Typora Demo from David Blue on Vimeo.
A demonstration of my favorite Markdown editor/word processor.
Download: typora.io
Pie theme: theme.typora.io/theme/Pie/
(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
Email and I: An Abridged History
Basecamp’s HEY matters, and not just because it took on Apple’s App Store policies.
Writing about Facebook is Overwhelming
Over the course of the past six weeks, the process of writing about Facebook has led me to discover the extent of social networks’ Nazi problem.
I’m sorry to share this sort of content…
It’s just too perfectly clever. I don’t think I would change a single word of the lyrics.
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
This track has been in my head for far too long.
Memoji Planet Hell | Apple WWDC 2020 Keynote Introduction from David Blue on Vimeo.
The introduction to the live stream of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference introductory keynote.
(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
Microsoft Edge Chromium Demo from David Blue on Vimeo.
Demonstrating startup pages, Collections, reader view options, and general settings in Microsoft Edge Chromium on my Microsoft Surface Laptop 2.
(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
Changes and Updates
New look, more posts
I’ve been devoting significant attention to this blog recently, and I hope it shows. Readingnow contains a list of recommended email newsletters as well as an ongoing list of my all-time favorite reads on The Web. I also added Podcast for End User and a dedicated Subscribe page. About has also been updated with new branding and more current hyperlinks. Typography and colors have been unified and updated to Version 2.3, if you care.
Furthermore, I took the time to import some old work:
An old, hilarious rant about Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk that – if I may say so – still rings awfully true today.
A local bluegrass band releases an album that proves they are not just what they appear to be.
A deep dive into whether or not the voice of one old White Portland Dad should be culturally considered.
This blog has now surpassed Extratone in number of email subscribers, which I deeply appreciate. Though you’re not paying – yet (hehe) – let me once again encourage any/all feedback you may have. Send me an email!
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Microsoft Edge Chromium Demo from David Blue on Vimeo.
Demonstrating normal browsing on my Surface Laptop 2 using Microsoft’s “new” Edge browser.
(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
David Blue: The Film Collection
David Blue: The Film Collection
I’ve been writing about film occasionally since 2016 from a particularly ludicrous and irreverent perspective. I thought I’d combine my five best reviews into a pretty PDF for you to buy? perhaps.
Included:
• Stairs, Wiggling
• Johnny Tsunami VI: Separate, But Equal
• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, North Carolina
• ‘Mom and Dad’’s Discrepant Defense Against Stale Industry and the Population Problem
• ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Is Dumb Luck Wrapped in Toxic Themes
Alternatively, you can download the PDF for free if you can’t spare any change.
CopyQ Demostration from David Blue on Vimeo.
A quick demonstration of searching and pasting in CopyQ.
(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
Blimp’s Burden, Chapter VII
there are a lot of very valid arguments against continuing my novel project, and an anonymous twitter poll I ran a few weeks ago indicated that at least my followers DO NOT WANT ME TO lol.
but I still want to share excerpts here because I think what I have so far is by far the most purely entertaining I have ever been on paper (or ever, really.)
Hypermiling with the Volkwagen Atlas V6 from David Blue on Vimeo.
A brief attempt to hypermile in Volkswagen’s new large SUV.
(Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
