2023-03-10: Have avoided paying for Medium thus far. Some of the articles are interesting to me and I’m …

2023-03-09: Installed ngrok and enjoying the simplicity and power of local development.

2023-02-27: Currently reading: Die with Zero by Bill Perkins 📚

2023-02-27: Finished reading: Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon 📚

2023-02-26: Currently reading: Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon 📚

2023-02-20: Turned off Stage Manager on my Mac. Tried it for a few months. Not a fan.

2023-02-05: Currently reading: Neuromancer by William Gibson 📚

2023-02-04: Finished reading: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 📚

2023-01-23: All the benefits of iCloud go out the window when your ‘work’ Mac is required to have a separate …

2023-01-20: Finished reading: The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim 📚

2023-01-20: Currently reading: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 📚

2023-01-13: Got my vlans all sorted out. That was fun to learn about.

2023-01-06: Our electric/gas bill is killing our pocketbook. Jan $447 Dec $408 Nov $216 Oct $186

2023-01-03: Configured a workflow… I see a YouTube video I want to keep while on my iPad. Share the link to …

2022-12-31: In my quest to figure out the most efficient way to transition from iCloud Photos to my Synology, I …

2022-12-30: Extracting myself from the iCloud. Laborious. Trying to get my iCloud storage costs down Today is …

2022-12-29: Fired up MarsEdit once again. I think I shall post with this fantastic tool.

2022-12-29: We got 8” of snow last night in Colorado. I spent a fair amount of time shoveling said snow …

2022-12-28: Been giving my Synology some love. Replaced the 1GB ram chip with an 8GB chip and now it’s …

2022-12-28: Added my audiogram to the Health app on my iPhone. Enabled my Airpods Pro as hearing aids. …

2022-12-27:

2022-12-26: Currently reading: The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim 📚

2022-12-06: Hookmark and Craft are now on Setapp. More subscriptions I can ditch now.

2022-09-05: Going to give Oh My Zsh a go. My preferred terminal on Mac is iTerm2. Looking forward to a fancier …

2022-01-16: Digging in on Proxmox and having fun learning. I’ve got a Mac Mini and a Lenovo ThinkCentre …

2022-01-14: This was a fun project. Running Linux on my iPad via a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 w.

2022-01-14: The execution of PopClip Extension Snippets is brilliant. forum.popclip.app/t/introdu…

2022-01-09: I paid $28 to rent Sing 2. Yeah.

2022-01-08: Boom Wordle 203 2/6 ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

2022-01-08: Ok, I went ahead and finally configured a Pi-hole. Canceled my eero Security+ which I’ve been …

2021-12-25: Repurposed an old Mac Mini to run EXSi. Installing MX-Linux now. Fun stuff. Thinking I may mainly …

2021-11-25: Protonmail Todo figure out how to build a secure, encrypted email platform Figure out how to send …

2021-11-08: Meow Wolf

2021-11-02: Hi from Humboldt

2021-07-10:

2021-06-17: Free concert in the park. Feels good to be social again.

2021-05-09: Finally successful gaining access to BBVA. What a boring, uninspired banking app compared to the …

2021-05-08: Simple to BBVA transition. Off to a great start. Not.

2021-05-03: I now have a reason to use Pinboard again. Integration with Hook. Brilliant.

2021-04-18: State of home buying in Colorado. We’ve put bids in on 2 houses for $100K over list price. We were …

2021-04-18: Interestingly, to me anyway, as I build out my Johnny Decimal system, the reality is that most of my …

2021-04-06: Minus.app is even better with a Luxafor Flag.

2021-03-21: One Airpod is in the case. The other is not. Hmph.

2021-03-14: My new mantra. Drafts is for note-taking. Craft is for note-making.

2021-02-28: By far, my favorite blogging environment was Radio UserLand. Having an outliner open all day, ready …

2021-02-28: I’m kind of obsessed with Minus.app. Took me a bit to wrap my head around but now that I’ve explored …

2021-02-28: Enjoying my new M1 Mac mini. It’s fast.

2021-02-10: I must admit. I have no idea how to install this Alfred Bunch thing but I wish I did. Why do people …

2021-02-09: Tried switching from Things to Sorted but something isn’t working for me with iCloud syncing. …

2021-01-27: Every time I finally pony up for an app, it ends up on Setapp one day later.

2021-01-22: Obsidian, you make me happy.

2020-12-07: Discovered the Raindrop.io Alfred integration. Alfred workflows always make me happy.

2020-12-06: Back to Things 3. I was wooed by OmniFocus but realized it’s overkill for me. Then I was wooed …

2020-11-29: Just realized that my AirPods Pro have wireless charging.

2020-08-20: Grabbed Longplay and for the first time in a long time I’m listening to a full album. Feels good.

2020-08-13: About to sign up for a smartfile.com account. Seems like a great fit for our needs.

2020-08-06: Added an inverter to our travel trailer

2020-08-06: can anyone recommend an FTP platform that will auto-delete files after x days?

