog now.
Microblog
Last year I started using another blog for shorter posts. I mostly use it for links, quotes, thoughts and the like.
I’m using a new blogging platform for this called Micro.blog. It’s a micro-blogging platform that allows you to not only easily run your own blog, but also has timelines where you can follow other Micro-bloggers and converse with them using replies, much like Twitter does.
As painful as Twitter is with it’s muddled timelines, I do still find it of some value. Micro.blog allows me to syndicate my content to Twitter without the added pain of having to post the content myself or get sucked into continually checking my timeline.
Another great feature of Micro.blog is that it posts your whole post as a tweet if it fits within Twitter’s 280 character limit. Otherwise it will post a link to your blog post on Twitter. You get the best of both worlds.
I’ll continue to post to my micro-blog at least a few times a day over the course of 2018.
Programming blog
My programming blog is seeing some changes over the next few weeks. The focus is on more content and I’m gradually getting there.
The DigitalBothy blog was largely ignored last year, but I’ve got plans for groups of content over the next six months and I’ve got a few posts lined up already for January. With a bit of work I hope to keep a head of my scheduled posts on this by a couple of months to give myself some breathing space.
So there you have it. A complete RSS update for all my digital homes on the Internet. Subscribe to whatever takes your fancy.
Choose a word or three
Nicholas Bate picks one word, Mike Vardy picks three words.
Whatever number of words you choose for 2018, work with them, live them, breathe them. Even just a few words can advocate powerful change for the better.
After three days away from my desk, now is as good a time as any to clear the decks before client work begins in January again.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Disappointed to see that the Grammarly blog doesn’t have an RSS feed.
There’s been a change to Sublime Text in the last release that stops the command palette selecting the last command being selected when you open it again.
It’s been driving me nuts. Roll on build 3157.
Frustration is a blog post that doesn’t link to the products that it recommends.
First, Twitter’s ads play on the fact people don’t know what Twitter is for and now Facebook admits that it can be bad for you.
Maybe we’ll see some real positive change from them both in 2018. Twitter’s already ahead in that respect, but I doubt Facebook will change.
Another week closer to Christmas, another week of school and club activities for the boys.
We started off on Monday with the primary school nativity. Drew as always took it all in his stride and put in a very casual but confident performance as a shepherd. Monday night was the final RGU coaching session for 2017. Just a fun night for the boys really as they tried out different types of shots.
It looks like the season is over for the Packers tonight. It was a big ask for Rogers to come back and take the Packers to a victory over the Panthers, and for a while it looked like it was possible. Sadly though, it just didn’t go in the Packers favour. Just need to wait for next season now and enjoy the remainder of the season and the playoffs.
The highlight of the week though was seeing The Last Jedi on Friday night. A great follow-up to The Force Awakens.
- The web we may have lost – Medium - Net neutrality is all but lost. I was really disappointed with the result of the vote but then there’s no competing with the vast sums of money corporate America is paying out to get this changes through. Yes, it’s effectively a bribe.
- BuJoPro: Thoughts on Adapting Bullet Journal to a Hyper-Connected World - Study Hacks - Cal Newport - A few ideas from Cal Newport on making bullet journaling more effective with digital tools.
- Netflix is bringing The Punisher back for a second season - The Verge - Great news. I really enjoyed this.
Are you still using an RSS reader? - The Verge Yes, I’m still using an RSS reader. It’s the only sane way of following anything on the Internet. - If you see something, do something – Rhoneisms - A reminder that actions speak louder than words.
- Why Horizon Zero Dawn is my game of the year - The Verge - Horizon was a great game and my favourite of the year.
- Firefox is on a slippery slope - Mozilla certainly didn’t win any fans with this little marketing stunt.
- Nice Threads - Twitter seems to be in a continual state of change these days. It sometimes feels like it’s harder to keep up with Twitter itself than my own timeline.
- The iMac Pro is a beast, but it's not for everybody - The Verge - Apple released their iMac Pro this week and with a hefty price tag on it too. Not necessary for my line of work. I just don’t need this amount of computing power for writing code.