Cool Tools and New Skills for Bloggers - A few links with some instruction and inspiration for the independent bloggers out there. -  linkage.lol/cool-tool…
 https://linkage.lol/cool-tools-and-new-skills-for-bloggers/


I made the weekly update to my /now page - Joan Westernberg, Bad Monkey, cheap but good earbuds, lots of blog posts, some links I added to my personal collection

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This Week's Bookmarks - Grocery Prices Worldwide, Wildlife Photo Winners, The Truth about Media Lies, Stranger's Project, Content Creators vs. Journalists, 2004 the 1st Year of the Future, Great Talk from XOXO Conference https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/19/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


📝  Procrastinator’s Anonymous - My favorite time to do anything is “not right now.” -  louplummer.lol/procrasti…
 https://louplummer.lol/procrastinator-s-anonymous/


One of the Greatest Movie Scenes Ever - Full Metal Jacket (1987) https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/19/one-of-the.html


Today on App Addict - Kiano - A Unique Image Sorter and Viewer for Apple Photos - Kiano, a free app from the Visual Computing Group, provides a unique way to view and search your photo library. On my M3 iMac, it analyzed 22K images in about two and half minutes. It then displayed a grid of all the photos g... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/19/today-on-app.html


Some Links for Music Lovers - Info on Odesli, Album Whale, AllMusic and Last.fm -  linkage.lol/some-link…
 https://linkage.lol/some-links-for-music-lovers/


📝  My Letter to a Homophobic Friend - I found a letter I wrote to a homophobic friend 27 years ago and I reflect on what is different and what is the same in 2024. -  louplummer.lol/my-letter…
 https://louplummer.lol/my-letter-to-a-homophobic-friend/


Today on App Addict - Deskpad - A Virtual Monitor for Screen Sharing - If you have a large monitor and have the need to share your screen with others, you can experience issues when they can’t match your resolution. The free app, Deskpad, creates a virtual display within an application window that you can ... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/18/today-on-app.html


OMG.LOL is the Best Thing on the Internet - The community at OMG.LOL along with the services offered are the best thing on the Internet. -  linkage.lol/omglol-is…
 https://linkage.lol/omglol-is-the-best-thing-on-the-internet/


📝  Doing the Best We Can - For once, pop psychology gets it right. We are doing the best we can do with what we have to work with. -  louplummer.lol/doing-the…
 https://louplummer.lol/doing-the-best-we-can/


Today on App Addict - Five Free Single Purpose Apps - I’ve been making my way through some of the recent additions at thriftmac and testing some of the most useful looking apps. Here are five that address some real world issues in a simple and understandable way. You won’t have to spend a lot of time readi... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/17/today-on-app.html


Bump Up Your Meme Game - A good meme says a lot. Here are some famous ones to study and a website to make your own. -  linkage.lol/bump-up-y…
 https://linkage.lol/bump-up-your-meme-game/


📝  Blogs Are Not Commodities - The blogs I like are building blocks of something beautiful and heartfelt, not optimized, market driven revenue generators -  louplummer.lol/blogs-are…
 https://louplummer.lol/blogs-are-not-commodities/


Today on App Addict - Gladys - Free Shelf Utility that Syncs With iOS - I recently discovered Gladys, a free app that allows you to stash a variety of data types an a shelf on your computer display to retrieve later or to access from another computer or iOS device. I quickly tested:
• A dragged image from ... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/16/today-on-app.html


Cardinals at the Window - A Benefit Album for Western North Carolina - An album featuring 136 artists costing only $10 is available with the proceeds benefitting hurricane victims in Western, NC. -  linkage.lol/cardinals…
 https://linkage.lol/cardinals-at-the-window-a-benefit-album-for-western-north-carolina/


📝  Quit Being Paranoid - Being cautious is a survival skill. Being paranoid is just an annoying personality trait. -  louplummer.lol/quit-bein…
 https://louplummer.lol/quit-being-paranoid/


Today on App Addict - Mac Pilot for Customization and Utilities - Mac Pilot, a customization and utility app from Koingo Software is currently $3.00 on BundleHunt. There are similar apps like Onyx and Tinker Tool out there that are free, but for the price I thought I’d take a look.
Applications
Mac Pilot c... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/15/today-on-app.html


Can I Trust This App - Learning how to determine whether software is trustworthy is a 21st century survival skill. -  linkage.lol/can-i-tru…
 https://linkage.lol/can-i-trust-this-app/


📝  What Is Your Love Language? - In what way do you like to be shown you are loved? -  louplummer.lol/what-is-y…
 https://louplummer.lol/what-is-your-love-language/


Today on App Addict - Switch Glass - A Configurable Application Switcher with Per Display Settings - If you are one of those Mac users frustrated by the fact that the default dock is only visible on a single display, or you don’t like the way it deals with hidden windows, or maybe you wish you could hide c... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/14/today-on-app.html


Death Row Last Meals - The last meals of convicted criminals have long fascinated us. What would you ask for? -  linkage.lol/death-row…
 https://linkage.lol/death-row-last-meals/


📝  Adventures in Grandparenting - A weekend with the grandkids and Tae Kwon Do, a football game, piano practice, a corn maze, a music store, AYCE French fries and a movie. Is that all? -  louplummer.lol/adventure…
 https://louplummer.lol/adventures-in-grandparenting/


Today on App Addict - Yonks - A Well Designed Day Counter - Yonks is a well designed iOS app that works quite well as a stand alone app on Apple Silicon Macs. It’s a day counter that determines how many day since and event or how many days until an even with lots of extra special touches. For a one time pu... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/13/today-on-app.html


Just How Much Cocaine Was in Coca Cola? - You’ve heard the tales about Coke. have you ever looked into them? -  linkage.lol/just-how-…
 https://linkage.lol/just-how-much-cocaine-was-in-coca-cola/


The stats on three pretty good days.
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I’ve updated my /now page with info on a classic American police procedural series, a British spy TV series, all 21 blog posts from this week, my favorite recent Amazon find and all the bookmarks I added to my personal collection.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/mcbain.jpg https://amerpie.lol/now


📝  Changing Computer Habits - My computer usage changes little from day to day but massively over the years. -  louplummer.lol/changing-…
 https://louplummer.lol/changing-computer-habits/


This Week's Bookmarks - Human/Animal Hybrids, Internet Forums, Generational Labels, Book Finder, Hurricane Propaganda, Panographic Photo Awards,  https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/12/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


Near Alvarado Station in SW Virginia.

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Today on App Addict - Marta - A Free Dual Pane File Manager - Marta is a free, dual-pane file manager for macOS written entirely in Swift, making it fast and responsive to both keyboard and mouse commands, although it specializes in the former. Under development since 2016 by software engineer Yan Zhulanow... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/12/today-on-app.html


North Carolina's Beaches https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/11/north-carolinas-beaches.html


Great List of Apple News, Tips and tricks from u/TheCallOfTheRooster on Reddit https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/11/great-list-of.html


📝  When You Don’t Have a Stop Button - What it is like living with a personality that never gets enough of anything pleasurable. -  louplummer.lol/when-you-…
 https://louplummer.lol/when-you-don-t-have-a-stop-button/


Today on App Addict - Keysmith - Record Automation Macros With Ease - Keysmith is an automation app that works in any other app on your Mac to record actions you can later trigger from a menu or with a keyboard shortcut. I’ve been a Keyboard Maestro user for many years. I have over 800 macros within that a... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/11/today-on-app.html


What is your IQ - Your IQ score can vary throughout your life depending on your lifestyle. Heavy drinking is not recommended. -  linkage.lol/what-is-y…
 https://linkage.lol/what-is-your-iq/


The south in the fall, cotton fields in snowy glory at sunset

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📝  Pro Life Tips for Grouchy People - If you’ve gotten up on the wrong side of the bed, use these tips to survive your day. -  louplummer.lol/pro-life-…
 https://louplummer.lol/pro-life-tips-for-grouchy-people/


Today on App Addict - Licensed - A Nice Single Purpose App for Keeping Track of Your Software - One of the reasons that I go to r/MacApps every single day is the prospect of discovering news apps and developers. This week I found out that an ancient app (well, 17 years), Licensed, has been updated and is c... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/10/today-on-app.html


Meet a Pop Culture and Internet Ace - Meet one of my favorite bloggers, a guy with an encyclopedic knowledge of some of the most interesting aspects of pop culture over the past 30 years. -  linkage.lol/meet-a-po…
 https://linkage.lol/meet-a-pop-culture-and-internet-ace/


📝  A Fun Day on the Internet - The release of a new social media feature for bloggers made a lot of people happy thanks to a few big helpers. -  louplummer.lol/a-fun-day…
 https://louplummer.lol/a-fun-day-on-the-internet/


This is a pickup truck beside a tobacco barn off of Peachtree Rd. in Harnett County, NC. I don’t know who it belongs to or who they are voting for or how they feel about Gaza or FEMA. It just looks cool, so I took this picture. I hope you like it.

