quiver and colophon

(updated September 18, 2023)

colophon (no changes since last update)

  • web hosting and cms: I use the Ghost (Pro) Starter Plan for both hosting and as my content management system. On March 17, 2023, I migrated from Wordpress to Ghost for two simple reasons: (a) user interface and (b) speed.
  • theme: Dawn by Ghost, it's one of the free themes and it's simple... I'd love to add an archives page though. I'm on the Starter Plan, so I don't get to make any customizations
  • font: Modern sans-serif, clean and minimal and, again, not many choices here given the entry level Ghost plan
  • brand color: #ef3e4a

tech quiver | hardware

  • MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) with the Apple M1 Pro chip, 16 gigs of RAM, and 1TB SSD. It’s sometimes connected to a 34-inch curved monitor, an Apple Magic Keyboard (with keypad), and a Microsoft Surface Precision mouse. Everything is silver(ish) so it feels congruent and simple.
  • [New!] iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) - provides access to personal info while in the office
  • [New!] bought a second keyboard, a Nuphy Air96 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard. It’s nice to look at, and that’s about it.

tech quiver | apps

  • Obsidian: experimenting with this app since January 2023 and currently using it for all things note-taking, including writing blog posts
  • [discontinued!] Todoist: at risk of being discontinued, since I don't get to complete any of the tasks I add to it
  • Feedly: RSS reader of choice
  • [discontinued!] Readwise
  •  I’m looking for a less costly alternative, but there isn’t one. I may have to bite the bullet and go back to Readwise.
  • [discontinued!] Readwise Reader: supplanted Pocket, attempted to also supplant Feedly, but it's not there yet in terms of capabilities and aesthetics
  • [discontinued but not fully migrated!] Notion: at risk of being discontinued if the Obsidian experiment works well
  • Notion is in zombie state. I rarely log in but still have valuable highly structured information in it. And Obsidian may not be the best place to store it.
  • Lightroom
  •  Migrated my library from Lightroom Classic to Lightroom
  • Magnet: great mini app for organizing content in MacOs
  • Day One: private journal

(updated March 30, 2023)

colophon

  • web hosting and cms: I use the Ghost (Pro) Starter Plan for both hosting and as my content management system. On March 17, 2023, I migrated from Wordpress to Ghost for two simple reasons: (a) user interface and (b) speed.
  • theme: Dawn by Ghost, it's one of the free themes and it's simple... I'd love to add an archives page though. I'm on the Starter Plan, so I don't get to make any customizations
  • font: Modern sans-serif, clean and minimal and, again, not many choices here given the entry level Ghost plan
  • brand color: #ef3e4a

tech quiver | hardware

MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) with the Apple M1 Pro chip, 16 gigs of RAM, and 1TB SSD. It’s sometimes connected to a 34-inch curved monitor, an Apple Magic Keyboard (with keypad), and a Microsoft Surface Precision mouse. Everything is silver(ish) so it feels congruent and simple.

tech quiver | apps

  • Obsidian: experimenting with this app since January 2023 and currently using it for all things note-taking, including writing blog posts
  • Todoist: at risk of being discontinued, since I don't get to complete any of the tasks I add to it
  • Feedly: RSS reader of choice
  • Readwise
  • Readwise Reader: supplanted Pocket, attempted to also supplant Feedly, but it's not there yet in terms of capabilities and aesthetics
  • Notion: at risk of being discontinued if the Obsidian experiment works well
  • Lightroom Classic and Lightroom
  • Magnet: great mini app for organizing content in MacOs
  • Day One: private journal