2020-07-25: Onewheel camping

2020-07-21: We should get our mobile internet bundle before our upcoming getaway. Hope the AT&T data plan …

2020-07-06: My ATEM Mini Pro arrived today. Waited almost 2 months to get it. Super excited. @aaronpk

2020-07-05: My daughter discovered this creature in our front yard this morning.

2020-07-04: At first I was like… I use FastMail and Sanebox so Hey can bite me. Then I tried it. Now I …

2020-07-02: My new Onewheel XR arrived today. So excited to ride this thing.

2020-06-18: i want to like mailmate. it’s so sluggish tho. and i have a rather fast iMac.

2020-06-18: This is me tooling around our campground on my Onewheel.

2020-05-24: Been using my kids Osmo stand a lot lately. It’s really handy!

2020-05-21: Day One’s On this day reminders, I find enjoyable.

2020-05-21: Last day of the school year for our kids. Everyone in the family is relieved. Trying to teach our …

2020-05-16: Organize audio cables day

2020-05-15: I’m turning to TaskPaper yet again. I keep all text in Drafts but nothing beats the outliner …

2020-05-15: who are these people that raise their iMacs? i can’t get mine low enough.

2020-05-15: Really enjoying this wallpaper I bought on Gumroad.

2020-05-13: I love Drafts.

2020-05-13: Aye Aye. Eh. Write. Er.

2020-05-09: It gets a bit out of control.

2020-05-06: Upgraded HoudahSpot. It asked if I wanted to import license info into 1Password. Hell yeah. …

2020-05-05: I get the sense that something is going to happen on June 22.

2020-05-01:

2020-04-25: Having fun with the family on our rolly things.

2020-04-25: The Magic Keyboard For iPad Works well for me. I like it quite a bit.

2020-04-23: Prepping for an internal pilot We are investigating a remote research platform and will conduct an internal pilot on Tuesday. Our …

2020-04-18: Watched Step Brothers. Took a nap. Watched a guy cook a steak on YouTube.

2020-03-12:

2020-03-12: Got my Mac Pro 5,1 and am having a good ol’ time tinkering with it. First order of business, …

2020-03-07: Happy 7th birthday Tatum Sky.

2020-02-29: On the cusp of buying a Mac Pro 5,1 from 2010. What am I thinking?

2020-02-29:

2020-02-16: Archived 13 years of work emails in EagleFiler

2020-02-06: Enjoying many aspects of Fantastical 3. The Zoom integration is not one of them. Keeps asking me for …

2020-01-28: Created my first Microsoft Logic App. Receives an HTTPS call and deletes an Outlook event.

2020-01-18: Reading Take Control of DEVONthink 3 in DEVONthink to Go on my iPad. Decided I prefer DEVONthink …

2019-12-18: Pointed my new domain, used solely for unique email aliases, to anonaddy.com. Moving all the things …

2019-12-10:

2019-11-21: Eager to get my Apple Watch wood band. These things are really cool and affordable.

2019-11-16: Bought myself a Onewheel Pint.

2019-11-16: Thinking about getting a Nest once again now that I know I can integrate it with HomeKit via the …

2019-11-16:

2019-10-26: Voodoo Donuts

2019-06-17: now more than ever in my new role i can see the value in using Agenda.

2019-06-15:

2019-06-04: We had a lovely time in the Bahamas

2019-05-29: Our family is going on our first cruise. Also, first flight for my kiddos. They are so excited. Not …

2019-05-19: So eager for the new Noteplan for Mac to arrive.

2019-05-19: Gave up my AnyList subscription when I switched to Grocery and the promise of native Reminders …

2019-05-18: Giving Hook an actual trial. Now that I’ve taken some time to understand it and experiment …

2019-05-18: MarsEdit • Setapp. Nice.

2019-05-07: Can’t believe there was a school shooting where my kids go to school today. Thankfully my kids are …

2019-05-03: Back to Things. It works best for my brain.

2019-05-03: Got burned by Agenda’s Dropbox sync and lost some files. I admit I foolishly turned on Dropbox …

2019-05-02: Pulled a g sheet into DEVONthink 3 and my head exploded.

2019-04-30: It’s my last day in my role as Manager.

2019-04-29: Due to Apple yanking OurPact, a parental control iOS app, my kid is now locked out of her iPad. This …

2019-04-27: Successfully followed a blog post to put in place a Slack slash command which draws from an …

2019-04-25: After reading a Plex blog article about their amazing Tidal integration I decided to give it a go. …

2019-04-23: Really happy Luna Display got this update… We’ve updated Luna so it will no longer reset …

2019-04-20: Ready for the hunt.

2019-04-19: i’m chali 2na

2019-04-19: Easter eggs

2019-04-19: Got promoted to Director of Innovation & Process Improvement today. So excited! 12+ years at …

2019-04-14: Spent the day at Elitch Gardens.

2019-04-13: Reading Code Craft and learning a lot. 📚

2019-04-08: It’s time.

2019-04-07: Cloud. Check.

