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 t … | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
I'm not ashamed to admit that I appreciate a good meme. There are just some people who are deadly with the damn things. They can pull the right one out of their hat and spring it on you at any time. Some high bowed folks look down on communicating this way but they need to get a … | Continue reading
📝 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… | Continue reading
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 test … | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
In late September of this year, Hurricane Helene blew through the mountains of several states and in its wake whole communities were erased. Places that hadn't flooded in a millennium were inundated. It will take years, if not generations, for the counties of Western North Caroli … | Continue reading
📝 Quit Being Paranoid - Being cautious is a survival skill. Being paranoid is just an annoying personality trait. - louplummer.lol/quit-bein… | Continue reading
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 loo … | Continue reading
Can I Trust This App - Learning how to determine whether software is trustworthy is a 21st century survival skill. - linkage.lol/can-i-tru… | Continue reading
What Is Your Love Language? - In what way do you like to be shown you are loved? - louplummer.lol/what-is-y… | Continue reading
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 mayb … | Continue reading
Death Row Last Meals - The last meals of convicted criminals have long fascinated us. What would you ask for? - linkage.lol/death-row… John Wayne Gacy’s Last Meal | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
Today on App Addict - Yonks - A Well-Designed Day Counter - Yonks is a well-designed iOS app that works quite well as a standalone app on Apple Silicon Macs. It’s a day counter that determines how many days since and event or how many days until an even with lots of extra special … | Continue reading
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-… | Continue reading
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. | Continue reading
Changing Computer Habits - My computer usage changes little from day to day but massively over the years. - louplummer.lol/changing-… | Continue reading
Living Hybrids - YouTube Forums Are Still Alive, Active, And A Treasure Trove Of Information - Aftermath What generation am I? A full breakdown of the years (and names) Find book recommendations based on your favorite authors From the Storm to the Stormtroopers - by Timothy Snyde … | Continue reading
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 sof … | Continue reading
North Carolina’s Beaches - The 300 miles of southern coastline along North Carolina’s shores and beautiful and affordable. - linkage.lol/north-car… | Continue reading
A thread on r/MacOS, a group I help moderate on Reddit, included a pretty good list or resources today. Plug these into your RSS reader and you’ll be sure to keep up with all the latest Apple, iPhone and Mac news. https://9to5mac.com - Apple news and rumors galore. https://macrum … | Continue reading
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-… | Continue reading
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 ov … | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
The south in the fall, cotton fields in snowy glory at sunset | Continue reading
Life Pro 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-… | Continue reading
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 … | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
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. | Continue reading
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 Microsof … | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
📝 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… | Continue reading
📝 Country Music - Commercial, Nashville driven country music is horrible Republican brainwashing and serves the power structure, not the people. - louplummer.lol/country-m… | Continue reading
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 … | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
📝 The Real People - To me there is no difference between the people I meet online and the traditional IRL kind. - louplummer.lol/the-real-… | Continue reading
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 … | Continue reading
Who Doesn’t Love a Nap - The benefits of napping and some tips for getting a good one in. - linkage.lol/who-doesn… | Continue reading
📝 Wayside Road - There is a short country road in a neighboring county where some of my best memories were made. - louplummer.lol/wayside-r… | Continue reading
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 G … | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
2024’s Funniest Animal Wildlife Photos Fat Bear Week from Katami National park, AK Our 50 Favorite Saturday Night Live Sketches People are sharing unforgettable things their parents did for them and we’re taking notes 2024 National Book Awards Finalists Announced - National Book … | Continue reading
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 other … | Continue reading
My brother shared this picture he took in Marin County, California of a great blue heron in flight | Continue reading
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 … | Continue reading