📝 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… | Continue reading
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 floa … | Continue reading
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) | Continue reading
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. | Continue reading
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. | Continue reading
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 | Continue reading
Don’t Fly with Rock Stars - The skies have claimed a disproportionate number of musicians - linkage.lol/dont-fly-… | Continue reading
📝 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… | Continue reading
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 t … | Continue reading
The 365 Most Famous Quotes of All Time (Backed by Data & Verified) | Books Are Our Superpower (archive.ph) Rhymin' Simon: Not Welcome in East L.A. - WFMU’s Beware of the Blog - The story of how Paul Simon allegedly stole songs from Los Lobos for Graceland Links I Would Gchat You … | Continue reading
A Talented Multi-Blogger - The many websites of Michael Burkhardt a talented writer and polymath from the heartland of America. - linkage.lol/a-talente… | Continue reading
📝 Overthinkers Anonymous - Overthinking all the time and having a busy mind are separable if you learn a few things about yourself. - louplummer.lol/overthink… | Continue reading
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 t … | Continue reading
American Dialects - As a southerner, I realize my own accents, but there are a variety of them across the country. - linkage.lol/american-… | Continue reading
📝 Physician Heal Thyself - I’m a computer guy with a laptop that doesn’t want to act right, and everybody thinks it’s funny. - louplummer.lol/physician… | Continue reading
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 … | Continue reading
Exposing the Manosphere - The Manosphere is a toxic hellstew of women and trans hating incels. Know your enemy. - linkage.lol/exposing-… | Continue reading
📝 Why Do You Blog - Sometimes asking why reveals surprising answers - louplummer.lol/why-do-yo… | Continue reading
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 specia … | Continue reading
Office Space - The 1999 movie, Office Space, is a cult classic and still relatable today - linkage.lol/office-sp… | Continue reading
📝 Army Tales - A couple of tales from the 1980s peacetime Army and the lax security we had back then. - louplummer.lol/army-tale… | Continue reading
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 … | Continue reading
I found this old Oliver model tractor on River Road deep into Bladen County North Carolina. | Continue reading
Ketamine Therapy for Depression - Ketamine infusions for treatment resistant depression promise new hope for long time sufferers. - linkage.lol/ketamine-… | Continue reading
📝 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… | Continue reading
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, … | Continue reading
The Irish Don’t Want to Hear It - There are six times the number of people with Irish heritage on the US than there are in Ireland. The real Irish don’t want to hear about your great-grandpa. - linkage.lol/the-irish… | Continue reading
📝 What Do You Do on That Thing All Day - A day in the life of my laptop - louplummer.lol/what-do-y… | Continue reading
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 … | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
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. | Continue reading
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 fe … | Continue reading
Who’s the Greatest Actor in Movie History? A Statistical Analysis (statsignificant.com) Sort out your life! 100 tiny tricks to help with everything from digital overwhelm to lumpy sugar and unpaid bills | Time management | The Guardian Who Was the Falling Man from 9/11? - Falling … | Continue reading
📝 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… | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
📝 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… | Continue reading
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 us … | Continue reading
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. | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
📝 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… | Continue reading
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 combi … | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
📝 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… | Continue reading
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 s … | Continue reading
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… | Continue reading
📝 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… | Continue reading
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 sl … | Continue reading
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/ | Continue reading