Newsletter
Finding my Newsletter Purpose
The purpose of my newsletter was in front of my eyes! I just didn’t see it. Here is what it is all about.
JF Martin
I'm a compulsive creator and contributor, a digital nomad, a light painter, a YouTuber, a podcaster and a numeric citizen who's enjoying the digital era.
My Online Presence
Where does the “Numeric Citizen” name come from and why this is related to finding my newsletter niche?
Competition from Medium
As I start experimenting with Substack, Medium is adding interesting features for bloggers and newsletters creators
Apple
Airport: The TestFlight App Store Apple Didn’t Create
Airport is a new service that came to life in recent weeks for helping people discover applications available for testing under the TestFlight service from Apple. Think of Airport as the TestFlight App Store but everything is free. I had a chance to enter the beta of Airport, here are my impressions
Apple
Buying a Windows Laptop in 2020: My Troubling Experience
My surprising and troubling experience of buying a Windows laptop for my son entering college.
Apple
How iOS 14 and watchOS 7 are Game Changers for Apple Watch Owners
With new features in iOS 14 watchOS 7, I’m now an Apple Watch power user. Discover how in this blog post.
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Apple
Tim Cook’s Apple — Sadly Not About Products Anymore [Updated]
Tim Cook’s leadership is transforming Apple. If a recent profile published by the New York Time is any indication, Apple is less and less about the products. My thoughts. #apple #timcook #leadership
Thinking
Ghost Office and Strange Feelings
I had to return to my office for a day this week. I’m still not sure why. My last visit there was on March, 12th. I didn’t know what to expect. I knew there would be other colleagues too, but how many? This is my short recount of visiting a ghost office since the beginning… Continue Reading → [https
photography
July of 2020 in Pictures
My summer vacations plans are not what they were supposed to be. That being said, I managed to get a few nice pictures during the month of July. I rarely post pictures here so why not post a visual summary of what July brought to me. The theme is a big darky and spooky… maybe… Continue Reading → [ht
Thinking
Feeling Robbed
One hundred forty. One hundred forty days. We all remember March, 13th, right?. That’s the day the confinement started for me. For many of us too. And since then, normality is taking another meaning. Something that we didn’t chose. This is our war. Our third world war. Nothing like we could expect,
Apple
My Take on Apple’s 30% Cut and a Proposal
With recent events surrounding the launch of the controversial HEY email service, just before the WWDC conference, Apple has been on the defensive more than ever1. Their App Store policies are attracting more and more criticism from long-time developers. Apple is in a powerful position that is attra
Technology
My Thoughts on HEY and Why I’m Paying for Emails
We rarely get to see initiatives trying to reinvent basic services like email. The recently introduced HEY email service from Basecamp is trying to do just that. Here are my thoughts and why I’m going to pay for emails in 2020.