2019-04-07: Successfully setup a Grav install on a Linode server. Couldn’t have done it w/o the …

2019-04-07: Parker Moon had 4 teeth pulled. She’s in happy spirits.

2019-04-07: Apex trail Went for a hike with my buddy on the Apex trail.

2019-04-04: Paid for Airtable Pro

2019-04-03: My kids

2019-03-30: Jordan Merrick’s Mocktail is amazing. www.jordanmerrick.com/2019/03/m…

2019-03-28: Playing around with Grav tonight.

2019-03-27: reinstall Luna iOS app. restart mac. all is well again.

2019-03-27: luna display will not open on my ipad pro. :(

2019-03-25: I’ve been adopting the practice of maintaining a change log in the notes section for my Zaps.

2019-03-25: Boostnote looks like an interesting editor. As if I don’t have enough of those. boostnote.io

2019-03-24: My new Squarespace site will be a CV of sorts, focusing on my role as UX Research Manager/Geek. I …

2019-03-24: Listening to Blurryface by twenty one pilots once again. it keeps drawing me in.

2019-03-24: Started a Squarespace site to host my projects/CV.

2019-03-21: using omnioutliner to track a project and i’m remembering how awesome outliners can be.

2019-03-20: Been trying to solve a Zapier challenge for the past week and a half. I awoke at 4am with a …

2019-03-16: Escape fail

2019-03-14: Learned that one has to wrap the JSON payload with “blocks”: [] when using code …

2019-03-14: Been poking around the Slack API. Learned about Postman, which is a handy tool. www.getpostman.com

2019-03-14: Stumbled upon my Newton.

2019-03-13: Jumped on the yearly micro.blog plan.

2019-03-13: Can’t decide.

2019-03-13: I wonder why my Sunlit posts do not appear on micro.blog? The odd thing is that it does appear in my …

2019-03-13: Had a great time in Mexico for our annual company summit.

2019-03-12: www.answerlab.com How to Incorporate UX Research into Every Stage of the Design Thinking Process

2019-03-12: Milo The Sleeping Unicorn Bulldog

2019-03-12: Pointed my email newsletters back to Stoop. Having them in Feedbin didn’t suit my fancy.

2019-03-10: flickr data requested

2019-03-06: Scapple is one of my favorite Mac apps.

2019-02-25: Surprises me that Manton emails me personally to let me know that my ssl cert is enabled. That can’t …

2019-02-25: I learn something new about Fiery Feeds every time I launch

2019-02-25: The problem with Org mode is that it’s not Markdown.

2019-02-25: I’m so going to pi-hole

2019-02-25: I want to try BBEdit

2019-02-25: sometimes i wish i didn’t have credit cards. they just get me in trouble.

2019-02-25: As much as I’m intrigued by tiddlywiki on glitch, I’m going to keep my work related …

2019-02-25: Enrolled in Clear which should help speed things up at the airport. I’m already a TSA-Pre …

2019-02-25: surprised that i can only select BBEdit or TextWrangler for ‘Edit With’ editor in MarsEdit. why not …

2019-02-25: heading to cancun, mexico for 5 days. 3 days for company retreat, 2 days for personal time with my …

2019-02-25: realized/acknowledged that micro.blog is where i blog. so, i pointed my domain to micro.blog and …

2019-02-25: woohoo. ssl for my site now in effect.

2019-02-24: bought some fresh duds from gap tonight. hello bomber jacket.

2019-02-24: To the person who added TiddlyWiki to Glitch, I salute you. Not so much for the act but for the …

2019-02-24: when will DNS get easy?

2019-02-23: Evening with Dad Dance was fun. My kids had a blast.

2019-02-23: This is cool. Hover has an easy way to configure Micro.blog for your domain.

2019-02-23: To point www.donovanwatts.net to my micro.blog, is this correct for my CNAME record? …

2019-02-22: Spent a few hours trying to get an interactive slack bot up and running with a glitch template. No …

2019-02-22: TiddlyDesktop for the win.

2019-02-16: trying aquamacs

2019-02-16: watching uncle dave in order to learn org mode www.youtube.com/watch

2019-02-16: dabbling in VS Code Org Mode github.com/vscode-or…

2019-02-13: Created another slack slash command. This one searches Box and dishes up a link. Simple and very …

2019-02-12: this org mode for beginners page is helpful orgmode.org/worg/org-…

2019-02-12: added the Org Mode manual to Dash. Now we’re talking.

2019-02-12: the org mode manual is actually very good. my gripe is that for a total beginner, it is lacking in …

2019-02-11: So, eero is out. Can I trust NETGEAR?

2019-02-11: Learning Org mode is comedic. The manual is a joke. How about her’e how to start at step zero? …

2019-02-11: Exlax. LatEx. Emax. Betamax. Max headroom. ET. All the same to me.

2019-02-11: Amazon buys Apple. Crap.

2019-02-11: So what’s next. Is Amazon going to buy Casper, my friggin pillow?

2019-02-11: Remember when you didn’t know jack fucking shit about Emacs or Org mode? Yeah.

