I checkin on Bluesky like once per day — it’s what’s replaced Baseball Twitter for me.
But I also follow an account called Retro Tech Dreams, which is most excellent. It posts 90s tech, and every once in a while will share a Winamp Skin. Today it sent me down a rabbit hole to the Winamp Skin Museum, where I found this bad boy:
I 100% had this skin at some point. Man I miss Winamp.
If you’re unsure whether something in your workflow can be automated… ask yourself these 3 questions:
If your answers are: Yes – No – Yes…
Then congrats. You’ve got a great candidate for automation.
Most busy solopreneurs I work with are trying to shave hours off their week — but they’re trying to automate the wrong things.
They burn time on complicated AI tools, or custom scripts that take longer to set up than the task itself.
Start small. Start with repetitive tasks.
Copying form entries into a spreadsheet?
Manually tagging every customer email?
Uploading the same type of file to the same folder?
If it’s predictable and boring, it’s probably automatable.
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I’ve been pondering getting an actual business line since many services don’t accept Google Voice, and then T-Mobile emailed me that I was gifted a free line.
So I picked up the 2024 Motorola razr for less than $400. I haven’t used Android since switching to iPhone 10 years ago.
I had the pleasure of talking to Alex over on the CodingCat.Dev podcast. We talk all about automation, my Stream Deck(s) and other ways to make the best use of your time.
Check out the video above or find it here in your favorite podcast player.
In this step-by-step tutorial, I show you how to use Zapier’s Explore Apps directory to find automation ideas for your favorite tools — like Notion, Google Docs, and more.
You’ll see:
If you’ve ever asked, “how do I know what I can automate,” this is your guide.
Watch me build in public as I try to automate my YouTube production process as much as possible!
As a Yankee fan, I’d like to see the Blue Jays make it to the World Series and give Don Mattingly a shot at his first ring.
But on the other hand, seeing two teams who’ve never won a World Series would be so good. The Mariners have never even been!
Baseball is the best.
(and use it to your advantage instead)
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