Myself an Jennifer made a decision over the weekend that will break a minor tradition in the family. It wasn't an easy decision to make but done for the right reasons. I'll explain more in a couple of weeks.
Thanks to everyone who emailed and DM’d to keep my blog going!
Received a word document that a school wants to use as a web page. Feels like the late 90s all over again. #frontpageftw
Playing the DNS propagation waiting game.
Using Ruby on Rails with SQL Server. I didn’t think I would ever have to do work with SQL Server again but there you go.
I should really use AirDrop more often. Such an understated feature of OS X and iOS.
I like the new AppleTV. Don’t think much of the iPad Pro but only because I can’t use it to replace my MacBook as my dev machine.
iA Writer 3
I love how iA have opened up with their iA Writer 3 release:
If you came here to read about ground-breaking new features, we have to apologize: iA Writer has not become bigger. It has become lighter, smarter, more refined.
— iA Writer 3
by iA
That's how you sell software.
Drowning in Digital
I regularly go through the feeling of drowning in digital. I like being online and everything that comes with it, but when you’re working with software and development tools all day, the last thing I want to see at the end of my work day is a tablet, my phone or even my television.
This week I’ve spent a fair bit of time looking at my various digital outlets and wondering if they are in fact worth the effort to maintain. Here’s my list so far:
- My blog
- App.net
App.net is definitely going. I’ve no interest in keeping an account alive for the sake of having the name of the handle I would prefer. If someone else grabs it, fine. I’m not going to lose any sleep over it.
I have a love/hate thing going with Twitter. I love being able to have one presence on the social network scene. I’m not on Google+ or Facebook, so having an account on Twitter isn’t a bad thing. I hate what Twitter is though. It’s a distracting and destructive time consumer if it isn’t managed properly and lately it seems to be hoarding all my time. The worst part is I’m not tweeting that often to warrant spending the amount of time I do on it. There’s also the problem of activity. The people that I follow just aren’t as active as they used to be. Maybe that’s a good thing, but sometimes it feels like there’s nothing going on in the timeline. Am I missing the point of Twitter?
Finally, the blog. I had my finger over my mouse for a few seconds ready to trash the whole thing. Years of posts and stuff gone a in a few seconds. I didn’t though as you can see as it’s still here. I like my blog, I like the outlet it gives but lately it’s become a burden and it shouldn’t be. I’m faced with two choices for this. The first choice is I keep going with this blog and change my posting routine to be less intensive. One blog post a week is enough with a weekly link post to round up things. The second choice is to start a new blog elsewhere. I’ve got a couple of other domains at hand that I could start from. This site would stay up and running for the foreseeable future, but at some point it would be put out to pasture.
Decisions, decisions.
I've been struggling to find the motivation to write here. I've had my finger on the digital implode button for a couple of times. I don't think that's the answer though.