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Today on App Addict - The Zen Browser - I’ve found myself in a small and unpopular minority over the past couple of years as user and sometimes advocate for Microsoft Edge, mostly because I use it for work where I’m required to use Microsoft Admin Center and the suite of Microsoft 365 apps. I still stand b... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/09/today-on-app.html


These Subscriptions Are Worth It - No I don’t like subscriptions and yes, I wish I didn’t have so many of them, but some of them do add value to my life. Here are five. -  linkage.lol/these-sub…
 https://linkage.lol/these-subscriptions-are-worth-it/


📝  The Joy of Tacos - When you’re feeling blue, get some tacos. You may still be sad, but at least you got some tacos -  louplummer.lol/the-joy-o…
 https://louplummer.lol/the-joy-of-tacos/


📝  Country Music - Commercial, Nashville driven country music is horrible Republican brainwashing and serves the power structure, not the people. -  louplummer.lol/country-m…
 https://louplummer.lol/country-music/


Today on App Addict - CurrentKey Stats - A Triple Threat App - CurrentKey Stats has several target audiences.
• Time tracking your app usage and time spent working. Unlike Apple’s Screentime, CurrentKey Stats only tracks an app when it is in the foreground, not the whole time it is open to give you a more ... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/08/today-on-app.html


Uncle Tupelo Created a Movement - Uncle Tupelo is the one band I wish I had gotten to see live and in person before they broke up to from Wilco and Son Volt. -  linkage.lol/uncle-tup…
 https://linkage.lol/uncle-tupelo-created-a-movement/


📝  The Real People - To me there is no difference between the people I meet online and the traditional IRL kind. -  louplummer.lol/the-real-…
 https://louplummer.lol/the-real-people/


Today on App Addict - Apple Password App Is OK I Guess - I have been using the Apple Passwords App instead of a third-party alternative for a few weeks. I’ve managed to get my work done and not get locked out of any apps, so it’s OK, I guess, but it does not have all the features I’m used to and it… -  app... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/07/today-on-app.html


Who Doesn't Love a Nap https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/06/who-doesnt-love.html


📝  Wayside Road - There is a short country road in a neighboring county where some of my best memories were made. -  louplummer.lol/wayside-r…
 https://louplummer.lol/wayside-road/


Today on App Addict - Daily - A Dead Simple Free Task Manager - The Mac ecosystem is not at a loss for task managers. Apple’s own Reminders app has steadily added features over the years, incorporating things like grocery shopping and adding items via Siri. There are full blown GTD systems for executives a... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/06/today-on-app.html


My Favorite Communities on Reddit - After 18 years on Reddit, I still go there every day for a mix of tech, politics and practical advice -  linkage.lol/my-favori…
 https://linkage.lol/my-favorite-communities-on-reddit/


This Week's Bookmarks - Funniest Animal Photos, Fat Alaskan Bears, Best of SNL, Great Parents, 2024 Book Awards, A Good Recipe Tool, Baseball Pitchrs https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/05/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


📝  An Appreciation Challenge - Spread the Love - For one week, I challenge you to contact one Internet stranger a day with a note of appreciation or praise and then write about how it went. -  louplummer.lol/an-apprec…
 https://louplummer.lol/an-appreciation-challenge-spread-the-love/


Announcing a new blogging adventure - It’s The Appreciation Challenge - Spread the Love, Interact with a different blogger, new social media contact or even a professional writer each day for a week and then share your experience. It’s a way to build community and encourage others. Repost!

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My brother shared this picture he took in Marin County, California of a great blue heron in flight #photography #birds

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Today on App Addict - Surfed - Fell Off, Drowned - I recently saw an announcement for the release of version 3.0 of the Internet history and bookmarking tool Surfed. Previous app store reviews of the app stated that it had a lot of potential but that it wasn’t a mature product. I had hopes that a new versi... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/05/today-on-app.html


📝  Look Out for a New Blogging Challenge - bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/livingout… -  louplummer.lol/look-out-…
 https://bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/livingoutloud/images-1-1.webp https://louplummer.lol/look-out-for-a-new-blogging-challenge/


I am dropping my first blogging challenge tomorrow. I’ve designed it to hopefully be a community builder as well as a writing challenge. It’s only going to be a week long and you’ll be able to do meet the daily requirements in just a few minutes. There is no firm deadline to start or stop it.


Some Cool Stuff for Your Computer - A few things to make your Mac and your iPhone a little more personalized -  linkage.lol/some-cool…
 https://linkage.lol/some-cool-stuff-for-your-computer2/


📝  The Aromas of Life: A Whiff of Nostalgia and Humor - Aging brings changes, but my sense of smell is still sharp! From backyard barbecues to Wonder Woman’s baking, life’s aromas spark nostalgia and laughter. -  louplummer.lol/the-aroma…
 https://louplummer.lol/the-aromas-of-life-a-whiff-of-nostalgia-and-humor/


Some of the finest seafood in the world is prepared in this little community on the NC/SC border near the Atlantic Ocean called Calabash. Enjoy the sunset from an early fall evening.

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Today on App Addict - Find Usernames from 400 Different Social Networks - The username I employ here on Reddit is one that I first used on my AOL account back in the 90s before you could even get a real Internet account in my area. Until recently, I had no idea how many times I’d employed it over the years... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/04/today-on-app.html


The Most Popular Halloween Candy - For the first time in 30 years, I am not going to hid on Halloween. To make amends, I’m giving out the best. But what is the best? -  linkage.lol/the-most-…
 https://linkage.lol/the-most-popular-halloween-candy/


📝  It’s Halloween Again - I’ve hidden from trick-or-treaters for 30 years but in 2024 I’m going to turn over a new leaf. -  louplummer.lol/its-hallo…
 https://louplummer.lol/its-halloween-again/


Castlewellan Forest Park, Northern Ireland - somehow the rainy and overcast day made it look even better!

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Today on App Addict - Notenik - A Well Designed Plain Text Notes Plus App - Anyone looking for a well-designed notes app that’s free and open source, native to the Mac platform and based on plain text files would be well served by checking out Notenik by independent developer Herb Bowie.. Within Notenik yo... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/03/today-on-app.html


When you win the Internet, what exactly is the prize?


Ladies and Gentlemen - The Beatles - The Beatles have been important to me my whole life and based on their continuing record sales, to a lot of other people too. -  linkage.lol/ladies-an…
 https://linkage.lol/ladies-and-gentlemen-the-beatles/


📝  Learning Languages and Connecting Across Cultures - Reflections on the role of language learning in 2024 for someone who counts themself as a global citizen. -  louplummer.lol/learning-…
 https://louplummer.lol/learning-languages-and-connecting-across-cultures/


Sunrise from Wayah Bald in Western North Carolina, an area that could use a disaster relief donation today if you are so inclined. World Central Kitchen

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Today on App Addict - A Folder Plugin for Quicklook - I’ve previously covered Quicklook plugins that let you use your spacebar in Finder to view things like package contents, videos, source code, compressed files and more. Recently the developer of the popular bookmarking app, Anybox, released a free Quick... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/02/today-on-app.html


If any of y’all want to participate in this month’s Indie Web Carnival, the topic is Multilingualism in a global Web hosted by Zinricky. Internationalism is one of my favorite parts of the Indie Web but, man, am I glad the web decided to use English. Signed - A Lazy American
 https://indieweb.org/IndieWeb_Carnival https://tilde.team/~zinricky/multilingualism/


Today's Link is Literally A Very Good Blog https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/01/todays-link-is.html


📝  Memorable Internet Moments - From using Prodigy on an IBM 286 to having the Internet in my pocket, there have been lots of memorable moments. -  louplummer.lol/memorable…
 https://louplummer.lol/memorable-internet-moments/


Today on App Addict - MacUpdater is Multifeatured - One thing I know about apps designed to identify and download updates for the applications on your Mac, none of them are 100% effective. I use a combination of MacUpdater, Latest, CleanMyMac and Topgrade to come as close as possible to updating my Macs. O... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/10/01/today-on-app.html


📷 The Dark Hedges, County Antrim, Northern Ireland #photography

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Who Was Archie Bunker - Archie Bunker was a bigoted white guy from Queens who hated everyone different from himself. We didn’t elect him president for a reason. -  linkage.lol/who-was-a…
 https://linkage.lol/who-was-archie-bunker/


📝  Reflections on Connections - I saw my oldest friend today, a relationship that goes back to the 70s. It gave me the feels because of course it did. -  louplummer.lol/reflectio…
 https://louplummer.lol/reflections-on-connections/


Today on App Addict - EagleFiler - I wanted to create a central repository for all the personal data I’ve generated over the years in one location, searchable within a single program. I have a Gmail account that’s 19 years old with 144K messages. My Evernote account goes back to 2008 and has over 7K notes.... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/30/today-on-app.html


Updated my /now page with updates on what I’m reading, watching on TV, lots of blog posts, the buy of the week from Amazon and the web sites I added to my personal bookmarks this week.

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This Week's Bookmarks - Best 21st Century Movies, New iPhone Photos App, Greatest Soundtracks, Best American Meals, Are You Middle Class, Ai Photorealism of Historical Figures, Janis Joplin's Last Interview https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/29/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


Who Do America's Symbols Belong To https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/29/who-do-americas.html


📝  Sardines - The humble canned sardine is a lifelong favorite of mine, which has subjected me to a lot of abuse -  louplummer.lol/sardines/
 https://louplummer.lol/sardines/


Today on App Addict - Opening Batches of Apps, Documents, Folders and Web Pages - There are several ways to batch open workspaces for various projects. The built in Apple tools, Shortcuts and Automator can do it for you if you know how to use them and don’t mind doing a bit of fiddling. Commercial apps lik... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/29/today-on-app.html


One of my favorite newsletters is from @assaf@mas.to . He says

Weekend Reading
I write a weekly email for people in tech.

Tools and products you should know about, tips about UX, management, infosec; random and funny stuff

labnotes.org
 https://micro.blog/assaf@mas.to https://labnotes.org/


The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich - The 1960 book of  awoke America from a bout of collective amnesia and reminded them of the evils of Nazism -  linkage.lol/the-rise-…
 https://linkage.lol/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-third-reich/


Today on App Addict - Permute - Powerful, Easy to Use Media Converter for Images, Video and Audio - Permute by Charlie Monroe (developer of Downie) makes media conversion simple regardless of whether you need to manipulate images, video or audio. Its simple drag and drop interface instantly identifies the ... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/28/today-on-app.html


📝  Family Ties - I lucked out in the family I was born into and the one I married into. Lots of love. No drama. -  louplummer.lol/family-ti…
 https://louplummer.lol/family-ties/


The Worst Movie I Ever Saw - Face/Off, a 1997 thriller by John Woo, starring John Travolta and Nick Cage made me want to stop watching movies forever. -  linkage.lol/the-worst…
 https://linkage.lol/the-worst-movie-i-ever-saw/


📝  Hurricanes and Pre-Race Jitters - I’m five hours from home, holed up in a mountain cabin with an ultrarunning grandma getting ready to race 100 miles -  louplummer.lol/hurricane…
 https://louplummer.lol/hurricanes-and-pre-race-jitters/


My wife running on the Virginia Creeper Trail, where she will be competing in the OG Yeti 100 Mile Endurance Run tomorrow.