2019-02-11: Obviously, the Emacs docs I am reading are not created by Mac/iOS sheeple. Again, not complaining, …

2019-02-11: OK, so Meta is the Option key on a Mac. Got it. Emacs instructions are challenging.

2019-02-11: In Emacs, we formally define a key sequence (or just key) to mean a sequence of keyboard (or mouse) …

2019-02-11: This whole Emacs endeavor is totally foreign to me. Emacs and Org mode documentation do not make it …

2019-02-11: Learning about Emacs and Org mode from scratch. I’m a babe in the woods. Loving it.

2019-02-11: going org mode

2019-02-09: Reminds me of that scene from The Shining @jack

2019-02-08: awesome @cheri

2019-02-08: I find the Micro.blog app to be rather slow.

2019-02-08: As I move my email newsletter subs to Feedbin, I’m wondering what happens after I read one? Does it …

2019-02-08: So, replying to a post kicks me back to the top of my feed? That’s lame.

2019-02-08: I’ve lost ~15 lbs since Jan 2, thank to Keto, a drinking hiatus, and exercise. Tonight, however, I …

2019-02-08: Made my first Slack bot. /supervisor takes a Slack username, looks it up in BambooHR and returns the …

2019-02-07: Um, ok. Forget about stoop. Now that i know that Feedbin can handle my newsletter emails, I’m all …

2019-02-05: We went to see art in Denver the other night. Always eager to get a peek behind the scenes like this …

2019-02-05: Creating a manager training video at work. Busted out my Yeti, Audio Hijack, and ScreenFlow. Fun …

2019-02-02: Went to see A Star is Born this morning. Fantastic movie.

2019-01-31: Keychron keyboard arrived last night. Initial thoughts not good. Bluetooth not working. Battery not …

2019-01-30: Waiting for the delivery person is like watching paint dry.

2019-01-29: Wrapping up the day

2019-01-28: enabled time machine backups (with quota of course) on my synology.

2019-01-27: giving uBar another shot

2019-01-27: just imported a tiddler from @jack’s wiki. this tiddlywiki stuff is indeed fun and exciting.

2019-01-26: tiddlywinkin’

2019-01-24: Often I consider mapping donovanwatts.net to Micro.blog and calling it a day.

2019-01-24: If only there were a way to automatically mirror displays upon connecting to my MacBook Pro with the …

2019-01-24: The Luna Display blows my mind

2019-01-24: I’ve tried Blot with Dropbox and then git mode. I think I’ll go back to Dropbox mode. Far less …

2019-01-22: Command-Shift-P in fman no longer works for me. Hmph.

2019-01-22: Snow day today. I don’t have to take the kids anywhere. YES!

2019-01-21: i wish touche, the mac app, floated.

2019-01-20: Orderd myself a Keychron keyboard www.keychron.com

2019-01-19: ∞ Additional Application Support in Marked This is pretty slick. Now that I’m back on nvALT, I needed to figure this out. You can drag an …

2019-01-18: ∞ 7 easy Instant Pot recipes While these recipes would typically require hours in a slow cooker or Dutch oven, the Instant Pot …

2019-01-17: ∞ Marked 2 gets handy update Anyway, the latest version of Marked 2 (2.5.30) is available on all channels now (Mac App Store, …

2019-01-17: i am thankful for zapier paths

2019-01-15: The upcoming clamp down at work has prompted me to remove all the personal things from my work …

2019-01-14: OK, Blot is awesome. I ponied up the $20 annual fee.

2019-01-12: I really, really want to delete my IG account. The only thing holding me back is that my IG photos …

2019-01-12: discovered fman. wow. exactly what the doctor ordered.

2018-12-31:

2018-12-27: Happy fucking new year

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2018-12-23: Moved all my notes into NotePlan

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2018-12-16: Ugly Xmas sweater party. Check.

2018-12-15: Posting to Micro.blog from MarsEdit. Now we’re talking.

2018-12-15: determined to rid myself of a graveyard of todo’s. it’s exhausting. going to purge my …

2018-12-15: Reading do yourself a favor: ditch the to-do lists, and start living in your calendar today

2018-12-15: i’m late to the party. just discovered grimes and really diggin’ her music.

2018-12-15: trying to convert my everything to NotePlan

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2018-12-14: though i’ve been on the beta of marsedit for years, i ponied up for a license yet again. time …

2018-12-14: Ordered a 2nd homepod from B&H for $250. Absolutely loving my homepod.

2018-12-09: Zzzzzzz

2018-12-09: your phone is a tool, not a boss

2018-12-09: Fun bday night with Michelle and friends.

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2018-11-27: Been playing Exploding Kittens with my family. Kids can’t get enough. Neither can I.

2018-11-27: Got to have my Pandora. Grabbed Anesidora for my Mac and immediately left a tip. …

2018-11-27: bought a homepod. selling my sonos. happy with my decision.

