Automation | Thoughts | Tools
Doubling Down on Airtable
I’m a huge fan of Airtable; it’s the very basis of my podcast planners. But up until now, I haven’t been using it to its full potential. I do some…
Putting More Effort into LinkedIn
The social media platform wars are an ongoing nuisance for content creators. It seems like you need to be on all of them all the time. But with claimed that…
2023: The Year of Budgets
I know what you’re thinking. Budgets? That’s what you’re going to base your entire year on?
I know this because that’s what my wife said. But fear not, my friends. Like Transformers™, it’s more than meets the eye.
Switching to Make
This year I decided to switch Zapier from yearly to monthly and learned they charge an obnoxious 33% more because of it. Combine that with a recent episode of the Automators podcast that covers Make, and I’ve decided to try switching completely to Make from Zapier.
Favorites of 2022
The end of the year is always a fun time for me to reflect on many things and look forward to what’s coming. 2022 is even more special because it’s…
Simplifying my iPhone Home Screen
Since widgets came out with iOS 15, I’ve been obsessed with finding the right amount of information to fit on that screen…the perfect combo of accessibility and glanceability. I had…
Sticking with Fantastical
A few weeks ago, I wrote that I was Considering a Different Calendar App. After testing BusyCal, Cron, and Calendar 366, while also looking at several others, nothing comes close…
Trying Out Reader by Readwise
You probably know by this point that I love apps and trying new tools. So even though I was pretty happy with Feedbin as my RSS service, earlier this month…
Initial Impressions on the Kindle Scribe
Earlier this year, Amazon announced the Kindle Scribe — their competitor to the reMarkable 2. It’s more affordable, they had an initial deal for Prime members, and a good trade-in price for my Kindle Oasis. SO the $500 device got down to $238. I bought it. Here are my initial impressions.
My Lighting Kit
I’ve gotten several questions about how I do my lighting. Here’s all of the hardware and software! Proper Lighting I have The Elgato Key Lights and Mounting Setup: Color Lights…
