superdavey
I enjoy to talk aboutšŸ“±tech, šŸƒā€ā™‚ļørunning,Ā  šŸ“ŗ tv shows and šŸ›» travel. I am an Apple Distinguished Educator. I am from Whadjuk Boodjar (Perth, Australia).
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Using Unread 4.3 to make a weekly link dump in iA Writer

I have made a Shortcut that can be used in Unread 4.3 to add an article to a file in iA Writer named with the current week of the year and year (eg Link-Dump-Week47-2024). Each week a new file will be created automatically and every link from Unread will be appended for that week. A great way to quickly make a blog post for my favourite links of the week. Of course this could be modified for other apps like Drafts. I started the idea using Apple Notes. https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/79cefd815fef4a9e9b1636b4e0f5d557
November 20th, 2024

(Donā€™t) Wash Beats Fit Pro

Iā€™ve had a pair of Beats Fit Pro for a couple of years now and they are great for running and general use but they donā€™t like washing machines.Ā  I know they are not fully water proof so if Iā€™m running in the rain I will put them in a zip lock bag and keep them in my pocket. My last run I forgot to take them out after the run and the shorts went through the wash. Proving not to be water proof, they still charge and work fine except for a strange constant humming noise and they will...
October 23rd, 2024

Can we focus on the algorithm as the problem?

Lately, Iā€™ve been feeling puzzled by the growing movement to ban children below a certain age from accessing social media. It seems to be largely influenced by Jonathan Haidtā€™s book The Anxious Generation, which tries to link the rise of smartphones and social media to the decline in childrenā€™s mental health. While Haidt presents his argument in a way that sounds both legitimate and well-researched, his narrow focus on the release of the iPhone in 2007 overlooks a multitude of other societal changes that have also shaped todayā€™s world. This article on TechDirt does a great job highlighting the key...
October 11th, 2024

Loving what I already have

In the last 48 hours I have gone from excitement over finally buying an Apple Watch Ultra 3 to confusion about should I just get the Black Ultra 2 and finally settling on sticking with my Series 7. But guess what? I am still very happy and I have zero FOMO. The Series 7 has got me through one marathon and helped me through a long recovery from injury. I never have real issues with battery life, the screen is bright and clear and paired with my yellow Ocean Band is super comfortable whilst looking great. Someone even commented on...
September 11th, 2024

Lauryn Hill did not choose to be number one

This week Apple wrapped up its 100 Best Albums and apart from the website itself being a good example of web design gone bad, it really did make some interesting choices of Albums in the list. I am no music expert but I know have a reasonably varied taste and can enjoy most genreā€™s. I went in with an open mind and I really donā€™t want to pass judgement on whether the list is ā€œcorrectā€. I very much enjoyed checking the list daily and adding albums that I may not have come across and adding them to my Library. So...
May 26th, 2024
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