2018-11-19: As I considered which keyboard to purchase for my iPad, it became clear to me that it was going to …

2018-11-19: My week of iPad only was such a success that I decided to buy myself a Logitech keyboard. Going all …

2018-11-17: Last week I worked exclusively from my iPad Pro. There was only one time that I need my Mac… …

2018-11-17: Today we celebrate Friendsgiving.

2018-11-10: WAT

2018-11-10: Learning to Fly

2018-11-04: My awesome colleagues

2018-11-04: Parker had a wonderful birthday party with lots of friends.

2018-11-04: Milo wanted in the wagon

2018-11-01: Guess where I’m at

2018-10-29: Happy 8th birthday Parker Moon

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2018-10-27: Controlling Farrago via TouchOSC app for some spooky halloween sounds.

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2018-10-25: PDFpen is now on Setapp. My subscription keeps getting better and better.

2018-10-24: i voted

2018-10-21: keen to start adding logic to my zaps. thus far they’ve been fairly rudimentary.

2018-10-21: There must be a way for me to efficiently move a bunch of sheets from Ulysses to Drafts on my Mac.

2018-10-21: So, this post has been stuck at the top of my feed for a few days now.

2018-10-21: coming to grips with the fact that very few of my friends share my political views.

2018-10-21: There is much cleaning (surface mainly) going on before my wife’s return from a three day …

2018-10-20: reinstalled Group Text+ on iPhone. such a great app for quickly messaging my wife.

2018-10-20: Trying this on for size

2018-10-20: Tatum Sky likes to color

2018-10-20: Parker Moon can’t get enough of the stingrays

2018-10-19: Which one looks more crazy?

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2018-10-16: oh hello Drafts for Mac beta. i’ve been anticipating your arrival.

2018-10-15: Kickstand

2018-10-15: Snuggle

2018-10-15: BFFs

2018-10-14: Drafts –> Zapier –> Trello. loving it.

2018-10-13: Watts up

2018-10-11: Tatum Sky

2018-10-11: Parker Moon

2018-10-09: Really happy to have discovered Yoink for Mac - Usage Tips

2018-10-08: Super excited that BambooHR is now integrated with Zapier.

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2018-10-04: Milo

2018-10-03: Three dogs

2018-09-30: Most sour face you can make

2018-09-30: Setup my first one-time password in 1Password. I’ll be moving away from Lockdown to 1Password …

2018-09-30: Cloudflare Registrar Wave 8. I have been happy with Hover but I’m going to switch.

2018-09-26: Going minimal

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2018-09-17: Every receipt I scan into my ScanSnap iX100. It goes automatically into Hubdoc.

2018-09-17: Switched to an iPhone X case which doubles as a wallet recently. I think it’s called a Jimmy …

2018-09-17: Two worlds collide. Undebt.it integrates with YNAB. undebt.it/blog/new-…

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2018-09-15: Bad Daddy’s Bad Ass Margaritas

2018-09-14: Me. 2018.

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2018-09-09: Break dancing angel

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2018-08-23: www.answerlab.com Celebrating Women-Led Businesses

2018-08-22: Happy with our Rachio sprinkler system. Today’s watering was skipped automatically because my …

2018-08-21: My wife and I came up with a new motto. Don’t do anything stupid.

2018-08-19: It’s only 9:14pm yet it feels like 11:48pm.

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2018-08-19: My kids love to play Toca Hospital.

2018-08-16: Installed Ecobee Switch+ and it works! Unfortunately now none of the plugs in my living room work. …

2018-08-16:

2018-08-16: Really happy to see RapidWeaver v8 on Setapp. For some reason when major upgrades happen, I think …

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2018-08-14: YNAB just went down.

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2018-07-18: Whole home energy audit happening now. My energy bills are out of control. Hope they can help figure …

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2018-06-28: Created a Zap today that attaches a Zoom recording link to a particular Trello card and then moves …

2018-06-26: Got my Luna and am quite impressed. Easy setup and incredibly fast display.

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2018-06-06: Double rainbow tonight

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2018-05-28: Ran the BolderBOULDER 10K today. Last time I ran in a 10K was 30 years ago. Feeling great.

2018-05-28: Got tickets to see David Byrne at Red Rocks. Need I say how excited I am about this?

2018-05-25: Took our kids to the North Pole, Santa’s Workshop, in CO today. Yes I know it’s late May.

2018-05-24: I love Scapple. Helps me process my thoughts better than any other mind mapping tool.

2018-05-24: Growing tired of all my Synology woes like Drive, Cloud Sync, and Cloud Station Backup. Oh, and the …

2018-05-23: Reduced my Services menu down to one item. It’s all I ever use.

2018-05-23: Path Finder upgraded

2018-05-22: Ponied up for Audio Hijack 3. Got it for 25 bones since I had a previous license.

2018-05-22: Reconfiguring Synology Cloud Sync from scratch. Fun.

