{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "user_comment": "This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL -- https://jeffvautin.com/feed/json -- and add it your reader.", "next_url": "https://jeffvautin.com/feed/json?paged=2", "home_page_url": "https://jeffvautin.com", "feed_url": "https://jeffvautin.com/feed/json", "language": "en-US", "title": "Jeff Vautin", "items": [ { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2062", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2023/06/2062/", "content_html": "
For Father\u2019s Day, my family clogged 2/3 of our toilets.
\n", "content_text": "For Father\u2019s Day, my family clogged 2/3 of our toilets.", "date_published": "2023-06-18T10:43:32-04:00", "date_modified": "2023-06-18T10:43:32-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2060", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2023/02/2060/", "content_html": "I\u2019m just realizing that there\u2019s insufficient margin in my day to account for clearing snow; the time for this will have to come from something else that\u2019s important.
\n", "content_text": "I\u2019m just realizing that there\u2019s insufficient margin in my day to account for clearing snow; the time for this will have to come from something else that\u2019s important.", "date_published": "2023-02-28T09:53:00-05:00", "date_modified": "2023-02-28T09:53:00-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2058", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2023/01/2058/", "content_html": "Power outage has me wondering if we\u2019ll ever learn the truth about Trump\u2019s pee tape.
\n\n\n", "content_text": "Power outage has me wondering if we\u2019ll ever learn the truth about Trump\u2019s pee tape.", "date_published": "2023-01-21T22:16:46-05:00", "date_modified": "2023-01-21T22:16:46-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2055", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2023/01/2055/", "content_html": "This is simultaneously amazing and horrifying:
\n\nThe lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off
\n\n\n\n", "content_text": "This is simultaneously amazing and horrifying:\n\nThe lights have been on at a Massachusetts school for over a year because no one can turn them off\n\n\n For nearly a year and a half, a Massachusetts high school has been lit up around the clock because the district can\u2019t turn off the roughly 7,000 lights in the sprawling building.", "date_published": "2023-01-19T13:14:12-05:00", "date_modified": "2023-01-19T13:14:12-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2053", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2023/01/2053/", "content_html": "For nearly a year and a half, a Massachusetts high school has been lit up around the clock because the district can\u2019t turn off the roughly 7,000 lights in the sprawling building.
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Revisited Bowie’s album Blackstar on my walk this morning, after catching the AVClub’s ranking of his albums. What a wonderful parting gift he left us.
\n", "content_text": "Revisited Bowie’s album Blackstar on my walk this morning, after catching the AVClub’s ranking of his albums. What a wonderful parting gift he left us.", "date_published": "2023-01-15T17:28:45-05:00", "date_modified": "2023-01-15T17:28:45-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2051", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2023/01/2051/", "content_html": "I hit my daily Move goal for the 2,500th time!
\n\n\n", "content_text": "I hit my daily Move goal for the 2,500th time!", "date_published": "2023-01-11T19:29:03-05:00", "date_modified": "2023-01-11T19:29:03-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2048", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2023/01/2048/", "content_html": "Finished reading: Adrift by Scott Galloway
\n", "content_text": "Finished reading: Adrift by Scott Galloway", "date_published": "2023-01-01T10:05:39-05:00", "date_modified": "2023-01-01T10:05:39-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2042", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/12/2042/", "content_html": "Trying to find some peace in the Michigan-TCU game.
\n\n\n", "content_text": "Trying to find some peace in the Michigan-TCU game.", "date_published": "2022-12-31T19:16:58-05:00", "date_modified": "2022-12-31T19:16:58-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2039", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/12/2039/", "content_html": "I\u2019m solidly in the \u201cCrushing Commitments\u201d range:
\n\n\n\n", "content_text": "I\u2019m solidly in the \u201cCrushing Commitments\u201d range:\n\n\n The incoming amount of things are beyond my ability to triage them. Change is constant. Just saying \u201cNo\u201d to inbound things is not enough. Stuff is falling on the floor, and I\u2019m not noticing. Work hours spill into life hours. Tired.", "date_published": "2022-12-10T18:13:43-05:00", "date_modified": "2022-12-10T18:13:43-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2037", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/12/2037/", "content_html": "The incoming amount of things are beyond my ability to triage them. Change is constant. Just saying \u201cNo\u201d to inbound things is not enough. Stuff is falling on the floor, and I\u2019m not noticing. Work hours spill into life hours. Tired.
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A new Maked-Up Stories episode is major cause for celebration around here!
\n", "content_text": "A new Maked-Up Stories episode is major cause for celebration around here!", "date_published": "2022-12-05T19:42:04-05:00", "date_modified": "2022-12-05T19:42:04-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2035", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/11/2035/", "content_html": "We\u2019ll miss you, Socks!
\n\n\n", "content_text": "We\u2019ll miss you, Socks!", "date_published": "2022-11-30T22:40:36-05:00", "date_modified": "2022-11-30T22:40:36-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2032", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/11/2032/", "content_html": "I had no idea that the enemy in the original Top Gun film was not explicitly Russia!
