📝  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
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 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.

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 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