2018-05-21: As much as I 💌 my new Shure mic, there’s nothing like tossing my Bose earbuds in and hitting …

2018-05-21: Hello Squirrels

2018-05-21: always proud of myself when i google rogue amoeba and i spell it right

2018-05-21: Setapp is one of my favoritest things

2018-05-21: Part of me wants to blow up my Jekyll blog and go all in on micro.blog as my main blog. No more …

2018-05-21: Hazel for the win

2018-05-20:

2018-05-19: Digging Plexamp

2018-05-19: got the shure mv88 microphone. love it. wish i didn’t have to remove my iPhone case to use it …

2018-05-19: Added my music library to Plex and then added Plex to My Sonos. Good times.

2018-05-19: Why is it that my Apple Watch can unlock my laptop yet I still have to type in my password all the …

2018-05-17: Finally automated Box folder creation with many sub folders based on a trigger of a new Opportunity …

2018-05-15: Reimagining donovan’s thoughtStream

2018-05-12: Signed both of my kids up for the [Kids Obstacle Challenge]. …

2018-05-11: Oh, Hi IFCOMPANYNAMEI,!

2018-05-11: Excited to watch my kid run in the annual Fun Run at her school this morning.

2018-05-10: Lovely Day

2018-05-08: Today’s Walk

2018-05-06: Bought a Slice Planner. Eager to check it out. The 1 star reviews of the app have me concerned but …

2018-05-05: Took my five year old to a birthday party at Jungle Quest today. She had no interest in …

2018-05-05: TrainAsONE is my 10K AI running coach www.trainasone.com/training-…

2018-05-05: This morning’s run.

2018-05-05: Why did it take me so long to install the Things 3 PopClip extension? …

2018-05-05: Threshold Run Total: 55 min

2018-05-04: Finally! Using my Bose headset plugged directly into my iPhoneX produced a good quality microcast …

2018-05-04: Today’s Be Healthy Update Checking in and hoping my audio issues are a thing of the past.

2018-05-03: It’s rainsnowing today.

2018-05-03: I think I’ll try my third Wavelength microcast later on today. This time, rather than using my …

2018-05-03: After a computer swap, I finally got back up and running with RapidWeaver. What a friggin’ …

2018-05-02: Entered The BolderBOULDER 10K Super excited to run this race.

2018-05-02: I’ve created two microcasts. Each time, I’ve gotten this message from Auphonic… ‘The …

2018-05-02: Accomplished My Goal I met my weight goal after years. Hitting 11k steps per day.

2018-05-01:

2018-05-01: Just Walking Around The Neighborhood The girls were having a good ol’ time on our walk. We came across this cool chalk drawing. Tatum got …

2018-04-26: Trees are showing their colors.

2018-04-25: Clay Basket was my first introduction to creating a website. As I surveyed the available options at …

2018-04-25: And now I have a microcast. Thanks @manton!

2018-04-25: Let’s Do This Thing Whereby I find my micro casting purpose.

2018-04-17: 25 MPH winds here today in Littleton, CO.

2018-04-11: Excited to learn about iPad Collective – Handpicked apps and accessories for the iPad. by Jordan …

2018-03-20: What good’s a computerized note? - Lou Reed

2018-03-16: First They Were Happy. Then they melted down.

2018-03-11: 2018-03-07 The kids had a blast at Chuck E Cheese. 2018-03-10 Tatum’s party at Jump Street was so …

2018-02-17: Finally found a minimal meditation Apple Watch solution in Still: Meditation tracking for your …

2018-02-17: Making peanut butter cookies out of the blue

2018-02-09: Music videos detract

2018-02-07: Tried Lire. Not sure it is a fit. My goto is Fiery Feeds and I think I will stick with that.

2018-01-24: Was attempting to reconnect my ecobee3 to Homekit. Accidentally deleted my Home from Homekit. No way …

2017-12-25: Christmas time. It seems that the box full of wrapping paper trash is her favorite thing.

2017-12-23: Vegan chalk bomb. I cracked up during that podcast episode. My wife thinks I’m losing it.

2017-12-12: Blue Jeans. The official pant of IndieWebCamp Austin.

2017-12-09: Setup our ScanSnap ix100 to scan directly to Hubdoc. My wife did a little happy dance.

2017-12-07: For whatever reason, Quadro decided to start working properly again. I shall now carry on with …

2017-12-05: soma.fm I listen to daily.

2017-12-05: Gold

2017-12-05: I had no idea that TaskPaper had a Palette Command (or whatever it’s called). That is awesome.

2017-12-05: Revised my Pinboard feed so that only links I tag as ‘microblog’ will post here.

2017-12-05: Looking into how I might best use TaskPaper and Reminders.

2017-12-03:

2017-12-01: Intrigued by LinkLocker. linklocker.co

2017-12-01: Need to get a new magic keyboard so I don’t have to keep swapping batteries all the time.

2017-12-01: Been using Parseur to parse emails. Really well done solution. app.parseur.com

2017-12-01: Had to ask Zapier for help with my most advanced Zap yet. So close yet so far. Their support rocks.

