New post on my blog: After November 5th, Can’t We Go Back to Normal?

I can’t wait until next week at this time when we’ll never have to hear about US Elections again. 😆😴

This cover of “Stand By Me” by Stephen Wilson Jr. is worth playing once or twice. I’m a sucker for any sort of open guitar tuning + wailing.

Happy taco dog Halloween to all who celebrate!

Neville, our golden doodle puppy, with a taco costume on his back.Neville, our golden doodle puppy, with a taco costume on his back and he’s looking at the camera with a “why human?” vibe

Asking kids who their parents voted for before giving out candy is your civic duty. 😂

New on my blog: My thoughts on the new MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMacs announced this week by Apple

I had no idea any of this was coming, but very happy to have “powered by Ghost” instead of WordPress on my blog. 😆 Matt Mullenweg says Automattic is ‘very short-staffed’ amid WordPress vs. WP Engine drama

I’ve been nerd-sniped by @rachsmith into trying out Godspeed, a macOS / iOS / web based to do app in place of my current mix of Reminders, Fantastical, and Notion.

I miss having a dedicated todo app for things like bills, and work reminders but don’t really want another subscription.

At least Neville’s putting all my podcasting gear to good use while I try to figure out if / what I should do for a podcast. 😆😴

Neville my puppy resting his head awkwardly on a mic stand on the floor.Neville my puppy resting his head really awkwardly on a mic stand on the floor.

I’m sure Apple will update the Mac Studio to an M4 or M5 sometime next year, but in the meantime I’d be hard pressed to recommend it over the Mac mini: Mac Mini vs. Mac Studio Buyer’s Guide: 25+ Differences Compared

For anyone with Rogue Amoeba apps (Audio Hijack, Loopback, SoundSource), they’re advising that you update to MacOS 15.1 sooner to help fix a few audio bugs in macOS 15.

How to survive online - thoughts from EposVox on 18 years on YouTube, 10 years full-time.

Voted! (Saskatchewan has a provincial election today, not to be confused with the US election down south… but same nut-job vs normalcy vibes to the main candidates.) #skpoli

Selfishly I just really want to not have to hear about crazy old men saying and doing dumb stuff for a while, ok?

Neville gets his first look at Ted Lasso. He likes what he smells.

Neville, our golden doodle puppy, standing on a chair smelling a Ted Lasso picture on the wall of my office.

I’m a sucker for the iMac as a home computer. Love the new updates and colors, but I wish they’d stop worrying about “thin” and focus on usability with at least a couple ports on the front, like with the Mac Studio.

The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, 2024 - ★★★★★

Watched on Saturday October 26, 2024.

It took 2 months for the “not on the couch” rule to fall away. Neville has a face that wears you down. ☺️

A puppy dog looking at the camera.

A woman, blogging: this is a political act – Tracy Durnell

Inspired by a recent convo in the ShopTalk Show Discord, should you bleep / edit swears in your podcast? (TLDR: IMHO it doesn’t really matter as long as you’re consistent with what your listeners expect of your show.)

2024 seems to be the year some tech companies are “taking their podcast production in house”. It feels like the ying / yang of how these things go, just sucks to be on the yang of it. Or is it the ying?

(p.s. give your contractors a heads up so they can plan accordingly.)