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  • Microsoft To Do, my current favorite app for getting things I need to do, to done.

    I’ve been obsessed with task management, or to-do type apps for years in an effort to keep my life running as organized and as smoothly as possible. Like most folks, I have many things going on in both my personal and professional lives, all requiring some degree of my attention and focus. Unfortunately, if left… Read more

  • Feeling tired and uninspired, but why let that hold me back?

    OK I know that’s not my best post title ever, but as the day winds down, it’s a title that honestly reflects how I’m feeling. The tired thing is explainable, I’ve had a long work day and then I helped a friend with some technology stuff during the evening. But it’s the uninspired part I… Read more

  • An open thank-you to @YNAB for improving accessibility in an incredibly meaningful way..

    For years, I’ve been a fan of YNAB, You Need a Budget. I love the principles behind their budgeting methodology, I love the app, I love the company, I’m just a really huge fan. YNAB has helped me to pay down debt, feel more confident about where my money is coming from, and going to,… Read more

  • It must be awful to be blind

    Oh if only I had a nickel for every time someone said this to me, I’d be a very rich man. I’ve heard variations of this all my life, so often in fact that when I was younger, I actually asked someone if there was something wrong with me because I didn’t feel my life… Read more

  • How I got into the accessibility field

    When people ask me how I got into the accessibility field, my answer is that for me, it was more by accident rather than by design. I had just graduated from college, moved to a new state, and was excited to begin my career as a network or telecommunications engineer. I knew I would be… Read more

  • The Ultimate Blog Challenge and a brief introduction for those who don’t know me.

    I have decided to take part in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. The Ultimate Blog Challenge challenges bloggers to try and publish at least one entry per day throughout the month of August. So, why am I doing this? Blogging is something I keep talking about wanting to do more regularly and more consistently and yet… Read more

  • Can I use Apple’s new MagSafe to attach an iPhone to my fridge? Yes, yes I can.

    I was curious if I could use Apple’s MagSafe technology to attach an iPhone to my fridge and apparently I can. I’m not sure how posting a YouTube video to WordPress works, so hope this comes through. www.youtube.com/watch Read more

  • Dear diary 2020 edition

    I’ve seen this all over FaceBook, but not anywhere else, hope the original author can eventually be identified and attributed. Dear Diary 2020 edition In January, Australia caught on fire. I don’t even know if that fire was put out, because we straight up almost went to war with Iran. We might actually still be… Read more

  • Anyone remember Usenet news groups? I wonder if they’re still around.

    I don’t know why, but I found myself thinking about Usenet news groups and was wondering if anyone remembers them, or if anyone knows if they’re still a thing?  For those that aren’t aware, there used to be a system called Usenet which enabled people to have discussion-style conversations on thousands of topics.  These topics… Read more

  • Testing to see if I can post audio to WordPress

    I wanted to see if I could record an audio clip and successfully posted to WordPress. It’s raining pretty hard here, so I thought I would try and capture some binaural audio. I hope this works.  testing-in-the-rain.mp3 Read more