2017-12-01: Been turning to Keyboard Maestro more and more lately. Today I’m working on a macro to quickly …

2017-11-30: Reptilicus

2017-11-29: The lack of a TransLoader share sheet when I need it most is deflating.

2017-11-29: Would like Drafts for Mac.

2017-11-29: Would like to be able to post to Micro.blog from Drafts.

2017-11-29: In one Pinboard, out the other.

2017-11-29: Zapier driven by Alfred is pretty much my holy grail. zapier.com/blog/zapi…

2017-11-29: Experimenting with Twist as a Slack alternative. I do believe that Slack is not conducive to …

2017-11-29: Made my Chuze Fitness barcode my Apple Watch background. Should work, right? The date stamp is …

2017-11-29: Added my Pinboard.

2017-11-28: Trying out Spark email client again. Really nice touches throughout like exporting an email to …

2017-11-27: Figured out how to use Keyboard Maestro’s URL scheme to solve a particular need at work. …

2017-11-13: Trying out GoodTask and loving it. Thanks to SetApp, I already have access to it and am now thinking …

2017-11-13: Surprised there is not a Reminders app PopClip extension.

2017-11-09: Fantastic benefits coming in December for Eero Plus members.. VPN, 1Password, and anti-malware …

2017-11-07: Popmaker is handy. I created a Box.com search popclip extension. I am going to use this daily I …

2017-11-05: Tonight concludes Halloween week for my kids. Any remaining candy gets sent to the elves who will …

2017-11-02: Just switched to the Professional plan for Zapier. My most useful tool lately.

2017-11-01: Micro.blog set Text size to Large.

2017-11-01: Planning to use Brett’s Planter project to help solve for a Box folder template challenge.

2017-11-01: The neighborhood pumpkins on Halloween were quite spectacular this year.

2017-10-30: Having fun mocking up a client portal. Using RapidWeaver and Foundation for rapid action.

2017-10-29: Happy 7th birthday Parker Moon.

2017-10-23: Today I need to write a report documenting the findings from my recent UX study. On days like this, …

2017-10-22: Discovered TextSoap is part of SetApp. I used to turn to this app years ago. Going to come in quite …

2017-10-21: Off to Skate City for my oldest daughter’s 7th birthday party.

2017-10-17: Panobook arrived today. Pretty nice piece of work. Going to be handy having a pad of good old …

2017-10-15: My daughters made a leprechaun trap. ‘It is fine if you take the candy even no you are small!’

2017-10-14: Tinkering with netlify. I want to expand my Jekyll plugin options and learn about continuous …

2017-10-12: Poking around regex for the first time. I finally have a clear need. It’s fascinating learning this …

2017-10-09: I wonder when Daylite triggers will be available for us Zapier users? I’d like tasks I complete to …

2017-10-08: Playing music on my Sonos from our Echo. This is fantastic.

2017-10-08: Now sharing my iCloud storage plan with my family. That will save us $2.99/month.

2017-10-07: Can’t grasp how Apple can be so privacy minded yet allow Uber to grab screenshots of your iPhone …

2017-10-07: Switched from Path Finder to ForkLift for 6 months or so. Worked well enough for my needs but I’m …

2017-10-07: Picked up a used freezer for our garage. We sold ours when we moved to Colorado and have missed that …

2017-10-05: I have a hard time comprehending how drastic the change has been with iOS 11 and this 10” iPad Pro …

2017-10-04: Pretty sure I am not going to get my refund from Mellow. They said no problem but have since not …

2017-10-02: I love Scapple. Restriction-free mind mapping.

2017-10-02: Going to try Mailgun yet again. Goal is to take an auto-generated email that gets sent upon status …

2017-10-02: The Moves app has stopped working again. Time to move on I guess. Unfortunate since it is the …

2017-10-01: Looking forward to putting an hour or so into learning more of a course I’m currently taking.

2017-09-30: My kiddos standing next to a huge mobile phone.

2017-09-29: Was presented with the opportunity to lead several exciting initiatives at work. My mind is racing. …

2017-09-28: Now that I know how to create hooks that allow me to control Zaps from Alfred, my mind won’t …

2017-09-27: I want to see a documentary about Ken Burns

2017-09-27: Listening to Dusk by The The this evening. ‘True Hapiness this way Lies’

2017-09-25: Mapping out a report I’m writing. Using iThoughts on my iPad and it is wonderful.

2017-09-23: Created a five step Zap this morning. My Zaps are getting more complex and powerful.

2017-09-22: Company assigned MacBook Pro crapping out on me. Will be taking a trip to an Apple town hall soon.

2017-09-21: 8th UX Research session coming up. There have been clear trends.

2017-09-16: Went fly fishing on the South Platte today.

2017-09-15: Spent some time today creating some Zaps that are going to really help me get some things done more …

2017-09-12: Enabled Two-Factor Authentication on yet another service.

2017-09-12: Just sold strangeways.com, the first domain I ever registered. Was hanging on to it for sentimental …

2017-09-12: Oh boy. That was not good.

