Creative summary
My Weekly Creative Summary for the Week of 2023/35
Highlights of things I created and shared with the world with some introspective thoughts.
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Friday Notes Series
Friday Notes #107 — (Re)Starting my Podcast and A Personal Update
It’s been a long time since I published a new edition of this newsletter. I hope you had a great summer without forest fires or heat waves.
Mac
Remembering my Story of Owning The M1 MacBook Air — 2021-2023
I bought the MacBook Air because I realized that, even though I’m a big fan of the iPad, the Mac is the best productivity machine for my needs as a blogger and content creator. I needed a portable and more capable device.
review
Stepping Up to the 15-inch M2 MacBook Air: My Observations
This is my third MacBook Air since 2021. From the 11-inch to the 13-inch and now the 15-inch, the Air still symbolizes a light and mighty computing device.
Apps
Which Messaging Apps do I Use, And for What Purpose
I use many messaging apps, but each of them has a specific use case.
photography
I’m on Pixelfed Now — My Observations After Using the Service for a While
Thanks to Pixelfed’s mature features set, support for the open web, fediverse and ActivitiyPub, I deleted my Instagram, account. I couldn’t be happier.
Friday Notes Series
Friday Notes #106 — Don’t Be Fools: We’re Already Disconnected From Each Other
Socially speaking, we are more and more... disconnected.
Travel
Notes, Observations & Thoughts Gathered During My Trip to Morocco
I made my first-ever visit to Africa, in Morocco, more specifically. And I loved it so much that I took many notes and gathered my observations about this beautiful country.
Friday Notes Series
Friday Notes #105 — The Environmentally Friendly Consumer: The Ultimate Shopping Spree That May Never Happen
Aiming to be a better environmentally friendly citizen through my buying decisions. It’s not always easy, but probably worth it at many levels.
Apple
WWDC 2023 — My Notes & Observations
WWDC 23 keynote brought great updates to most of Apple’s operating systems and development tools and answered many questions but also ignited new questions about the spatial computing platform, where the first product is the Apple Vision Pro.
WWDC
Apple’s WWDC 2023 Keynote — Thoughts Before The News Flood
Here is what I expect for the upcoming WWDC 23 Keynote and some questions that need to find answers after the keynote is complete.
review
iA Presenter — A Different & Clever Take at Presentation Software
We don’t get to see often newcomers in the presentation software category. iA Presenter certainly makes for a welcomed and novel addition to this space.