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Today on App Addict - Four Mac Firewall Apps

Little Snitch
Lulu
Radio Silence
Lockdown Privacy Desktop

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Today on App Addict - Mac Firewall Apps - The built in firewall in macOS only controls incoming traffic. If you want to stop apps from calling home or contacting unknown servers, you’ll need a third-party firewall. You have choices based on the degree of control and the features you need or want. The follo... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/26/193312.html


The Blue Ridge Parkway - The Blue Ridge Parkway is the world’s longest linear park running along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in NC and VA. -  linkage.lol/the-blue-…
 https://linkage.lol/the-blue-ridge-parkway/


📝  The Murderers I Have Known - As a prison guard in my 20s, I came to know men convicted of murder and later became an anti-death penalty activist -  louplummer.lol/the-murde…
 https://louplummer.lol/the-murderers-i-have-known/


I ask strangers if I can take photos of their dogs. They always let me. Not only is this pooch beautiful, she’s also smarter than the Republican candidate for president of the United States.

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Today on App Addict - Two Apps for Presentations, Screen Cature Videos or Screen Sharing - German developer Martin Lexow who recently released Polycapture has a couple of other interesting apps for some niche use cases such as screen recording videos for tutorials or other training materials. They may also... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/26/today-on-app.html


Concert Movies - Concert movies make seeing your favorite act possible without having to take out a second mortgage. Here are three classics. -  linkage.lol/concert-m…
 https://linkage.lol/concert-movies/


Saturday Morning Cartoons and Other Joys - Growing up in the 70s gave me the opportunity for some prime TV watching

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📝  Saturday Morning Cartoons and Other Joys - Growing up in the 70s gave me the opportunity for some prime TV watching -  louplummer.lol/saturday-…
 https://louplummer.lol/saturday-morning-cartoons-and-other-joys/


A photo of the America that scares the insecure, from a Spring evening as I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. This is the melting pot. This is who we are. The fight for white supremacy is a losing battle. The sooner people realize that, the sooner we can make America greater for all its people.

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Today on App Addict - Quitter - A Free Utility That Works - I was happy when Raycast implemented a feature that would automatically quit apps after a specified period of inactivity. I was not happy when I found that the feature didn’t work reliable on either my M2 MBA or my M3 iMac. Although I had certain ... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/25/today-on-app.html


Mastodon Resources for Everyone - A list of recommendations of various Mastodon tools, including clients, servers, analytics, tutorials, posting aids and account discovery -  linkage.lol/mastodon-…
 https://linkage.lol/mastodon-resources-for-everyone/


📝  Using the Mute Button on Social Media - Muting unpleasant topics and people on social media is a must for anyone wanting to enjoy the experience. -  louplummer.lol/using-the…
 https://louplummer.lol/using-the-mute-button-on-social-media/


Today on App Addict - Two Apps for Apple Reminders Users - Reminders Menu Bar
Access your Apple Reminders from the menu bar without having to open the app with this free attractive Swift app that looks like it’s a native.
• All interactions happen through the menu bar interface
• Instantly sync with Apple ... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/24/today-on-app.html


The Most Famous Blogger - Famous Bloggers are from the other web, not the Indy Web but it’s interesting to see what the rest of the Internet is subject to. -  linkage.lol/the-most-…
 https://linkage.lol/the-most-famous-blogger/


📝  War Movies as Art - I am a peace activist but not a pacifist, a respecter of the sacrifices men and women in uniform make. The art about their efforts is my favorite. -  louplummer.lol/what-kind…
 https://louplummer.lol/what-kind-of-movies-do-you-like/


Today on App Addict - Sleeve Heads Up Music Player - If your music provider is Spotify, Apple Music, or Doppler, you are in luck because those services are compatible with a delightful heads-up display music player called Sleeve for macOS. Sleeve is an extremely customizable floating interface for controll... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/23/today-on-app.html


Fifteen years ago, one of the funniest articles to ever appear online graced our browsers - It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency (mcsweeneys.net)
 https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its-decorative-gourd-season-motherfuckers


Does anyone know of a way to get the new Apple passwords app to generate a suggested password without having be in Safari? I’d like a way to get a popup within the browser I use or when setting up a new app that wants a password. Mac and iOS.


I just updated my /now page with links to a seminal book on organizing and civil rights, the best TV show currently running, lots of good blog posts, a great Mexican drink and the links I added to my personal bookmarks this week.

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Stop macOS 15 Sequoia monthly screen recording prompts - There may be a way to stop the new macOS madness! h/t to @drdrang@mastodon.cloud

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Don't Fly with Rock Stars https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/22/dont-fly-with.html


📝  Life’s Simple Pleasures - I like quiet weekends at home or on peaceful getaways and don’t need fancy restaurants or crowded concerts to be happy. -  louplummer.lol/life-s-si…
 https://louplummer.lol/life-s-simple-pleasures/


Today on App Addict - Polycapture a New and Affordable Next Generation Recording App - This morning, I got a tip from Carlo Zottmann, the developer of Actions for Obsidian. He let my know about Polycapture, a new app he’d just discovered.
Instabuy:
“PolyCapture for Mac lets you to record webcams, microphon... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/22/today-on-app.html


This Week's Bookmarks - 365 Famous Quotes, Paul Simon Thief, Links  Newsletter, Rare Films, Lost TV Show Book, Best Airports, US Journalism https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/21/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


A Talented Multi-Blogger - The many websites of Michael Burkhardt a talented writer and polymath from the heartland of America. -  linkage.lol/a-talente…
 https://linkage.lol/a-talented-multi-blogger/


📝  Overthinkers Anonymous - Overthinking all the time and having a busy mind are separable if you learn a few things about yourself. -  louplummer.lol/overthink…
 https://louplummer.lol/overthinker-s-anonymous/


Today on App Addict - Dato - A Full Featured Menu Bar Calendar - Dato by indy developer Sindre Sorhus is a powerful multi-featured menu bar calendar app that complements full featured calendars like Fantastical or Busy Cal. Like most apps by this developer, it is remarkable for the customization options an... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/21/today-on-app.html


American Dialects - As a southerner, I realize my own accents, but there are a variety of them across the country. -  linkage.lol/american-…
 https://linkage.lol/american-dialects/


📝  Physician Heal Thyself - I’m a computer guy with a laptop that doesn’t want to act right and everbody thinks it’s funny. -  louplummer.lol/physician…
 https://louplummer.lol/physician-heal-thyself/


Today on App Addict - IINA - Free and Open-Source Video Player - I have been installing VLC on computers at work for over 20 years, it’s been a standard part of the image in K12 and higher ed schools for such a long time because it just works. You can throw just about any type of video file at it and… -  a... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/20/today-on-app.html


Exposing the Manosphere - The Manosphere is a toxic hellstew of women and trans hating incels. Know your enemy. -  linkage.lol/exposing-…
 https://linkage.lol/exposing-the-manosphere/


📝  Why Do You Blog - Sometimes asking why reveals surprising answers -  louplummer.lol/why-do-yo…
 https://louplummer.lol/why-do-you-blog/


Today on App Addict - Neat Download Manager - When it comes to downloading from the internet there are several different scenarios. There is downloading torrent files and their payloads which requires a special application like Folx or qbittorrent to manage. Then there are specialized downloaders for video... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/19/today-on-app.html


Office Space - The 1999 movie, Office Space, is a cult classic and still  relatable today -  linkage.lol/office-sp…
 https://linkage.lol/office-space/


📝  Army Tales - A couple of tales from the 1980s peacetime Army and the lax security we had back then. -  louplummer.lol/army-tale…
 https://louplummer.lol/army-tales/


Today on App Addict - The Time Machine Mechanic - I have been using a Backup Status widget to keep track of my Time machine backups but with the release of Sequoia it has stopped functioning. The next best tool in my arsenal to monitor backups is The Time Machine Mechanic, a free utility from the Eclectic ... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/18/today-on-app.html


I found this old Oliver model tractor on River Road deep into Bladen County Noeth Carolina.

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Ketamine Therapy for Depression - Ketamine infusions for treatment resistant depression promise new hope for long time sufferers. -  linkage.lol/ketamine-…
 https://linkage.lol/ketamine-therapy-for-depression/


📝  I’m Not Moving - The place where I have lived for 45 years has both changed and stayed the same and I’ll probably never leave. -  louplummer.lol/i-m-not-m…
 https://louplummer.lol/i-m-not-moving/


Today on App Addict - Whatever Happened to Evernote - Evernote was once a giant of an app, beloved by millions and one of the first cross platform tools to achieve widespread use. The productivity culture adored it and people like Tiago Forte, the author Building a Second Brain, made it central to their me... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/17/today-on-app.html


The Irish Don't Want to Hear It https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/16/the-irish-dont.html


📝  What Do You Do on That Thing All Day - A day in the life of my laptop -  louplummer.lol/what-do-y…
 https://louplummer.lol/what-do-you-do-on-that-thing-all-day/


Today on App Addict - Cork for Homebrew - I’ve been experimenting with GUI apps for Homebrew this year. Whenever I’ve posted about them, other have encouraged me to try Cork, by independent developer David Bureš, and so I purchased a license a few weeks ago and I have been using it ever since. Installation... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/16/today-on-app.html


The Mac Operating System in the Modern Era - The 21st version of macOS is being released this week. Here is a look at the history of the modern Mac operating system. -  linkage.lol/the-mac-o…
 https://linkage.lol/the-mac-operating-system-in-the-modern-era/


I updated my now page - with links to a classic American biography, the best TV show playing, lots of blog posts, my Amazon find of the week and all the sites I bookmarked.

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Today on App Addict - iTerm - You Don’t Have to Be a Developer to Use It - I’m not a developer  but I do like to use Homebrew and make tweaks to my system that require frequent use of the Terminal. I’m a long-time user of iTerm 2 which is perfect for a user like me.

