Jack Baty @jackbaty@mastodon.technology

Request for opinions from those of you who regularly use both macOS and iOS: Of (only) the following, which do you prefer for writing, Ulysses or iA Writer? I’d love to hear from anyone who has used both on both platforms and settled on one of them.

I have been using the free version of ProtonMail for a while now and have found it to be reliable, and more than occasionally useful, so I took advantage of the Black Friday sale and upgraded to 2 years of “Plus”. FYI: 14 hours left. https://protonmail.com/blackfriday

The self-deceit of “Future Proofing”: https://www.baty.blog/2018/future-proofing

First impressions of the Kobo Forma eReader: https://www.baty.blog/2018/kobo-ereader-1st-impression

I just did my first day of “Couch to 5k” (since last time) and I already regret telling you

My writing tools are very confused

I was across the room minding my own business when the iMac screen suddenly did this…

I got sucked into some “minimalism” blog posts this afternoon. Thankfully, I remembered where it all leads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4bFYJ0JUMk

Things is not enough, OmniFocus is too much, Org-mode isn’t worth the effort on iOS. How am I supposed to get anything done when I can’t even decide how to keep track of what needs doing?

There’s Seldom Any Traffic on the High Road - Farnam Street: https://www.baty.blog/2018/traffic-on-the-high-road

I just love reading blog posts. The topic barely matters. Write a few paragraphs about something you’re interested in and I’ll just read and read and read.

Universe - “Make an awesome website from your phone” http://onuniverse.com

Records all back on shelves and organized.

Project templates in DEVONthink: https://www.baty.blog/2018/devonthink-project-template

Got the turntable set up at the new place today. I love listening to records.

Lightroom CC pros and cons: https://www.baty.blog/2018/lightroom-cc-pros-cons

I measured it and found that the new Apple Pencil is 1,000,000 times better than the old one.

I think I’m doing it wrong.

I miss having a darkroom, but I’m beginning to make plans for one. I can’t wait to be fumbling around in the dark, cursing and breathing chemicals again.

I’ve been making an effort to use fewer exclamation points in my writing. It’s surprisingly difficult. I worry that without them, people will misunderstand my intent. Maybe I get one per email and can use them in single-word replies: “Sure.” vs “Sure!” etc.