This is a great blend of both budget and premium features. A $1200 phone for a $750 price. This has almost everything I want into an iPhone like a big, end-to-end screen, the A12 Bionic chip, dual sim card capability, augmented reality, great camera, long battery life, Face ID and of course, Animoji as seen below.
The XR has a 12mp camera with f/1.8 aperature and smart HDR tech. Video is 4k quality. Portrait mode has advanced bokeh and depth control that can be edited after the snap. The front facing camera is 7mp quality with f/2.2 aperature, portait mode and portrait lighting effects.
The best part? I upgraded and ended up paying less for more.
NOvember
2018-10-25 00:48:12
The end of the year is almost here and there are some last minute addendums to be made to my Groundhog Day Resolutions.
NO donuts
NO eating out all the time
NO drinking all the time
Absolutely, positively NO Whataburger
I’ve lost five pounds this week and I need to stay focused to maintain that and other goals/resolutions. I suppose it is time to detonate atomic habits.
Atomic Scribbler
2018-10-20 16:00:01
I’ve discovered a new, Windows only writing tool called Atomic Scribbler and it is PERFECT for my needs. It rivals the over-priced Scrivener in features and cost. Just in time for NANOWRIMO next month.
None
2018-10-14 07:10:47
Transition
I am decommissioning my Misadventures.me website and coming back here to ChrisDenbow.com. It was an attempt at a fresh start but then I realized I didn’t want to go that direction. The web domain expires soon and I am not renewing it. It is for sale if you want it.
The transition is smooth so far but included challenges like transferring my two domain names away from Google as well as my email hosting. Now I have to change my account settings to everyone I do business with as well as friends/family. “Hey, I moved!” Want to connect? Send me email to hello@chrisdenbow.website
Goodbye Google
2018-10-13 00:04:10
Previously I mentioned I was in the process of dropping all products made by Google but it was half-hearted. The amount of data they have on me for the past thirteen is overwhelming. I recently requested my data delivered to me via their own data freedom tool called Google Takeout.
It took all day to archive and send me my request and I saw why. 124GB worth of data compressed into 56 downloads of 2GB each(!!). And this was for my main account. I haven’t even started on my backup account I created just this past year yet.
Ever since I made my decision to migrate I have been adapting myself to new software tools. Alternatives to the Google ecosystem that has been so pervasive.
iPhone > Android
Windows > Chromebook
Duck Duck Go > Google Search
Firefox browser > Google Chrome
Outlook, own domain email > Gmail
Youtube > Vimeo
MS Office > Google Docs
OneDrive, iCloud > Google Drive
Apple Notes, Bear > Google Keep
iOS Photos > Google Photos
iOS Maps > Google Maps
Namecheap domains > Google Domains
Adobe > Snapseed
Ever notice how ubiquitous Google is until you saw these examples? Truth be told, I LOVE most of Google’s products and it hurts to leave them behind.
I am still looking for alternatives to a few of their software offerings like Google Earth, Voice, Translate, Book Archives and more. If anyone has suggestions, I’d love to hear them.
The migration process is still just that. I am slowly setting up new spaces for old content. Once completed I will be pressing that oh so sweet “DELETE” button.
None
2018-10-05 13:52:02
Today
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today, I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.”
- Groucho Marx
A Visual Dairy
2018-10-04 01:00:56
“A picture means I know where I was every minute. That’s why I take pictures. It’s a visual diary.”