Some of the features I enjoy are:
• Fin... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/15/today-on-app.html


This Week's Bookmarks- Greatest Actor, Life Hacks, The Falling Man, Has Anyone Ever, Book Awards, Greddy CEOs, Monetizing a Blog https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/15/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


📝  New Apple Stuff and the Regular People - Those of us looking forward to updating our Apple devices are the minority and we are the abnormal ones -  louplummer.lol/new-apple…
 https://louplummer.lol/new-apple-stuff-and-the-regular-people/


Reasons Not to Enlist in the Military - As a veteran and the father of two who enlisted, I would never advise a young person to join up for a number of reasons. -  linkage.lol/reasons-n…
 https://linkage.lol/reasons-not-to-enlist-in-the-military/


📝  On Working - Even though American workers are often exploited and lacking in protections, there is still value in having a good work ethic. -  louplummer.lol/on-workin…
 https://louplummer.lol/on-working/


Today on App Addict - Five Free Single Purpose Apps - • Dockey is an app that controls a few dock preferences: position, show/hide, animation speed, show/hide speed. Some of these choices are available in System settings. Others require you to run a terminal command unless you use something like Dockey.
• ... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/14/today-on-app.html


Big Hump Mountain in the Roan Highlands along the NC/TN border on the Appalachian Trail. I crossed it on a cold September morning with wind blowing so hard I could barely stand up. #photography.

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Coffee and Me - I’ve been a coffee drinker since high school, and I’ve gone to some extremes to maintain the habit. -  linkage.lol/coffee-an…
 https://linkage.lol/coffee-and-me/


📝  The Last Bottle of Bourbon - Written for the IndyWeb Carnival’s Suicide Prevention Month Campaign, I describe me own recovery from life’s lowest point. -  louplummer.lol/power-und…
 https://louplummer.lol/power-underneath-despair/


Today on App Addict - Noizio - A Background Sound App for Mac - I recently discovered an app that I use on my iMac at work for background sounds. Noizio, an app from developer Kyrylo Kovalin has a free and paid version. the free version offers five nature sounds that can be combined into 25 distinct tracks... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/13/today-on-app.html


Remembering Tony Soprano - The Sopranos (1999-2006) was one of the greatest television shows ever and the characters portrayed some of the most memorable. -  linkage.lol/rememberi…
 https://linkage.lol/remembering-tony-soprano/


📝  Freelancing in the Old Days - Back in the 90s I was a freelance computer guy who did everything from hardware repairs to business setups. It was eventful. -  louplummer.lol/freelanci…
 https://louplummer.lol/freelancing-in-the-old-days/


Today on App Addict - XnConvert - Free Batch Image Converter and Editor - XnConvert is a free and powerful application for batch editing and conversion of graphics files. It can handle 500 different kinds of input files and it outputs over 70 different formats. It allows you to save any task sequence of co... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/12/today-on-app.html


Stream Team - An Indy Web Gem - Stream Team is an IndyWeb Community where you can get real informed opinions on the best stuff to watch. -  linkage.lol/stream-te…
 https://linkage.lol/stream-team/


📝  What’s in a Name - How I escaped from a Johnny Cash song to become the man I am today. -  louplummer.lol/what-s-in…
 https://louplummer.lol/what-s-in-a-name/


Today on App Addict - Wins Has Window Management and More - I’ve never found a use for most window management tools. I work on a laptop at home and run most apps maximized. At work I have two gigantic displays and in instances where I need to reference two apps at once, I just slide over to the other displ... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/11/today-on-app.html


Alcatraz - Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay had a short run as a prison but is the home of legendary stories. -  linkage.lol/alcatraz/
 https://linkage.lol/alcatraz/


📝  Born a Rockefeller - I’ve known since her middle school years that my oldest daughter was destined for a remarkable life -  louplummer.lol/born-a-ro…
 https://louplummer.lol/born-a-rockefeller/


Today on App Addict - Badgeify - Notifications in Your Menu Bar - In today’s connected environment notifications can be vital or they can be an unwelcome hinderance. It’s different for each individual. Personally, I don’t get so many that it interferes with my work, and I prefer to find out someone is atte... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/10/today-on-app.html


The Funniest Sites on the Internet - A list of places to make you laugh when you are bored or sad -  linkage.lol/the-funni…
 https://linkage.lol/the-funniest-sites-on-the-internet/


📝  How to Get Lots of Internet Points - Getting lots of “engagement” on your “content” is gross. Just be a good writer about interesting stuff and follow IndyWeb principles. -  louplummer.lol/how-to-ge…
 https://louplummer.lol/how-to-get-lots-of-internet-points/


Today on App Addict - Try PDF Gear, It’s Good, It’s Free - When it comes to PDF software, people have very different needs. Some casual users may want nothing more than the ability to make a few notes and occasionally combine documents, while those working in legal offices are very, very particular about h... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/09/today-on-app.html


This Week's Bookmarks - Best Cereal, Best TV Ever, Win at Radio, Rare Maps, Netflix, Naps, Evil Trump Stuff https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/08/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


Updated my /now page with the book I’m reading, the TV show we’re watching, what tastes good this week, what I wrote, where I went on the Internet.

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Minor League Baseball - Minor League baseball is an affordable and accessible family activity and can build fond memories -  linkage.lol/minor-lea…
 https://linkage.lol/minor-league-baseball/


📝  Easy Things vs. Hard Things - We all decided what skills make a person an exceptional athlete, but what about other talents and shortcomings? -  louplummer.lol/easy-thin…
 https://louplummer.lol/easy-things-vs-hard-things/


Today on App Addict - Activity Watch - Free No Effort Time Tracker - Activity Watch is a free no effort time tracker that can keep track of how long you use every app on you Mac while running in the background. You can categorize your apps so that you can see how much time you spent working, gaming, choosi... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/08/today-on-app.html


Ramen is Classy - Once a staple of poor college students and prison inmates, ramen is today a respected restaurant dish -  linkage.lol/ramen-is-…
 https://linkage.lol/ramen-is-classy/


📝  Breaking Things - I have a history of fighting computers until the wee hours of the morning after breaking them after questionable decisions -  louplummer.lol/breaking-…
 https://louplummer.lol/breaking-things/


Today on App Addict - Topgrade - Upgrade All the Things - One of the more useful Homebrew apps I’ve found is topgrade-rs, the currently maintained fork of topgrade, an updater for Homebrew, the Mac App Store, MacOS, VSCode extensions and Rust. It is supremely easy to use. Just enter the command
topgrade in... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/07/today-on-app.html


The 101st Stranger - I found a long-lost photo today from when I was working on my 100 Strangers project. This is Steve, a street guy whom I gave $2 and made him promise not to spend it on food.

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Tattoo Facts - A full third of Americans have at least one tattoo and people have benn getting them for over 5,000 years. -  linkage.lol/tattoo-fa…
 https://linkage.lol/tattoo-facts/


📝  Non-Toxic Masculinity - Testosterone fueled chest thumping and belittling behaviors aren’t required and aren’t appreciated -  louplummer.lol/non-toxic…
 https://louplummer.lol/non-toxic-masculinity/


Today on App Addict - Haste - A Web Search Utility - Haste, by Plastic Software, is a keyboard centric search utility that can access a wide variety of websites without you having to manually switch to your browser and type a URL or access a bookmark. You activate the search by tapping the command key twic... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/06/today-on-app.html


Slow Horses - The Books - The hit TV show, Slow Horses, is based on a series of spy novels by Mick Herron about misfit MI5 agents led by Jackson Lamb. -  linkage.lol/slow-hors…
 https://linkage.lol/slow-horses-the-books/


📝  Books and More Books, Never Enough - I am a lifelong reader of a great variety of books, lowbrow and highbrow and I’ll never have enough of them. -  louplummer.lol/books-and…
 https://louplummer.lol/books-and-more-books/


Today on App Addict - MacTube - An Ad-Free YouTube Player and More - Mac Tube is an ad-free YouTube player currently also supporting AppleTV, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Max, Disney+, Peacock, Tubi and CrunchyRoll as well as Vimeo, Twitch, Ted Talks, BigThink and TikTok. The developer’s website doesn’t it... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/05/today-on-app.html


Apple Watch Fall Detection and My Latest Accident - Apple Watches from Series 4 on up feature a robust and valuable fall detection feature that activated for me after an accident. -  linkage.lol/apple-wat…
 https://linkage.lol/apple-watch-fall-detection/


Everyone Talks About the Weather https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/04/everyone-talks-about.html


Dawn over Tomales Bay near Inverness in Marin County, California #photography

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Today on App Addict - Keyboard Cowboy - Free and Open-Source Automation Software - If you’d like to take a crack at setting up some Mac automations without spending the money that Keyboard Maestro ($36)  or Better Touch Tool ($24)  will run you, then you should download and try Keyboard Cowboy, a free and ... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/04/today-on-app.html


"Stop benefitting from the internet, it’s not for you to enjoy, it’s for us to use to extract money from you. Stop finding beauty and connection in the world, loneliness is more profitable and easier to control. Stop being human. A mindless bot who makes regular purchases is all that’s really needed. — Cat Valente"

catvalente.substack.com/p/stop-ta…
 https://catvalente.substack.com/p/stop-talking-to-each-other-and-start


This Week's Bookmarks - The Future, Lost Birds, Past Maps, The Beatles, Gen Z, iPhone Privacy, Download Movie Sounds https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/03/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


Moustaches Everywhere - The moustache has made a comeback, and I didn’t know it until I traveled away from provincial little city -  linkage.lol/moustache…
 https://linkage.lol/moustaches-everywhere/


My Partner https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/03/my-partner.html


Today on App Addict - ClipGrab, a free alternative to Downie - I am partial to Downie  when it comes to downloading video from the Internet, but I recently discovered a good free alternative for those looking to use something without incurring a cost. ClipGrab is a video downloader for YouTube, Vimeo, Face... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/03/today-on-app.html


People and Blogs - The newsletter and website, People and Blogs, by Italian blogger, Manu, offers some of the best the IndyWeb has to offer -  linkage.lol/people-an…
 https://linkage.lol/people-and-blogs/


How to Be Yourself and Get Along Online https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/02/how-to-be.html


Today on App Addict - Air Battery - A Free App to Monitor Battery Levels - My search for a good multi-device battery monitoring app ended today when I discovered Air Battery. In just a few minutes I had a widget installed in notification center with accurate battery readouts of my Macbook, iPhone, iPad and... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/02/today-on-app.html


How a Raging Atheist Like Me Became an Ordained Minister and Wedding Officiant - The story of my online ordination as a minister in the Universal Life Church and subsequent career performing marriages -  linkage.lol/universal…
 https://linkage.lol/universal-life-church/


This Japanese Maple was only a couple of feet tall when my grandmother died. It was in her yard. My grandfather dug it up & gave it to me. Twenty-nine years later it greets me every time I walk out my front door. I love it.