2017-09-12: Animojis are kind of crazy amazing

2017-09-12: Spider man movie looks really lame

2017-09-12: iPhone X iPhone X iPhone X iPhone X iPhone X iPhone X iPhone X iPhone X iPhone X iPhone X

2017-09-12: Here we go….

2017-09-10: Created a Zap that allows me to add a contact to Salesforce from my Mac using Alfred. I’m …

2017-09-10: Selling some Airport Extremes/Expresses to Mac Me An Offer. Figuring out serial numbers has thus far …

2017-09-10: Should I go for it?

2017-09-09: When I add microposts to my Jekyll blog, I don’t want a ‘Read more’ link since the entire post is …

2017-09-09: Intrigued by the lofree keyboard.

2017-09-09: Thinking about getting Alfred for Mac now that I know Alfred integrates with Zapier. LaunchBar has …

2017-09-08: Of course micro.blog supports split view. Loving it.

2017-09-08: Seems odd that I cannot link to an album on Apple Music. I must be missing something. Anyhow, …

2017-09-08: Indie microblogging is the gateway drug for long-form content.

2017-09-08: Micro.blog on a 10” iPad Pro exhibits a glitch on the right hand side. Force quitting seems to …

2017-09-08: Yeah.. definitely want a Micro.blog share sheet extension. Sure, I can and likely will whip up a …

2017-09-07: Slowly following more people on Micro.blog. My timeline is getting interesting!

2017-09-06: Thanks to Ulysses X-Callback-Support I can open a particular sheet quickly on my iOS devices. Is …

2017-09-06: Switched to Synology Cloud Sync for my Box connection and it’s working well. I prefer not to have …

2017-09-05: Waffling on where to post micro posts. I can post directly to Micro.blog or I can post to my Jekyll …

2017-09-04: Github Pages hosts my blog, Donovan’s Brain. Today I decided to install Jekyll locally to close the …

2017-09-04: Github Pages hosts my blog, Donovan’s Brain. Today I decided to install Jekyll locally to close the …

2017-09-04: Turned off Activity notifications on my watch. I am eager to escape the daily reminders.

2017-09-03: Trying out TodayPoster.

2017-09-03: Not happy with Hyper Backup to Amazon Drive. Switching to Arq –> B2. Didn’t want to …

2017-09-02:

2017-09-01: Thank you @manton

2017-09-01: happy friday!

2017-08-31: Though I’ve been a Ulysses user for a while now, I still felt compelled to sign up for the …

2017-08-31: Follow someone on Micro.blog or subscribe to their Micro.blog feed and read their posts in my feed …

2017-08-29: Transloader by Matthias Gansrigler solves my need to download things to my Mac from my iOS devices. …

2017-08-29: Watched a documentary on Voyager spacecrafts on PBS. Thoroughly enjoyed it. They’ve been …

2017-08-28: Redesigning the company employee portal. Quite pleased with it. Looking forward to pushing it live …

2017-08-28:

2017-08-26: Took me kids for a rock climbing introductory class. My oldest went way higher than we expected.

2017-08-25: Created a custom page on my microblog.

2017-08-23: My colleague wrote ‘5 Customer Journey Improvements Increase Bank Customer Loyalty’ …

2017-08-22: That was fantastic. The genuine excitement Casey displays is fun to watch. Also, impressive how much …

2017-08-22: I just backed Luna Display on @Kickstarter kck.st/2wARSOz

2017-08-22: Interested in the freshly announced Zapier for Alfred integration. I use LaunchBar. Hopefully …

2017-08-22: We went to the fair. Also, testing out posting an image from MarsEdit.

2017-08-22: Been going to the gym with my wife Mon-Fri for a while now. Feels fantastic to be focusing on our …

2017-08-21: 99% done with backup from my Synology to Amazon Drive. Encrypted, of course. That took a while.

2017-08-21: Wired up MarsEdit. Testing, one, two, three.

2017-08-21: Finally mapped a sub-domain to my micro.blog. That feels better. Next I will likely push to github …

2017-08-21: Today was the day. The eclipse from our vantage point in CO was pretty good. Partial but good. Clear …

2017-08-20: My daughter Parker Moon having fun at the CO state fair.

2017-06-01: Is it Feed Wrangler or FeedWrangler

2017-04-28: It’s snowing.

2017-04-28: Feels good to be able to discover people now.

2017-04-25: OK, just closed my DreamHost account. No more WordPress for me. I don’t need a WordPress site. …

2017-04-25: Actually, it was after using OPML Editor, not Radio UserLand. My blog was located at dwatts.opml.org …

2017-04-25: It’s fantastic that Manton offer up micro.blog to those who want it. I’m just …

2017-04-25: I stopped subscribing to scripting.com a long time ago. However, I do pop in from time to time to …

2017-04-25: Proud to work for AnswerLab, a company that helps employees with infertility. …

2017-04-25: Spent just under an hour and five phone calls to cancel my trip due to waking up sick. Took a good …

2017-04-25: Though I’ve committed to a Github Pages/Jekyll blog, I thought I’d try out a pure …