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.
Thinking
Here is something different. This blog post is about me as a person. It is about being an average person doing average things. Yep, that is right, this is me. What am I talking about you might ask? Well, read on. Condemned to be an average person? Last summer, I went to an Ironman as… Continue Readi
Technology
A new and one of a kind service launched this week called “Mailbrew“. Basically, it is a news aggregator that generates newsletters that you receive in your mailbox. Sources can be RSS, Reddit, Twitter and a few more. I’m not aware of any service like this one. Tempting. At first, I thought that I c
Apple
When you buy a new app for your iPhone or your iPad, what do you look for before making your decision? Here is a real use case with Raindrop.io. For this blog post, I want to do things a bit differently. I’m always looking for new ways to improve my blogger workflow (please, read “Introducing… Conti
Blog
If you are a user of Flipboard, now you can access the content of Numeric Citizen blog directly on that platform. Follow this link: https://flipboard.com/@jfmartin67/numeric-citizen-jd5fel31z [https://flipboard.com/@jfmartin67/numeric-citizen-jd5fel31z]
Technology
I’m a long time user of Reeder, a well known and well designed RSS reader for the Apple ecosystem (see my review of Reeder 4 here). But, recently during a discussion on Telegram (which by the way you can find me there @ https://t.me/numericcitizennews [https://t.me/numericcitizennews]), someone ment
Thinking
Found on Twitter recently. His words are so spot on not to pass here.
climate
During this 36 hours snowstorm, Montreal received close to 40 cm of snow. That is quite a big one.
photography
Recently I discovered a photographer’s blog named “AOWS” that I find very interesting and inspiring. One particular article caught my attention: “In praise of imperfect images“. In summary, imperfect images are a good way to find our own photographic style. This is something that I’d like to achieve
photography
Here is my photo processing workflow as of 2020-02. Following my blog post “Online Photo-Sharing Services: My Experience with 500px”, it is time to reflect the change and update some other areas1. Three areas of change First, as I no longer publish photos to Flickr, thanks to my new home, 500px, thi
Apple
Today is the start of something new on the Mac: Diagrams. A simple yet promising diagramming application for macOS. Here is a short peek at this newcomer in a relatively competitive and crowded space. Start small, think big Entirely new and native applications on the Mac these days seem quite a rare
photography
As a long time user of Flickr, it is time to look around in search of an alternative 1. I’m looking for a new home to share my photos online and be part of a photographer community. In the last few weeks, I tried the well known 500px photo-sharing service2. This blog post is about… Continue Reading
Apple
iPad intuitiveness is the source of eternal debate. One might ask: If the iPad is more intuitive than the Mac, why is it more difficult to use overall? Good question. Well, Gruber offers an interesting view on this subject.