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A Curated Collection of Free Software - A collection of reviews and links to free Mac software -  linkage.lol/a-curated…
 https://linkage.lol/a-curated-collection-of-free-software/


Today on App Addict - A Curated Collection of Free Apps - Free Apps• Apparency - The Apps That Opens Apps
• ToyViewer - A Preview Replacment
• Chrome Remote Desktop - Free Remote Control
• BBEdit - It Doesn’t Suck
• Blip - Free Cross Platform File Transfers
• FreeTube - Maybe the Most Underrated App
• Bea... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/09/01/today-on-app.html


Osa the Dog and the Last Goodbye https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/31/osa-the-dog.html


Dazed and Confused - The 1993 movie Dazed and Confused is regarded as a classic today for its realistic depiction of the lives of high school students in the 1970s. -  linkage.lol/dazed-and…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/dazed-and-confused/


People Watching https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/31/people-watching.html


"You can be in my dream if I can be in your dream. - Bob Dylan"


Today on App Addict - Widget Wall - For the first time in years, I’ve started using my Mac’s desktop as a place to check for information and interact with my computer. For a long time, I kept the desktop hidden behind windows and full screen apps. I don’t save files to my desktop or launch applications fro... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/31/today-on-app.html


We Are the Stories We Tell https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/30/we-are-the.html


Today on App Addict - Screen Memory - I recently purchased the single purpose utility, Screen Memory on sale from Bundle Hunt for $6. On the developer’s website it goes for $27 and can be used on up to three computers. The app takes screenshots of your entire monitor (or monitors) at a predetermined interv... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/30/today-on-app.html


The Modern Martyrs - You’ve heard it said that people died for the right to vote - well here they are, by name. -  linkage.lol/the-moder…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/the-modern-martyrs/


How do I get a post to show up in the Writing feed on Discover here at Micro.blog? I have tagged entries with the 📝  emoji and assigned them to the category of Writing but they never get added to the feed.


Going to Texas - I have a trip planned to Austin, TX where I’m going to eat Tex-Mex and barbecue, visit HEB and Half-Price Books and enjoy my family. -  louplummer.lol/going-to-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/going-to-texas/


What's In Your Menu Bar https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/29/whats-in-your.html


You've Got to Go to Key West https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/28/youve-got-to.html


"“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.” ~ E.E. Cummings"


Sportsball - I’m a cranky sports fan with standards and judgements galore, but I still enjoy them. -  louplummer.lol/sportsbal…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/sportsball/


"One of my favorite quotes of all time - When I’m in a slump, I comfort myself by saying if I believe in dinosaurs, then somewhere, they must be believing in me. And if they believe in me, then I can believe in me. Then I bust out. - Mookie Wilson, New York Mets, Left Field"


My 10 Favorite Cross-Platform Apps https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/28/my-favorite-crossplatform.html


Good Alternative Software for Everyone - Free and low-priced alternatives to expensive software from mega-corporations -  linkage.lol/good-alte…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/good-alternative-software-for-everyone/


What Do You Do for Fun - An analysis of what passes for fun in my life and what doesn’t -  louplummer.lol/what-do-y…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/what-do-you-do-for-fun/


Battle of the Bookmark Managers https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/27/battle-of-the.html


I’m a little late this week, but here’s my /now page with a funny-ass book, a bloody TV show, lot’s of blogging goodness, links and app reviews plus a gift idea for your favorite #ultrarunning enthusiast.

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My Backup Strategy https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/26/my-backup-strategy.html


Use This Curse on Your Worst Enemy - If I could do one thing to my worst enemy, I would make him self-centered.

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Just a Reminder That Facebook is Evil - Facebook and other Meta apps are invasive, privacy invading, hate filled platforms that harm minors. Just a reminder. -  linkage.lol/just-a-re…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/just-a-reminder-that-facebook-is-evil/


Avoid Mackup If Running Sonoma or Later https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/26/avoid-mackup-if.html


Use This Curse on Your Worst Enemy - If I could do one thing to my worst enemy, I would make him self-centered. -  louplummer.lol/use-this-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/use-this-curse-on-your-worst-enemy/


The Real History of the Buffalo Wing - The history of the Buffalo wing, a recipe and the surprisingly huge (82k) Reddit devoted to the dish -  linkage.lol/the-real-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/the-real-history-of-the-buffalo-wing/


The Perfect Blogger - The perfect blogger is an original, opinionated observer and explainer of the exciting and the mundane. -  louplummer.lol/the-perfe…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/the-perfect-blogger/


Rambox - A Browser for Apps https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/25/rambox-a-browser.html


"I’ve worked in industries that see the internet, and human attention, as a commodity to be extracted. Over time I started to believe that is what everyone is doing—that cynicism is the only possible response to the modern web. It’s not. We can be humans in this space, even now, if we work at it. #xoxofest"

@jhpot@mastodon.social
 https://micro.blog/jhpot@mastodon.social


This Week's Bookmarks - YouTube Enhancement, Animal Game, Word Association, Best Delis, How to Sleep, Privacy Tools, iPhone Photography https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/24/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


Looking for the Little Things - Life is absolutely full to brimming of little pleasures if we will slow down and recognize them. -  louplummer.lol/looking-f…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/looking-for-the-little-things/


Free and Cheap Tools for Bloggers - Graphics, Writing Aids, Analytics, HTML and CSS Help and other tools for bloggers all for free or cheap -  linkage.lol/free-and-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/free-and-cheap-tools-for-bloggers/


11 Plugins for QuickLook https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/24/plugins-for-quicklook.html


Cloudhiker - StumbleUpon for the IndyWeb - A randomized recommendation based tool for discovering and sharing new high-quality websites and blogs -  linkage.lol/cloudhike…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/cloudhiker-stumble-upon-for-the-indy-web/


Brothers and Sister - My two brothers and my sister are smart, kind, virtuous people. I want you to meet them. -  louplummer.lol/brothers-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/brothers-and-sister/


Good morning sunshine! Dawn over Bogue Sound in North Carolina

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A Few GUI Tools for the Homebrew Curious https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/23/a-few-gui.html


The Best Watermelons in the World - The watermelon is the world’s best fruit, and the best ones are grown along Bogue Sound in North Carolina -  linkage.lol/the-best-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/the-best-watermelons-in-the-world/


I Am Not Proud - How not caring what other people think and not competing in imaginary contests is a benefit. -  louplummer.lol/i-am-not-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/i-am-not-proud/


The Most Underrated Native Mac Utility https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/22/the-most-underrated.html


Dachshunds are the best dogs. I did a study and that’s my conclusion. Fight me.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/dog.jpeg https://linkage.lol/why-dachshunds-are-the-best-dogs/


Let's Talk About White People https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/21/lets-talk-about.html


ImageOptim - Free and Open-Source Utility to Reduce File Sizes https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/21/imageoptim-free-and.html


Why Dachshunds Are the Best Dogs - An expert (me) has determined that the best breed of dog is the Dachshund. Fight me. -  linkage.lol/why-dachs…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/why-dachshunds-are-the-best-dogs/


The Devil's Tramping Ground https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/20/the-devils-tramping.html


What a Day - The first day of classes at my university job was stressful mixed with mishap and disappointment -  louplummer.lol/what-a-da…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/what-a-day/


Mind Node for Mind Maps https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/20/mind-node-for.html


A friend and I have a hand curated blog directory and we are looking to add more personal blogs of all types: Art, Gaming, History, Links, Music, Photography, Resources, Science, Tech, Travel, Writers and Poets. Please stop by and add your blog to the list!
 https://blogroll.club


Free Roaming Horses in the Eastern US - There are wild horses in several eastern states in the US which can be seen and visited by those interested. -  linkage.lol/free-roam…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/free-roaming-horses-in-the-eastern-us/


						Lou Plummer  :prami:
						@amerpie@social.lol

				👓 Our daughter sent us a picture of our grandson wearing his new contacts. Think about it.

