Too many hobbies, not enough focus
The AI-generated image for this post was created by WordPress based on the content of this article. It's terrible but also hilarious. In between the hustle and bustle of the end of year, I was able to make some upgrades at our house over the holidays. Smart Light Switches We’re moderate users of smart devices. …
i 2025 Holiday Clean Out This article is part of my 2025 Holiday Cleanout. It was originally written in 2023 but was never posted. I did some semi-extensive buffer testing of my Z8, D500, and memory cards. This is the final article from my 2025 Cleanout series. All of the hubbaloo around the Nikon Z8's …
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i 2025 Holiday Clean Out This article is part of my 2025 Holiday Cleanout. It was originally written in 2018 but was never posted. We had a fancy new sink installed as part of our kitchen remodel and I intended to review it after a little time had passed. Mission accomplished. Our old kitchen had …
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i 2025 Holiday Clean Out This article is part of my 2025 Holiday Cleanout. It was originally written in May 2020 but was never posted. It's the last in a series of posts I made during the Coronavirus lock down. I was trying out a short diary format with a goal to post daily journals …
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i 2025 Holiday Clean Out This article is part of my 2025 Holiday Cleanout. It was originally written in 2018 but was never posted. I wrote it while our kitchen was being remodeled and didn't post it at the time because I didn't want to cause any issues if our contractor happened across it. It's …
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I draft a lot of blog posts, but I don't finish them all. Sometimes I lose interest in the subject, other times I incorporate content into other posts. I keep them around "just in case", sometimes for years. Occasionally I dig through the list and delete the drafts that are completely irrelevant, barely started, or …
I’ve always been a list person. I like to break things down into tasks and feel a sense of accomplish as I cross each item off. In school I’d make lists in my notebooks to keep track of assignments and at home I’d keep a piece of paper around for personal things. In college I …
Ever since the second Steve Jobs era, Apple has been known for its product shots. They’re clean, crisp, detailed, and lit with just the right balance of highlight and shadow to create depth and dimension. They showcase the design of each product and make it enticing and coveted. These are the images that Apple uses …
I enjoy reading old magazines and enjoy looking at their ads as well. There's something about the way they're pitched – the images, the layouts, the specs – that still gets me. I often fall into the trap of looking at the prices and marveling at them, thinking about how "cheap" or "expensive" various systems are. I …
I bought an M1 MacBook Air in 2020 for $1,249. It provided a significant performance boost over my 2016 MacBook Pro, even when running applications that weren't optimized for it. Since then. Apple has released four more generations of its M-series Apple Silicon, nearly doubling performance, but that M1 MacBook Air is still on sale. Not on Apple’s website …
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