Why I Dislike WordPress Stories

One of my dear readers asked me the other week what I thought about WordPress Stories posts. My first thought was, “What’s that? Never heard of it.” I was clueless until recently when I searched for the page that announced and explained it way back in March 2021. Else, I had a vague guess, based on Story posts I’d seen on social media. I won’t use the new format. Why?

My WordPress Blog Exits The Fediverse

ActivityPub is cool. It’s the protocol that enables the Fediverse, a standard way to better interconnect between different online platforms. It does for social media/blogging what protocols do for email and the web in general. Mastodon is built on ActivityPub, for example. The Fediverse is kind of like the Blogosphere 2.0.

The Post-Smartphone Era Is Not Upon Us

Over the past few years, some in the tech press have expressed the notion that a new device category will replace the smartphone, as if it’s inevitable. Will it be the AR/VR headset or some other advanced AI wearable? The idea is like the one about tablets ushering in the post-PC era. Well, PCs are still trucking along. And though we’ve reached “peak smartphone”, I’m pretty sure it’s here to stay.

Switching Up The Switch Setup

Last week, I made a big switch with my Switch. Because it can totally do that! No longer do I dock it for console mode; I’ve gone handheld. Also “tabletop.” This switch up is possible because Nintendo nailed the design years ago. Basically, the company shouldn’t switch its winning strategy. Just spec bump it.

Obsidian Is My Kryptonite

Well, I didn’t mean to switch my setup, but I’m back to Obsidian again! It’s super-powered purple kryptonite and I’m just scratching the surface. I only meant to test it out with HTML, which found a crack in my Apple Notes armor. Notes is a great app and I still have some use for it. But for my HTML coding and journaling, I find volcanic glass works best.

JBL Wireless Earbuds Are Supersonic

Hear me out: you don’t have to spend a lot to get great wireless earbuds. In early summer, I started using my AirPods (gen 2) again because they’re so convenient. Then a month ago, I was thinking it’d be nice if they had a USB-C port for charging (or at least the Qi wireless charge feature) like the newly updated AirPods Pro 2. Then it hit me: I’ll just use my JBL headphones since they have USB-C, sound much better than AirPods, and have noise cancelling. But there are trade-offs.