					1:30 AM • August 19, 2024 (UTC)

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Learning Lessons, Lessons Learned - Lessons learned from organizing in a totally different era help navigate the current political climate. -  louplummer.lol/learning-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/learning-lessons-lessons-learned/


Better late than never, I updated my /now page - news on what I’m reading, writing, watching, enjoying and bookmarking

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/rising-man.jpg https://amerpie.lol/now


This Week's Bookmarks - Common Misconceptions, Spurious Correlations, Mushrooms, Best Movies of the 2000s, Woodstock, Horse Breeds, Image Prompting https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/19/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


24 Hour Wallpaper from Jetson Creative https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/19/hour-wallpaper-from.html


"Moderates, liberals, progressives and radicals need to keep their eyes on the prize and not their fingers pointed at each other. If you think tearing down statues is wrong, then don’t tear down any statues. If you think fighting fascists in the street is wrong, then stay on the sidewalk but stay in the struggle. Conversely don’t impose any purity test on middle aged folks who are frightened but still committed to ending white supremacy and the abdication of presidential responsibility. We are all in this together and the enemy of our enemy is our friend. - Me in a 2020 organizing letter"


The Golden Age of Piracy - The Golden Age of Piracy was a 70-year period during which men like Blackbeard terrorized the seas. They have been memorialized in books and film. -  linkage.lol/golden-ag…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/golden-age-of-piracy/


Brand Loyalties - I examine the effect of marketing on my tech, car, eating and clothing purchases. -  louplummer.lol/brand-loy…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/brand-loyalties/


"Bitcoin is 15 years old.
To put that in perspective:
The web started in 1991. 15 years later, in 2006, we had youtube, twitter, amazon, ebay - the world was unrecognisable.
What have we got in that timeframe from #blockchain? Ashes.
“A thriving market for magic beans doesn’t make the magic beanstalk real." - lib.rs"

 https://labnotes.org/r/fc4adcbf?m=4ecc18dc-d591-42d4-b3af-847b6e74b093


Start from Innovative Bytes https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/18/start-from-innovative.html


Making a More Accessible Web - Making your website more accessible is a process you can start today with a free shortcut and a couple of good guides. -  linkage.lol/making-a-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/making-a-more-accessible-web/


The Random Joy Blogging Brings - Completing a blog post is much more than checking off a task on a to do list, it’s a chance for all types of joy. -  louplummer.lol/random-jo…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/random-joy-blogging-brings/


Almighty - Tweaking and Utility Collection https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/17/almighty-tweaking-and.html


"Unlike cynicism, hopefulness is hard-earned, makes demands upon us, and can often feel like the most indefensible and lonely place on Earth. Hopefulness is not a neutral position either. It is adversarial. It is the warrior emotion that can lay waste to cynicism. Each redemptive or loving act, as small as you like, such as reading to your little boy, or showing him a thing you love, or singing him a song, or putting on his shoes, keeps the devil down in the hole. It says the world and its inhabitants have value and are worth defending. It says the world is worth believing in - Nick Cave"


Free Software from an Indy Superstar Developer - Indy Developer Sindre Sorhus is a full-time open-source developer of many free Mac and iOS apps -  linkage.lol/free-soft…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/free-software-from-sindre-sorhus/


School Days - Seeing all the kids going back to school sparked good memories for me -  louplummer.lol/school-da…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/school-days/


FlowVision - Image Viewer https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/16/flowvision-image-viewer.html


The Story Behind My 100 Strangers Project - Over 100 days I published a collection of street portraits taken in six different cities where I interviewed each subject. -  louplummer.lol/100-stran…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/100-strangers-project/


"England is a cup of tea.
France, a wheel of ripened brie.
Greece, a short, squat olive tree.
America is a gun.
Brazil is football on the sand.
Argentina, Maradona’s hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.
Holland is a wooden shoe.
Hungary, a goulash stew.
Australia, a kangaroo.
America is a gun.
Japan is a thermal spring.
Scotland is a highland fling.
Oh, better to be anything
than America as a gun.
by Brian Bilston"


The Quest Guy, an IndyWeb MVP - The many web sites and adventures of an IndyWeb stalwart and all-around good guy, blogger and quester, R. Scott Jones -  linkage.lol/the-quest…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/the-quest-guy-an-indy-web-mvp/


Our Community - My surprised delight to find myself in the midst of creators and thinkers and being accepted and welcomed on the IndyWeb -  louplummer.lol/our-commu…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/our-community/


From my 100 Strangers Project - for the last time. John, watching his friend lose to a Budweiser drinking chess hustler on the Raleigh sidewalk was the final subject in my project. I’ll be posting a link to a gallery of all 100 portraits later on today. Thanks for all your feedback.

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Folder Peek FTW https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/15/folder-peek-ftw.html


Tomorrow is the day that I will post the 100th Stranger in my street portrait series. For the first time in almost 10 years I will have an online gallery where all the photos can be viewed together.  I appreciate all the positive feedback I’ve gotten. It made me feel like a photographer again


You Died of Dysentery - The origins and surprising history of the Oregon Trail computer game -  linkage.lol/you-died-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/you-died-of-dysentery/


Can anyone suggest a good Lemmy server? Trying to avoid right-wingers and crypto-bros. Looking for something tech oriented.


I Just Gotta Be Me - The reasons why having a wide-open autobiographical style of blogging works for me. -  louplummer.lol/i-just-go…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/i-just-gotta-be-me/


From My 100 Strangers Project - Ricardo and his five-year old twins (yes, there are two of them in the photo) were downtown on a rainy winter afternoon looking for some hot chocolate at the local coffee shop. Sounded like a good idea to me, so I joined them.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/ricardobw.jpg


App Tamer from St. Claire Software https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/14/app-tamer-from.html


"I think Apple can either take a commission on all commerce they want on the App Store or they can be the exclusive place to get software for you iPhone and iPad, but they cannot be both.  - Matt Birchler on Bitchtree"

 https://birchtree.me/blog/its-bad-for-consumers-and-its-bad-for-patreon-but-what-are-you-going-to-do-not-ship-on-ios/


Mastodon Tools - Three tools for finding new people to follow on Mastodon and for analyzing your account activity. -  linkage.lol/mastodon-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/mastodon-tools/


Traveling Man - My past and future travel plans and all the reasons I’ve had to explore -  louplummer.lol/traveling…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/traveling-man/


From my 100 Strangers project - Mike said he was on the way back to his downtown office after a 30-mile ride out in the country.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/mikebw.jpg


BatchMod - Classic Utility, Abandoned But Still Partly Functional https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/13/batchmod-classic-utility.html


Awesome Self Hosted - Links to dozens of self-hosting solutions to replace SaaSS providers -  linkage.lol/awesome-s…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/awesome-self-hosted/


A Man Shopping - My relationship with shopping from the mallrat days of the 80s through the Amazon age -  louplummer.lol/a-man-sho…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/a-man-shopping/


From my 100 Strangers project - Elise was selling art, mostly pencil drawings and watercolors, at a street fair in Raleigh. She said businesses had been pretty good, but she was hot and tired and ready to go home.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/2014-09-06raleigh-005bw.jpg


SilentKnight - Free Security Checks for Your Mac https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/12/silentknight-free-security.html


"“Without labor nothing prospers.” — Sophocles"

No celebrating the grind life, celebrating all the workers who actually make stuff, the under-appreciated bedrock of society.


A Great Search Engine for the Indy Web - Submit Your Site - Searchmysite.net is a niche search engine for the Indy Web that contains ad free user submitted content -  linkage.lol/a-great-s…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/a-great-search-engine/


Tattoos Tell a Story - The story of my three tattoos, all gotten under very different circumstances -  louplummer.lol/tattoos-t…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/tattoos-tell-a-story/


Time for an update to my /now page with info on a great book by Scottish writer James Rebanks, a TV show about ancient Rome, links to all of this week’s blog posts, an alternative to streaming music and all of the pages I bookmarked this week.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/shpeherd.jpg https://amerpie.omg.lol/now


This Week's Bookmarks - Sandwiches, Movies, Alcohol Preferences, Abandoned Buildings, Books, Warhol, Computer OS https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/11/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


From my 100 Strangers Project - Shayonna and her sisters were handing out flyers for a fundraiser to benefit a foundation that helps people in need in their community.

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Paletro - Add a Command Palette to Any App https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/11/paletro-add-a.html


A group of instructors from the Special Operations language school at Ft. Liberty play cricket at my neighborhood elementary school on weekends. They very graciously let me watch and take photos.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/cricket1.jpg https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/cricket2.jpg https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/922da90b7a.jpg https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/9b8a886284.jpg


One of my favorite quotes of all time -

"“I will not stay silent so that you can stay comfortable.” - Mary Engelbreit"


Who Doesn't Love Pizza https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/10/who-doesnt-love.html


The Norman Rockwell Painting That Changed the Internet For Me - The story of a Norman Rockwell painting of a civil rights murder case that went viral after I posted it in 2017. -  louplummer.lol/murder-in…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/murder-in-mississippi/


From my 100 Strangers project - Harold wasn’t the friendliest guy I ever photographed, but he’d just gotten off work and was on the way to the subway, so I cut him slack. He did affirm that he “works on Wall Street,” something I suppose a lot of bankers aspire to,

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Quick Note Taking – Type https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/10/quick-note-taking.html


Amateur Guide to Some BearBlog Extra Features - An explanation and code blocks for the customization I’ve done on BearBlog -  louplummer.lol/amateur-g…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/amateur-guide-to-some-bear-blog-extra-features/


One of my favorite mood lifters is making gratitude lists: home grown tomatoes, the first day it feels like fall, the cool side of the pillow, a good waitress, Bob Dylan, new socks, audiobooks, texts from my kids, days my knees don’t hurt, a good cuppa, a decade and a half of sobriety and you 😉


Totally Academic, Not Prurient, Look at the Internet and the Adult Industry - A look at the technological and economic impact of the adult web industry -  linkage.lol/academic-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/academic-not-prurient-look-at-adult-web/


The Guilt Industrial Complex - An examination of guilt as a motivator and a hinderance in a healthy life -  louplummer.lol/guilt-ind…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/guilt-industrial-complex/


From my 100 Strangers project - Dike, a Nigerian immigrant earning a tough living as a pedicab driver in NYC was nonplussed by the police efforts to get him to move from his location near the entrance to the Central Park Zoo.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/2015-05-05central-park-3-1.jpeg


Meteorologist - Free and Open-Source Menu Bar Weather https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/09/meteorologist-free-and.html


To all who watched - thanks for taking one for the team!


There are many successful people who live with mental illness and have good jobs and happy lives. More have recovered from depression, anxiety and other short-term illnesses. It concerns me that we are target vulnerable people as scapegoats for our lack of gun control. Fix the real problem.


