mike

mike, 19 days ago to random

Imagine if you had to buy a new mouse every time you bought a new Mac.

https://eworld.social/@ismh/112400334432195786

mike, 25 days ago to random

Yesterday, I published a list of things that I’m excited for in the world of technology. Including a bit about the modded iPod I’m using now.

Tech Is Still Cool.

https://initialcharge.net/2024/04/tech-still-cool/

mike, 1 month ago to random

In almost every example, the pre-Big Sur icon is better than the Big Sur-ified version.

https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/big-sur-ification-of-macos-icons/

mike, 1 month ago to random

Hi, I’m Mike. 👋

I’m a husband, a father of two, an open web enthusiast, free speech advocate, and writer. I work as a Happiness Engineer at Automattic — supporting Day One, Pocket Casts, Simplenote, Texts, Gravatar, and more.

I discuss pop punk music, Apple products, the web, and other geek-related topics.

Weblog: initialcharge.net
Pixelfed: libertynode.cam/mike
Homepage: mdrockwell.net

#introduction

mike, 1 month ago to random

video/mp4

mike, 2 months ago to random

Ordered a 2015 11-inch MacBook Air from OWC last night.

I have a couple of 2011 models, but only one is functioning at the moment.

The other needs a new battery and a new trackpad, but I suspect there’s an issue with the logic board as well.

The 11-inch MacBook Air is my favorite Mac of all time. And this is (nearly) the best version — it has the i5 instead of the i7. It can run Monterey without any hacks, but I’ll probably use it as a dedicated Linux machine.

mike, 2 months ago to random

What if we all just decided to stop observing daylight savings time?

The only reason we still have it is because we keep changing the clocks when they tell us to.

mike, 3 months ago to random

First full day with the iPod and my iPhone + iPad screen time has been cut in half.

Offline devices feel refreshing.

mike, 3 months ago to random

I wish there was an app like Amphetamine for iOS. It would be useful when I’m putting Caleb down for a nap and want to see the stopwatch section of the Clock app on screen indefinitely.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12

mike, 5 months ago to random

Been cleaning up my home office and just found the Raspberry Pi that’s been missing since we moved six years ago.

Anyone have ideas about what I could do with a Raspberry Pi 3 B+?

mike, 6 months ago to random

Another person losing their job to AI. https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition

mike, 6 months ago to random

Life is tough some times, brother.

mike, 7 months ago to random

Sounds interesting.

http://recastthis.com/

mike, 8 months ago to random

In 40 years, cursive handwriting will be one of the strongest methods of encryption.

mike, 8 months ago to random

I ended up switching to Nobara — installing GPU drivers and running games through Proton are pretty much seamless.

I haven’t been able to get VNC working, though. So I’m stuck using RDP for now, which isn’t supported by my preferred app — Screens.

Hopefully, once I have the system setup, I can use SSH for most of what I would want to do so the lack of VNC isn’t so annoying.

mike, 8 months ago to random

They mentioned their existing controller support. Did they say anything about the new USB-C port’s video output support? Will latency be better than video out over Lightning?

mike, 8 months ago to random

This is quite the handsome computer case.

mike, 8 months ago to random

Anyone have a good resource for getting started with Conky?

mike, 9 months ago to random

I feel like it says something that I’d rather learn how to use Neovim rather than use Visual Studio Code.

I don’t know what it says, but it says something.

mike, 10 months ago to random

I spent way too much on a pair of over-ear, noise canceling headphones last night.

mike, 10 months ago to random

Do you think Mario Lopez and Jennifer Lopez get along at family reunions?

mike, 11 months ago to random

I just wrote something that I expect many won’t like.

mike, 11 months ago to random

Psst, Reddit still has RSS feeds.

mike, 11 months ago to random

They just announced a feature that helps prevent kids from holding displays too close to their face.

And then they announce a product that straps a display to your face.

mike, 11 months ago to random

Apple Vision Pro