Jeroen Sangers

Follow @jeroensangers on Micro.blog.

Thanks @ttscoff for showing me Dato.

Dato is a simple menu bar calendar utility to show me a calendar and my upcoming appointments.

→ 12:51 PM, Jun 21

What do you do when all of your inboxes are empty or ignored? That’s your purpose in life.

Daniel Jalkut https://danielpunkass.micro.blog/2021/06/20/if-youre-like.html

What activities act as a magnet for your attention? Which of today’s actions will you dream about? What makes you truely happy?

You can find breadcrumbs to your purpose in many corners of life.

→ 8:02 AM, Jun 21

This is how I know what color car is parked in front of the house

→ 3:20 PM, Jun 19

Effectiveness:

The flip-side of the “To-Do” list should always be the “Not To-Do” list.

Michael Wade http://www.execupundit.com/2021/06/the-flip-side-of-to-do-list.html

→ 3:09 PM, Jun 19

Damn you, CGP Grey. Now I’m hooked on Magic the Gatheting.

→ 8:26 PM, Jun 16

Currently reading: Creativity Inc by Ed Catmull 📚

→ 7:37 AM, Jun 16

Am I the only one using the iron mostly in lateral movements and hardly ever with the point part facing forward?

→ 9:27 PM, Jun 14

This is mesmerizing: The Shortcut

Vía Jason Kottke

→ 9:31 AM, Jun 12

It’s done: I ordered a brand new, maxed out purple M1 iMac.

By far the biggest tech purchase in my life.

→ 9:00 PM, Jun 11

Updating older Apple devices

All my Apple devices are relatively old. My philosophy is to use them as long as I reasonably can.

This also means that usually after the WWDC I only have one burning question: will I be able to update my devices?

Last year, Apple did not include my late 2013 iMac in the list, so it still runs Catalina (not an issue so far).

This year there will be no casualties.

I will be able to update my iPhone 7; even the 6S is still supported so it looks like I will be able to reach the 6 year usage target.

Also my iPad Air 2 is updatable, even though it is tha last device on the list so this will probably be the last update.

Historically there has been a lot of talk about Apple’s planned obsolescence and even though the devices are hard to service by third-parties, six years of OS updates is very good.

→ 11:29 PM, Jun 10

If you spend more time chatting with people you don’t know than talking with the persons around you, you’ve got a problem.

→ 1:14 PM, Jun 10

Finished reading: Work Simply: Embracing the Power of Your Personal Productivity Style by Carson Tate 📚

When reading this book I felt like I was ready two books simultaneously: a mediocre book about personal productivity and a great book about personalizing your own productivity system based on your psychology.

→ 9:27 AM, Jun 10

I was hoping Apple would announce a bigger iMac at the WWDC. They did not.

Now I have to decide which color of the 24” iMac I prefer.

→ 7:44 AM, Jun 8

There is nothing more productive than finishing a 90 minute personal effectiveness workshop in 60 minutes.

Under promise and over deliver…

→ 11:26 AM, Jun 7

I feel like I should write more on my blog. But whenever I sit down to write, I don’t know what to write about. And whenever I have interesting stuff going on in my life, I am to busy doing the stuff, so I end up not writing about it.

→ 8:52 PM, Jun 6

I don’t know when they added the ‘smart suggestions’ feature to Setapp, but it should be disabled by default. I don’t expect an app store to be monitoring how I use my computer in order to promote new applications.

This is how you switch them off.

→ 4:07 PM, Jun 3

Yesterday I finally did something I should done several years ago: spring cleaning my personal effectiveness blog El Canasto.
- I removed several ancient landing pages.
- I updated the privacy policy.
- I created a brand new About page.
- I set up a (still unpublished) page for an upcoming podcast.
- I added the obligatory GDPR disclaimer to several forms.
- I removed a dysfunctional piece of JavaScript from the header code.
Now, let’s get back to creating and publishing content.

→ 8:03 AM, Jun 2

The benefits of choosing a platform over disconnected devices

I love all these features and use them every day.

→ 4:09 PM, May 31

My current home screen
This is the current widget-only Home Screen of my iPhone 7:

Widget stack:
- Weather
- Calendar
- Siri suggestions
- Photos
- Maps
Followed by two more Siri suggestions widgets. I basically let the iPhone decide which apps to show me at any moment and have to admit that it is amazing. 99% of the time the app I want to use is already on the home screen.

In the dock I have three apps I use for capturing information (YNAB for expenses, Roam Research quick capture for ideas and SkedPal 3 for tasks) as well as a folder with some handy shortcuts).
→ 6:18 PM, May 29

I just created an account at an online store and immediately received a confirmation email including my username and password in plain text!

Right away I lowered my expectations on privacy, support and quality.

→ 1:15 PM, May 29

Today I received my RØDE VXLR+, a small device to connect my lavelier mic to my audio interface. The VXLR+ converts the 48V phantom power provided by the audio interface into 3–5V needed by my lavelier mic.

Until now I always used my lavelier mic with my phone, but for a while I’ve wanted to connect it to my computer, so I have more freedom of movement when doing my online workshops.

However, my first attempt to use the VXLR+ was a failure since as soon as I connected it to the interface it generated a lot of noise.

Today I didn’t have a lot of time to investigate, but tomorrow I want to try out a few things before deciding whether to return it.

→ 6:54 PM, May 27

Trying to get my head around notetaking philosophies and Zettelkasten

Now

→ 5:57 PM, May 26

WWDC is getting closer. Since I’m not a developer, the only question interesting me right now is whether they will announce a new pro-level iMac.

I really need a replacement for my current machine (2013 iMac), since I run into too many issues processing the audio and video sources for my remote workshops. I would have bought the M1 iMac right away if WWDC wouldn’t be so close.

Anyway, I’ll wait until June 7 to make my purchase decision.

→ 6:33 PM, May 25

I really wish that Roam Research will one day support ‘regular’ markdown syntax. It is very hard to modify 17 years of muscle memory.

→ 9:05 PM, May 24

How is it possible that in the EU we still have to pay an extra for copyright compensation whenever we buy a storage medium, a mobile phone or a computer?

Haven’t the legislators noticed that the world has moved on from free downloads and now pays for streaming services like Netflix and Spotify?

→ 4:45 PM, May 23