I Am From - A poem from my sister about her roots and mine, beautifully put -  louplummer.lol/i-am-from…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/i-am-from/


Moonshine - Moonshine is still made and sold where I live and our history is rife with stories about famous moonshiners. -  linkage.lol/moonshine…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/moonshine/


Self Educated - Represent! - After a middling experience in public education, I managed to use books and the Internet to forge a career in technology -  louplummer.lol/self-educ…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/self-educated-represent/


From my 100 Strangers project - Mr. Ed had his very simple shoeshine stand (a folding chair) set up outside of a subway stop on lower Broadway. Larry, the tired businessman shown, said that he stops by for a tune up every few days.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/2015-05-07shoeshine-1.jpeg


Twos App Users Really Love It https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/08/twos-app-users.html


Pong Took the World by Storm - The video game, Pong, revolutionized entertainment in the 70s and was once Sears biggest selling item of all time. -  linkage.lol/pong-took…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/pong-took-the-world-by-storm/


The Sporting Life - Reflections on sports in my own life and in the society we live in -  louplummer.lol/the-sport…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/the-sporting-life/


From my 100 Strangers project - Shereesa didn’t want me to take her picture at first and used Chucky as a stand in. Later she let me get a few shots once I showed her some on my camera, but I have always liked this one.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/2015-04-25chucky.bwjpg.jpg


Onyx for Mac https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/07/onyx-for-mac.html


Compare to that Weirdo, Vance
https://nostrcheck.me/media/74d7c38be40fa11d94f79ceed7fa0708acae33876a873a5b29827b3f270d242b/0044664d9803ac9500ed2d740208d32515933f98ee75c3ab8c029805874eff37.webp


Creating a Home Streaming Server on the Cheap - Links to the free software and cheap hardware to needed to convert your DVD library to streaming media -  linkage.lol/creating-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/creating-a-home-streaming-server-on-the-cheap/


Workplace Lessons Learned - After 30 years of being an organizational IT guy, I have some opinions on stereotypes and customer service. -  louplummer.lol/workplace…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/workplace-lessons-learned/


From my 100 Strangers project - Terry was the consummate, smooth-talking salesman trying to move antiques from his place at the flea market at the North Carolina state fairgrounds in Raleigh. I asked about his hat, and he told that yes, it was for sale too.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/2015-04-13top-hat-1.jpeg


Software for Mounting and Writing to NTFS Drives on a Mac https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/06/software-for-mounting.html


Flamed Fury - A Personal Website Well Done - New Zealander, Flamed, has a well designed and maintained personal website that serves as an example for any new Indy Web folks looking for inspiration -  linkage.lol/flamed-fu…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/flamed-fury-a-personal-website-well-done/


Moving - I managed to attend 13 schools in 12 years growing up. Here are some stories about what that was like. -  louplummer.lol/moving/  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/moving/


From my 100 Strangers project - Larique was shooting strangers with bubbles like he didn’t even care. I asked him if anyone had gotten mad at him and he assured me they hadn’t. “I just smile at them” he told me.

 https://amerpie.lol/uploads/2024/larique.jpg


Dynamic Lake Pro - An App for the Notch https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/05/dynamic-lake-pro.html


Woodie Guthrie - American - Woodie Guthrie was an American folk singer and songwriter whose music championed and disenfranchised the working people of America. -  linkage.lol/woodie-gu…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/woodie-guthrie-american/


Website Fiddling - Thoughts on design from a non-designer who just wants to have an attractive site like his friends -  louplummer.lol/website-f…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/website-fiddling/


From My 100 Strangers project - Cherrelle was watching her nephews trying their hands at making free throws at a carnival booth set up in a Charlote courtyard. Like us, she was just in town just for the day.

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NotchNook - Not Ready for Prime Time https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/04/notchnook-not-ready.html


"I have to admit, AI has saved me a lot of time. Every time I start reading about some interesting new app or service or product and see that it has “AI”, I immediately stop reading and don’t waste any more time on that thing. - bit101"


This Week's Bookmarks - New Dictionary Words, $5K Pants, Guide To Computing 45-90, Animal Misconceptions, Smart Crows, Hit Songs That Were Faked, 50 Best Romance books https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/03/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


Remembering Geocities - A look at the first web home many Gen X and Boomers ever had, Geocities -  linkage.lol/remembero…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/rememberong-geocities/


A Computer Is a Hammer - Computers are tools you should use to their fullest potential so quit worrying about overburdening your new MacBook. -  louplummer.lol/a-compute…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/a-computer-is-a-hammer/


From my 100 Strangers project - I asked LuAnn how long she had been working behind the counter at Sherry’s Bakery in Dunn, NC and she told me 17 years. When asked how many hotdogs she served in that period, she laughed and said “Lord, I don’t know. Feels like a million!”

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Swift Shift - A Free Tool to Move and Resize Windows https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/03/swift-shift-a.html


Eastern North Carolina Barbecue - Eastern North Carolina Barbecue refers to whole hog pork, cooked low and slow and seasoned with a vinegar-based sauce #Blaugust2024 -  linkage.lol/eastern-n…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/eastern-north-carolina-barbecue/


Confessions of a Non-Gamer - As a longtime technology fan, I remain baffled by the fact that I have never been able to enjoy video gaming, despite trying -  louplummer.lol/confessio…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/confessions-of-a-non-gamer/


Musebox - A Photographer's Bargain https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/02/musebox-a-photographers.html


A True Crime Classic, Close to Home - The 1970 murders of his wife and daughters by Army Special Forces doctor Jeffery McDonald happened just a few miles from my home #Blaugust2024 -  linkage.lol/a-true-cr…  #Blaugust2024
 https://linkage.lol/a-true-crime-classic-close-to-home/


Blaugust Introduction - An introductory post for new readers who stumble on to this blog because of #Blaugust2024 -  louplummer.lol/blaugust-…  #Blaugust2024
 https://louplummer.lol/blaugust-introduction/


From my 100 Strangers project - Despite his fierce look in this photo, Al was engaging and funny. He was working a part time gig as a parking lot attendant in Charlotte for a Panthers game. I stuck around a while to listen to him tell stories about growing up during segregation in NC’s biggest city.

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Today on App Addict - Karabiner Elements to the Rescue - After an unexplained failure of a previous workflow, I used the free keyboard mapping utility, Karabiner Elements, to reenable my hyperkey and turn of CapsLock when macOS baled at letting me do it.

I use the hyperkey concept heavily in my various wo... amerpie.lol https://amerpie.lol/2024/08/01/today-on-app.html


German POW Camps in the US , My Grandmother’s stories of German POWs at Ft. Bragg in WW2  , linkage.lol/german-po…
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The Greatest Generation , My grandparents both left farms in rural NC during WW2 to contribute to the defeat of fascism and I am grateful and proud.  , louplummer.lol/the-great…
 https://louplummer.lol/the-greatest-generation/


From my 100 Strangers project - This was one of the first photos I took when I started working on the project and I failed to get this gentleman’s name. He was busking on 6th Street in Austin if anyone remembers him, I would sure love to know who he is.

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Today on AppAddict - Word Service from Devon Technologies - provides commands for working with text. Extend your word processor, email app, or web browser by reformatting text paragraphs, cleaning up tabs, quotes, or line endings. Remove unwanted text parts, sort lines or paragraphs, change case

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"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. - Dorothy Parker"

A lack of curiosity is the most unattractive thing I can think of in a person. One of the things I love the most about the Internet is the all you can eat information smorgasbord. I just want to know more, more, more and it is never, ever enough.


Got my 100,000th visitor to my Micro.blog today. People really like to read about Obsidian, LOL. I’ve learned a lot since January and have had so much fun.

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Action Comics Number One , The history of the first appearance of Superman in a comic book.  , linkage.lol/action-co…
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I'm Sorry https://amerpie.lol/2024/07/30/im-sorry.html


From my 100 Strangers Project - Chanya was waiting to take part in a traditional Thai dance routine at the International Folk Festival held in my hometown each year. She claimed not to be nervous, but her pensive look said otherwise.

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Today on AppAddict, Rocket - Free, Slack-Style Emoji Picker by indy developer Matthew Palmer is a free app to help you quickly insert emoji into your typed communications via Slack style shortcuts. By default, if you type a colon and the begin typing the name of an emoji, matching emojis will appear

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Saturday I was bragging about how easy it was for my grandson to set up an old iPad we gave him. Yeah, about that…he’s forgotten his (not written down) pass code with 48 hours and now I have to DFU the thing and set it up all over again. LOL because he called his Nana for help before me.


Thriftmac - Free Mac Software , Thriftmac, a Mac institution since 2006, is a website for discovering and downloading free Mac software.  , linkage.lol/thriftmac…
 https://linkage.lol/thriftmac-free-mac-software/


Screen Time , I don’t stress over screen time because I believe it is the message, not the medium that matters.  , louplummer.lol/screen-ti…
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From my 100 Strangers project - Lee, the fisherman at the Oak Island pier. We have a period every fall in NC when the blues are running and the fishing piers on our barrier islands are full nearly 24 hours a day. Lee told me that he has been fishing at Oak Island since the 1950s.

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Today on App Addict - TripMode - Data Usage Monitor and Control - useful when you have to tether your laptop to your phone, and you want to monitor data usage to make sure you’re not syncing cloud drives or downloading huge updates in the background.

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The Tiny Awards- Website Diagram , Website Diagram is a linked roadmap of websites with information about the personal, non-commercial web  , linkage.lol/the-tiny-…
 https://linkage.lol/the-tiny-awards-website-diagram/


I’m a day late but this week’s /Now page has been updated on what I’m (not) reading, good TV, links to my blog posts, tasty Chili Oil and lots of bookmarks.

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Colbert's Questions https://amerpie.lol/2024/07/28/colberts-questions.html


From My 100 Strangers project - Kalindra was good natured enough to let me use this guy’s prop to snap a photo. Street fairs are a good place to approach people.

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This Week's Bookmarks: 100 Best Album Covers, Swiss Army Knife, Robin Williams, Delayed Flights, Fictional Brands, Button Stealer, Highest Paid Olympians https://amerpie.lol/2024/07/28/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


Carolina Bays , Carolina Bays are elliptical depressions in the earth’s surface found along the eastern seaboard of the US  , linkage.lol/carolina-…
 https://linkage.lol/carolina-bays/


Computer People , How people react to computer issues now as opposed to the early days of widespread PC usage  , louplummer.lol/computer-…
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Today on App-Addict - Witch from May Tricks is a window switcher that lets you ⌘+tab to an open tab in the Mac browser of your choice, not just Safari. It also features a menu bar switcher and optional vertical or horizontal layouts.

