Distraction Blockers
Advertisement blockers. Pop-up blockers. Social media blockers. Tracking blockers. Apple’s Hide My E-Mail. Apple’s Password Generator. Virtual Private Networks (VPN). These are the best additional software apps to have and use.
THE WRITTEN RECORD
Tag: Technology
On Contentment
Lately I’ve been playing ping-pong in my brain about changing platforms. I set myself up on a 14-day trial to host this site on another server and within 14 minutes decided it was too much of a struggle. I’ve spent…
Public Phone
As opposed to griping about people on their phones, it may be best to make use of my own iPhone and discover some of those benefits. Some use cases that works for me: Blog and write with the phone I…
GC9Y41Q
A new Geocache hide has been placed that overlooks the city of Tulsa from the Midland Valley Trail. This will be my third stash and is currently submitted, waiting on final approval. It will be loaded with a log, pencil,…
Photo Workflow
My current creative workflow is simple, on purpose. I’d rather be out there shooting than processing or organizing. I don’t have the time or desire to go out for that one shot that will make me famous. I want to…
Unsubscribed
In an effort to minimize and get down to the essentials, I have decided not to renew some software applications. I’ve always disagreed with the subscription-based model of supporting developers. I prefer to use stock apps or some pay-once-and-done software.…
Map Quest Pt 3
Over 260 images cataloged on a map with GPS coordinates and waypoints. According to my Lightroom software, I only have a little more than 200 to add. Then I’ll start a new map for geocaches I’ve logged followed by another…
The Infinite Web
From the short story of Jorge Luis Borges’ “Book of Sand,” there is an ancient book with no beginning and has no end. The narrator discovers this simple-looking book contains endless volumes of information that was good and evil. “I…
Map Quest Revisited
After amassing about a thousand images of neon, murals and geocaches it is past time that I curate them into a searchable database. This is one of those “shoulda done it sooner” moments but who knew my latest photographic passion…
Digital Contact Sheet
One of my favorite tools on the iPad is importing my images to the Photos app. The simple act of sorting, organizing these photos like I used to do on a contact sheet of film negatives. Find the keepers and…
I Love My iPad Pro
I’ve had the privilege of handling and owning a lot of personal computing and tech devices over the past couple of decades. My all-time favorite is hands-down the M1 iPad Pro and it’s companion, the Magic Keyboard. The iPad has…
Anti-Censorship
Four years ago today I decided that I wasn’t having fun using Google anything, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram anymore, so I downloaded all my content from those platforms and promptly deleted those accounts. No Google products and no social media.…
Map Quest
Over the past couple of decades I have acquired a lot of images and have failed to document them properly. Now I want to take on the enormous task of mapping my finds. There are three categories I want to…
Personal Publishing Principles
When’s the last time you went to an actual website to read a real article written by a human, without being slapped in the face by pop-ups, cookie warnings, ads, and lead-generating magnets? It’s past time to get back to…
The Internet Is Broken
Anyone else noticed that today’s WWW is insufferable? I don’t specifically know when it turned, or why most users became jerks, but I’ll go ahead and guess about 2010. Making money off of content became more important than the content…