Reading Time: 2 min I don’t necessarily like having too many separate systems for your notes and ideas, but I have one that is becoming particularly invaluable — a place for temporary, disposable notes. About five years ago, I heard David Allen mention that “you should only think about cat food once“. You can read this post for more […]
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Zwifting along
Reading Time: 2 min I’m sharing this largely because I wish I had known about it a few years ago, so maybe I can save someone else from that. In short, Zwift is an app that puts you in a virtual world connected to your treadmill or your stationary bike. It’s kind of like being in “Second Life”, in […]
Leadership isn’t about who goes first
Reading Time: 2 min I consider Andy Stanley to be a leader in every sense of the word. If you’re not familiar with Andy, he’s the senior pastor of North Point Community Church, speaker, author, podcaster and much more. If you ask someone that knows Andy if they consider him a leader, they’ll almost certainly say yes. Andy’s churches […]
Becoming Superhuman pushed me back to iPhone
Reading Time: 7 min I’ve loved Android for years (and still do), but I often said something like “I’m using Android for now, and for the foreseeable future, but I’ll move back to iPhone if it ever makes more sense for me.” In my opinion, people on both sides should always keep an open mind; “iPhone for life!” or […]
My take on the Google Pixel Buds vs the Apple AirPods
Reading Time: 3 min When it comes to mobile devices, Apple and Google are constantly playing catch-up with one another. One will release a product or concept, and the other will soon follow suit. In this case we’re talking about headphones; the new Google Pixel Buds, which I recently picked up, that were released on the heels of Apple’s […]
The Galaxy Note 8 vs the Google Pixel 2 XL
Reading Time: 3 min In mid-2016, I was super excited to get the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The rumored specs were amazing, and the resulting phone was as well. I got it, and it was an awesome phone with some really neat features. However, as you likely know, the Note was recalled due to battery issues, so I had […]
My favorite smart watch right now is… Pebble?
Reading Time: 3 min I should have seen this coming after my blog post about Android Wear 2.0 back in February, but I’m in love with my “new” old Pebble watch. As I mentioned back then, I really just wanted a dumb smartwatch — so I’d want it to send me some notifications, maybe let me archive some emails, and […]
Add your Foursquare check-ins to Google Calendar
Reading Time: 2 min It’s a small thing that I set up years ago, but it can be very useful at times. I’ve been a Foursquare user for years (here’s a post comparing them to others back in 2009) and since 2011 I’ve had a magic little IFTTT “recipe” to help push those check-ins to a private Google Calendar […]
My current homescreen icons
Reading Time: 3 min While I change my icons around quite a bit, here is a quick look at the current setup on my Pixel homescreen. Here’s what the apps are for Social Folder: All of my basic social media apps are in here, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and others. Google Calendar widget: This widget automatically feeds […]
Verizon’s new commercial is aimed specifically at ripping you off
Reading Time: < 1 min Cell phone companies often show hilariously inaccurate commercials (I need to talk about Sprint one of these days), and when I saw this Verizon commercial yesterday I laughed. Watch it and let me know what you think. What’s the problem? They say “the majority of people pay for data they never use“. Then, “most people […]