Yes. I moved my blog. Again.
I think I’ve tried all of the various platforms now. Of all of them, I wanted to like Squarespace the most, because it seemed like the coolest one, although that could be because I listen to a lot of...
View ArticleDavid Sparks released a new Field Guide for Shortcuts. You should absolutely...
I’m on the record as having been completely wrong about Shortcuts (neé Workflow) for iOS. I was convinced that Apple would never allow it as a third-party app. Even after it was initially approved, I...
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Trying to make a Virtual Machine from Apple’s recent DMG releases of Mac OS X
Scroll down to “Update and Solution” to see how to get this to work. Apple recently released new installers for Mac OS X/OS X/mac OS to deal with expired certificates: If an installer says it can’t be...
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Today’s Files
Like nearly everyone else, I jump around a lot during the day between different projects, files, apps, trains-of-thought, etc. I know I shouldn’t and it isn’t my preference, but it’s how most days...
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Using Keyboard Maestro to make the Home.app Less Terrible
The Home.app on Mac is, frankly, not very good. It was originally released as an example of iOS apps coming to the Mac, and when it first came out, pretty much everyone said “Well, sure, it’s not very...
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Tracking Subscriptions
Subscriptions are increasingly common and show no signs of going away, regardless of what you may think about them. With subscriptions being an important part of modern digital life, it seemed wise to...
View ArticleShortcut: Due Schedule Call
(A note to the reader: although it has been updated and re-posted on March 21, 2020, this was originally written in October 2018.) Here’s a scenario that you might relate to: I’ll often think to...
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The Daily Lectionary Podcast
Last year (2019) during Lent, I started reading The Daily Lectionary. After Easter, I stopped. No idea why, really. I guess because Lent was over? Which doesn’t make much sense, because I enjoyed...
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Listen, record, and even pause Relay.fm Live using VLC and Audio Hijack
Relay.fm has a schedule of live shows which you can listen to as they are recording. Most people just listen to these in a web browser, because that makes the most sense and is the easiest way to do...
View ArticleCompare macOS Versions with zsh and is-at-least
Update (26 July 2020) Howard Oakley has reported that Big Sur is both 10.16 and 11.0. For the purposes of shells scripts, sw_vers will return 11.0 unless SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=1 is set. If it is set,...
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These Are Not the Masks You‘re Looking For…
Scene: Jenkins, a product manager at Disney, reports to his Boss about Disney’s new licensed Star Wars masks for COVID-19… Jenkins: “Hey boss! We’ve got those Star Wars face masks for sale on the...
View ArticleFree Books: Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations
(Note: These books are only free today, September 3rd, 2020) Steve McCutchan posted on The Presbyterian Outlook’s website that today (September 3rd, 2020) is his 54th wedding anniversary. He adds: My...
View ArticleAutomators Podcast, episode 58
I was extremely pleased to be on episode 58 of the Automators podcast on Relay.fm. This was my first time on Automators, which is a show that I have really enjoyed since it first began. I’m guessing...
View ArticleMatthew 25:31-46 – The Sheep and the Goats
This is the Gospel reading for next Sunday (November 22, 2020) which I have recorded so I can listen to it throughout the week. I have used 4 translations: NRSVThe MessageNIVNASB I thought I would...
View ArticlePlattsburgh Clergy Condemn Insurrection and the Lies That Led to It
TO THE EDITOR: On Jan. 6, 2021, our nation suffered an attack as insurgents breached the Capitol. As religious leaders, we are deeply grieved and angered by this injury to the norms of democracy and...
View ArticleMy Shepherd Will Supply My Need
https://youtu.be/ZDrmIJhO-34 My shepherd will supply my need;Jehovah is His name.In pastures fresh He makes me feed,beside the living stream. He brings my wandering spirit backwhen I forsake His...
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Using Thunderbird for “Send Only” Email
Exactly 10 years ago today, I wrote Use Mailsmith to create a “send-only” email account for TUAW (which was later ‘replaced’ by Engadget). Unfortunately, Mailsmith did not make the 64-bit transition,...
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Add Personal Pronouns to Your Zoom Account
Today (21 June 2021) Zoom has added an option to add personal pronouns to your account, and they can be displayed after your name when you join meetings. Update: If you add your pronouns using this...
View ArticleA Place for Everything
Not long after UPS delivered a large cardboard box to our garage, I carried it upstairs to the kitchen to unpack it and set it up. The table and the counters were full, so I had nowhere to put it down....
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How the Relay.fm Podcastathon Helped Me Understand the Bible Better
Hebrews 10:24 says: “…let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds…” That verse always bothered me because the word “provoke” just does not seem to fit. The only other place that...
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