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From my 100 Strangers project - Tony remarked that he was an African-American making me a Korean version of a Mexican dish in an American restaurant. Whatever. The bulgogi tacos were off the hook for real.

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My 77-year-old Dad is a diehard YouTube fan. He’s recovering from heart surgery today, so I made him a playlist to give him something to do while he’s laid up. YouTube for Grownups

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YouTube for Grownups , A playlist of 10 YouTube channels I made for my 77-year-old Dad while he’s recovering from heart surgery.  , linkage.lol/you-tube-…
 https://linkage.lol/you-tube-for-grownups/


You Can't Love Both https://amerpie.lol/2024/07/26/you-cant-love.html


Today on AppAddict - MenuWhere - its single purpose is to pop up the frontmost app’s menus at the current mouse location. By default, it is activated by ⌘ + Right Click, but you can use the built in preferences to activate it totally with the keyboard if you want to.

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From my 100 Strangers Project - I met Joe downtown outside of a locally owned coffee shop. He was having some java and smoking a cigarette through a hole in this throat. He told me was a cancer survivor and that he just couldn’t give up cigarettes, although he no long drank or used drugs.

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Vivian Maier - Street Photographer , Vivian Maier was an American street photographer whose work was not discovered until the time of her death.  , linkage.lol/vivian-ma…
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Living Out Loud Update , Just an update on what’s going on in various projects and personally lately.  , louplummer.lol/living-ou…
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Today on AppAddict - focusedOS lets you create a distraction free workspace by blocking apps, websites and interface elements and by playing ambient sounds to help you concentrate on what is important.

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To Die With Che , A poem about the left  , louplummer.lol/to-die-wi…
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Today in history, 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos with Australian Peter Norman wearing an OPHR badge in solidarity.

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Stuff in a Time Machine , A vintage post from 1997 where I look at my tendency to be a bit of a hoarder  , louplummer.lol/stuff-in-…
 https://louplummer.lol/stuff-in-a-time-machine/


Worst Computer Virus Ever , The MyDoom computer virus cost the economy %52 Billion and once was responsible for one if four email messages sent every day.  , linkage.lol/worst-com…
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From my 100 Strangers project - I met Tammy at the mall late on a winter afternoon as she was about to head inside for her shift at one the restaurants in the food court. I saw her a few times after I took her photo and she always remembered me.

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Today on AppAddict - a look at task managers and to do apps for Mac with my personal choice, Things 3 highlighted. A two-time Apple design award winner, Things 3 may be the pinnacle of app design in the Apple ecosystem.

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JD Vance throws his bacon grease in the garbage can.


What it’s like being Trump’s campaign manager - It’s like being Charlie Manson’s foxtrot instructor. You go out there, you teach him a few moves, and you think, ‘Hey, look at that, he can learn the foxtrot.’ And the next thing you know, he’s putting a pen in your eye, because he’s Charlie Manson.


Get Toby , Toby is a browser extension for saving bookmarks and tab collections to you your default new browser page  , linkage.lol/get-tony/
 https://linkage.lol/get-tony/


I'm Not Sure What Class Actually Means https://amerpie.lol/2024/07/23/im-not-sure.html


From my 100 Strangers collection - Panchito was fascinated not just with my camera but with the whole process of taking photos and examining the back of the camera to see what I captured. He was not shy in the least.

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Today on AppAddict - Qspace File Manager is a multi-paned file manager and a replacement for the Finder on macOS. After using Path Finder for 20 years, I recently switched to Qspace for its clean interface and extreme customization options.

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The Blog Directory - that @jedda@social.lol and I started last week is booming with 123 blogs currently available for your review. If your blog is listed without a description, please visit the directory and fill out the form to include one along with your link. Boosts and shout outs appreciated!

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An Obsidian Gem , Nicole van der Hoeven makes helpful and informative YouTube videos about Obsidian a PKM and note taking software title.  , linkage.lol/an-obsidi…
 https://linkage.lol/an-obsidian-gem/


Baseball Names as Poetry , A list of my favorite baseball names, selected solely on the poetic and literary quality of their names #100DaysToOffload  , louplummer.lol/baseball-…
 https://louplummer.lol/baseball-names-as-poetry/


From my 100 Strangers project - Steve was profoundly over dressed for a hot afternoon street fair in Raleigh all the way down to his fingerless gloves. He played a bit as a grumpy crazy guy, but in reality, he was a charming crazy guy I enjoyed talking to.

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Today on AppAddict - TRANSNOMINO is a free file naming utility with professional capabilities using wild cards, regular expressions or file attributes. It took the place of a Better Finder Rename for me.

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The March on Washington for Job and Freedom, 1963 , We got married on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to establish a connection with what’s good about American history  , linkage.lol/the-march…
 https://linkage.lol/the-march-on-washington-for-job-and-freedom-1963/


Keyboard Maestro Macro to Copy #Obsidian Daily Note to Day One https://amerpie.lol/2024/07/21/keyboard-maestro-macro.html


"“The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.” - Jean Paul"


From my 100 Strangers Project - I momentarily interrupted their workout, but Eddie and Vice didn’t seem to mind answering my questions through the open window of the lower Manhattan boxing gym where they were working out.

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Free Blogging Advice , Seven Practical Steps and Services for Getting Started on the IndyWeb  , louplummer.lol/free-blog…
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Today on AppAddict - In Windows, when you hover over an app on the taskbar, the operating system shows you the open windows for that app, a useful feature missing in macOS until now with the introduction of the free menu bar app DockDoor.

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My Top 10 Police Shows of All Time , A list of American and British police procedurals from the 80s to the present  , louplummer.lol/my-top-10…
 https://louplummer.lol/my-top-10-police-shows-of-all-time/


"Let’s cut the bullshit and spell out a few things. The IT security industry is about as trustworthy as the food supplement and vitamin industry, but somehow they escaped the same reputation. Their products are overwhelmingly based on flawed ideas, and the quality of their software is exceptionally bad. And while not everyone will agree with the harshness of my words, I’ll say this: Essentially everyone in IT security who knows anything in principle knows this. - @hanno@mastodon.social"

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This Weeks Bookmarks - Gay Rodeo, Death Valley Heat, Interactive Historical Maps, Boundry Setting Language, Topp 100 Athletes of the 21st Century, Nerd Poker, Drone Footage of Everest https://amerpie.lol/2024/07/20/this-weeks-bookmarks.html


It’s Saturday, so I updated [my /now page [(https://amerpie.omg.lol/now)with info on my new project with @jedda@social.lol , a blog directory, plus info on what TV I watched, all of the blog posts from this week, what new piece of kit I picked up and what new bookmarks I found.

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The Power of Online Community - After six months on the Indy Web, on Mastodon, Micro.blog, Scribbles and BearBlog, I share what I have learned about online community without algorithm driven social media.

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The Power of Online Community , I share my experiences with online communities and discuss the many benefits they can offer.  , louplummer.lol/the-power…
 https://louplummer.lol/the-power-of-online-community/


Today on AppAddict - I was reviewing the free and open-source app, Later, designed to save and reopen workspaces when I got a weird warning from Little Snitch and unexplained requests to access different areas of my Mac. Further examination revealed that the app wasn’t notarized. Not recommended!

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From my 100 Strangers Project - Kiesha was waiting for the train to go to work with her brother, Marcus when he got bored and started to chase her around the platform. Later, out of breath, she informed me that he “plays too much. He plays out all the time.” She was smiling though.

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Mindhunter was  a Netflix show that although it only ran for two seasons, was a high quality portrayal of the early days of the FBI’s profiling unit wirh some chilling performances of serial killers like Charles Manson, Richard Speck and Ed Kemper.

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Thinking about the possibility of becoming religious after being lucky enough to have a scheduled day off on CrowdStrike Friday. Somebody deserves the credit.


I See Color - When people talk about race, they use the line “I don’t see color” to prove they aren’t prejudiced. I make the argument that you better see color, or you will find yourself in the same old segregated spaces you’ve been in before. It takes intentionality to end society’s bad habits.

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From my 100 Stanger’s Post - I didn’t get this guy’s name because when I started my usual rap with him, he started hitting me up for money. Even in NYC, I’d never had that happen before. We weren’t in Times Square or anything but a little further uptown than where I’d taken most of my portraits,

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Today on AppAddict - Updater apps for Mac - I cover MacUpdater, Latest, CleanMyMac X, Topgrade, Raycast extensions and Applite.

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I wish more products came with practical life advice. One of the best things The Rolling Stones ever wrote were the instructions on the LP for Let It Bleed.

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I’m not a fan of Steve Jobs hagiography at all, but the other Steve, the humble one, the nice one, the generous one - him I like The Right Steve

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Getting Caught With the Feels - My personal experiences with quiet crying, emotional vulnerability, and coping mechanisms, highlighting the power of the written word in self-expression and emotional regulation

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From my 100 Strangers project - Diya, a seventh-grade student from Cary, NC was hamming for the camera when I caught this wide-eyed shot. Her Mom gave her grief for playing around but I have always liked the photo.

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Today on AppAddict - Coherence and Unite are two apps based on Chromium and WebKit respectively, that improve built-in site-specific browser (SSB) functionality, offering extra tools like ad blocking, incognito mode and extension support.

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When I Quit Social Media https://amerpie.lol/2024/07/17/when-i-quit.html


Taking a look at Internet Trolls, their origin, history and most infamous campaign, Gamergate, the one that gave rise to the alt-right, r/theDonald and the Trumpification of disaffected young white men

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Looking at the quandy caused by feeling optimistic about my own circumstances while so many others are in a panic. Writing this brought me to tears

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From my 100 strangers project - Deb and Jules were busking in a tunnel in Central Park. Despite the Led Zeppelin t-shirt, they were doing a Beatles tune, Here Comes the Sun. I threw dough in the guitar case for the song, the photo and conversation were on the house.

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Today on App Addict - Explore Little Tagger, a budget-friendly alternative to Hazel for automating basic tagging tasks on your Mac. Learn about its features, pros, and cons, and consider joining the beta for the developer’s upcoming, more advanced tagging app.

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