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Feb 21 '23
Rewatching old TV is pointing a mirror at yourself
Feb 16 '23
Internet Explorer is dead…finally! (haven’t we been saying this for years now…)
Feb 9 '23
Familiar WordPress lands meet shiny static site generators and my web dev quest continues
Feb 7 '23
Break glass in case of creative rut. Literally.
Feb 7 '23
A spark of joy in micro scripts for your own workflows
Feb 5 '23
Quick color name to hex code generation with ChatGPT
Feb 5 '23
Dropbox’s power being stripped away by Apple’s poor File Provider API substitution
Feb 2 '23
But, for everyone else, electric knife sharpeners are more convenient
Feb 1 '23
When do you turn on Stage Manager anyway?
Feb 1 '23
Meditative animations with Processing
Feb 1 '23
I like embracing the newness of macOS releases
Feb 1 '23
Own your domain and limit your exposure to tech giants’ rules
Jan 25 '23
When you’re drinking the Kool-Aid of views, Algorithms, and “Heating”, how do you stop?
Jan 25 '23
Anyone prefer TV over movies? *raises hand*
Jan 18 '23
Enough Signs For Me. Just Gotta Write.
Jan 31 '22
Getting rich from going viral is a formula still being made
Sep 27 '18
“So…why haven’t you posted an article lately?”
Oct 18 '17
I’m moving to Washington D.C.
Oct 17 '17
Putting money where my mouth is
Oct 16 '17
Today was the 2nd anniversary of my father’s death
Oct 10 '17
Replacing headphones on a Sena SMH10-11 Bluetooth Communicator
Sep 25 '17
Motorcycle wipeout by a friend
Sep 25 '17
I’m a budding motorcycle mechanic hitting my limits
Sep 25 '17
Hotkeys not triggering with Finder folders in Alfred workflows?
Jun 12 '17
Replacing the clutch perch on my 2009 Honda Rebel 250
Jun 12 '17
Installing a passenger back rest/sissy bar with a luggage rack for Honda Rebel 250
Jun 12 '17
Replacing the rear lights is a wiring nightmare on my Honda Rebel
Jun 12 '17
Installing an aftermarket driver back rest on a Honda Rebel 250
Jun 12 '17
Mounting an EZ-Pass toll reader on my Honda Rebel 250
May 18 '17
Dropbox’s background update is using excessive CPU on my Mac
May 16 '17
Why did Honda only provide a screwdriver for the 2009 Rebel 250 tool compartment?
Apr 26 '17
Amazon Echo Look has a good chance of leading the camera-focused and connected future
Apr 18 '17
Auto save IDML files when you close an InDesign document
Mar 20 '17
My thoughts on Warren Buffet’s Letter to Berkshire Shareholders
Dec 2 '16
Solving the mystery of HDMI handshake issues with my Apple TV and Yamaha Receiver
Nov 23 '16
Pasting and formatting rich text in InDesign
Nov 20 '16
Attempted theft on my scooter using a pen ink cartridge
Nov 20 '16
Breaking in new tires on my scooter, and a horse in traffic
Nov 11 '16
Tiny Alfred Workflow: Genius “I’m Lucky” Lyrics
Nov 11 '16
Tiny Alfred Workflow: Current Tab in Google Chrome’s Incognito
Nov 6 '16
An ode to virtualization on the Mac
Nov 5 '16
Hey Adobe, hijacking the cursor is so 1997
Jan 31 '15
Hubris of human bees
Jan 31 '15
NYS is working to increase minimum wage for tipped workers to $7.50
Jan 31 '15
Mentioning your competitor in an ad does not constitute a trademark violation
Jul 9 '14
Looks by Dr. Dre + Subtraction.com
Jul 8 '14
Ramadan is going mainstream. Why buck the trend?
Jul 6 '14
Inspecting Yosemite’s Icons
Jun 20 '14
Why Foursquare has the potential to kill Yelp, and then Google…
Jun 19 '14
» Nostalgia and Newspapers Clay Shirky
Jun 19 '14
I’m Just Now Realizing How Stupid We Are
Jun 19 '14
Yo – Ian Bogost – The Atlantic
Jun 18 '14
The End of Cuisine – NYTimes.com
Jun 15 '14
How normal is being redefined?
Jun 10 '14
The Art of Eyeballing – Part II: Learning To See
Jun 10 '14
Intention
Jun 5 '14
How To Code HTML5 Video Background In Email
Jun 5 '14
Swift has me thinking about programming languages
Jun 4 '14
“Calling a developer a coder is like a tourist calling San Francisco Frisco”
Jun 4 '14
Because getting a job isn’t already difficult
Jun 3 '14
Helvetica Neue leads the charge for better displays
Jun 2 '14
I’m New Here
Jun 2 '14
Chaotic Beautiful Snowflakes
May 31 '14
“Avoiding Business school” is a one-sided perspective that doesn’t see the real-world value
May 30 '14
Snowden and The Wire’s Season 2 have more in common than Snowden realizes
May 30 '14
TrueCrypt security audit presses on
May 29 '14
When it comes to design, nothing is ever settled for good
May 28 '14
Block Inversions by Corporations to limit American tax dollar losses
May 28 '14
Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel created Snapchat to mask his insecurities
May 28 '14
Uber just gave lobby fodder to every Taxi commission
May 28 '14
Drive development with budgets, not estimates
May 28 '14
It’s official. Apple bought Beats.
May 28 '14
“TrueCrypt is not secure”
May 28 '14
50 Ways to Get a Job
May 15 '14
Tradition is non-existent in technology
May 15 '14
Apps that know about you before you do (and I’m okay with that)
May 14 '14
The Study of Wu or how some questions have no answer
May 14 '14
Working should be like breathing: stop and started at regular intervals
May 13 '14
How to talk to your inner perfectionist
May 12 '14
Businesses need to hire copywriters with direction
May 11 '14
Drawing bezier curves with less points, more accuracy, and better results
May 11 '14
What does a Product Designer Do?
May 10 '14
My workflow for building a parallax or animated website
May 10 '14
Words have different signals to different people. Which one will you choose to make your point?
May 9 '14
Curing the Anxiety of Trains Deferred from their Appointed Times
May 9 '14
Why cyclists should be able to roll through stop signs and ride through red lights
May 7 '14
Anecdote: The purpose of an indent in a paragraph start
May 7 '14
On social media, we don’t try to exist. We just try to be visible.
May 6 '14
Here is an AppleScript to create layers automatically in InDesign
May 2 '14
Use a clearance color to remove stray/extra color palettes in InDesign
Apr 29 '14
Multiple Records not showing up when you Data Merge in InDesign? Tips to make it all flow
Apr 29 '14
How to use Avery Templates in InDesign
Apr 27 '14
Hello, Stranger (on the subway)
Feb 14 '14
Starting the MTA Map Project
Jan 4 '14
What’s after RSS? The next channel of news.
Nov 1 '13
I’m trying to learn how to program, and that’s okay
Oct 28 '13
iOS 7: forward-thinking design and engineering
Jun 11 '13
Making snap judgments before using iOS 7
May 21 '13
A Windex Ritual
Mar 12 '13
The train ride
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