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Tag: Workflow

  • A timeline

    Monday: “Cool, I can do everything in Emacs and a terminal!”

    Wednesday: “I’m so sick of using Emacs and a terminal for everything”

  • Browser first?

    I’ve spent a lot of time installing and configuring software on the two new Linux boxes. Install a package and figure out where to configure it, then (maybe?) symlink and sync the configuration so that I can do the same things on the other computer. It’s kind of exhausting. I realize that this is mostly a front-weighted problem, but still, it has me thinking of ways to reduce the ongoing effort.

    One of those ways is to use more web apps. Omarchy makes “installing” standalone web apps easy.

    I could use the Fastmail web UI for email instead of my intricate and complex Mutt or Mu4e or GNUS setup. I could use WordPress (or Kirby) for blogging and not need go/hugo/rsync, etc. I could use SilverBullet for notes. There is even a growing number of web-based image manipulation tools I could use for quick resizing/conversions.

    I don’t necessarily want to change my tools in order to take advantage of web apps, but it sure would simplify some things.

  • The way to “Reduce & Simplify” is not “Add more things”

    In an effort to consolidate my blogs, I’ve created yet another blog. What a dumbass thing to do.

  • The Mylio Conundrum

    Mylio is an amazing bit of software for managing large, disparate photo libraries. (For some details, check out this review.)

    A private library that’s truly cross-platform and cloud-independent. Mylio is a media library built around your life, not around a cloud, device, or platform. Collect media from everywhere, access it on any device, anytime—even in Airplane Mode.

    Mylio, in theory, solves my photo management problems:

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