\n\n‘Top Gun: Maverick’ enemy explained: Who are they fighting? - Los Angeles Times
\n", "content_text": "I had no idea that the enemy in the original Top Gun film was not explicitly Russia!\n\n‘Top Gun: Maverick’ enemy explained: Who are they fighting? - Los Angeles Times", "date_published": "2022-11-25T07:53:22-05:00", "date_modified": "2022-11-25T07:53:22-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2030", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/09/2030/", "content_html": "\n", "date_published": "2022-09-11T16:05:41-04:00", "date_modified": "2022-09-11T16:05:41-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2027", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/08/2027/", "content_html": "The Bear had me at the opening beat of Refused\u2019s \u201cNew Noise\u201d.
\n", "content_text": "The Bear had me at the opening beat of Refused\u2019s \u201cNew Noise\u201d.", "date_published": "2022-08-15T08:01:30-04:00", "date_modified": "2022-08-15T08:01:30-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2025", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/08/calendar-week-numbering/", "title": "Calendar Week Numbering", "content_html": "I’m familiar with Gregorian vs. ISO-8601 year numbering differences (related to YYYY vs. yyyy issues), but had no idea the two calendars defined week numbering differently. Realized this when planning travel with a European colleague - his version of Outlook is set to ISO-8601 week numbering, mine is inheriting from macOS Language and Region settings which default to Gregorian calendar in the US. Gah!
\n\nI can’t find a list of other settings that will change between these calendars, so I’m unsure about making the change. On top of that, iOS 15 doesn’t support ISO-8601 as an option (at least in the US!).
\n", "content_text": "I’m familiar with Gregorian vs. ISO-8601 year numbering differences (related to YYYY vs. yyyy issues), but had no idea the two calendars defined week numbering differently. Realized this when planning travel with a European colleague - his version of Outlook is set to ISO-8601 week numbering, mine is inheriting from macOS Language and Region settings which default to Gregorian calendar in the US. Gah!\n\nI can’t find a list of other settings that will change between these calendars, so I’m unsure about making the change. On top of that, iOS 15 doesn’t support ISO-8601 as an option (at least in the US!).", "date_published": "2022-08-09T16:11:20-04:00", "date_modified": "2022-08-09T16:11:20-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2023", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/08/2023/", "content_html": "\n", "date_published": "2022-08-06T23:02:29-04:00", "date_modified": "2022-08-06T23:02:29-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2020", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/07/2020/", "content_html": "Saturday morning
\n\n\n", "content_text": "Saturday morning", "date_published": "2022-07-30T10:59:04-04:00", "date_modified": "2022-07-30T10:59:04-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2017", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/06/2017/", "content_html": "Was in meetings from 7-5 with barely a break to eat, while also trying to find a vaccination appointment for my not-yet-two-year-old, and working through the ramifications of a close covid exposure on travel/family plans.
\n\nCertainly felt like the longest day of the year.
\n", "content_text": "Was in meetings from 7-5 with barely a break to eat, while also trying to find a vaccination appointment for my not-yet-two-year-old, and working through the ramifications of a close covid exposure on travel/family plans.\n\nCertainly felt like the longest day of the year.", "date_published": "2022-06-21T22:33:42-04:00", "date_modified": "2022-06-21T22:33:42-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2015", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/05/2015/", "content_html": "Finally received my Studio Display! Such an upgrade over my 2013 iMac (non-Retina)!
\n", "content_text": "Finally received my Studio Display! Such an upgrade over my 2013 iMac (non-Retina)!", "date_published": "2022-05-24T10:02:18-04:00", "date_modified": "2022-05-24T10:02:18-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2013", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/03/2013/", "content_html": "Studio Display height is 18.8”, compared to 20.3” for the outgoing iMac 27”. I have my 27” raised up to a height of 21.5”. Looks like I’ll either need the height-adjusting stand or the VESA option.
\n", "content_text": "Studio Display height is 18.8”, compared to 20.3” for the outgoing iMac 27”. I have my 27” raised up to a height of 21.5”. Looks like I’ll either need the height-adjusting stand or the VESA option.", "date_published": "2022-03-08T23:14:07-05:00", "date_modified": "2022-03-08T23:14:07-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2010", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/02/2010/", "content_html": "Surely, contact lens are a form of hazing.
\n\n\u201cHere, get your fingers slick with contact solution, then hold your teary eyelids open while driving a foreign object directly at your eyeball\u2026 no! \u2014 don\u2019t blink!!\u201d
\n", "content_text": "Surely, contact lens are a form of hazing.\n\n\u201cHere, get your fingers slick with contact solution, then hold your teary eyelids open while driving a foreign object directly at your eyeball\u2026 no! \u2014 don\u2019t blink!!\u201d", "date_published": "2022-02-21T15:45:36-05:00", "date_modified": "2022-02-21T15:45:36-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2008", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2022/02/2008/", "content_html": "Watched the penultimate episode of Station Eleven last night. The loneliness and loss is devastating. It probably doesn’t help that I’m also halfway through The Great Influenza and we’re all an indeterminate way through a real pandemic.
\n", "content_text": "Watched the penultimate episode of Station Eleven last night. The loneliness and loss is devastating. It probably doesn’t help that I’m also halfway through The Great Influenza and we’re all an indeterminate way through a real pandemic.", "date_published": "2022-02-14T11:29:15-05:00", "date_modified": "2022-02-14T11:29:15-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=2002", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/12/2002/", "content_html": "An exposure notification for Christmas Day?? I didn\u2019t even leave the house!
\n\n\n", "content_text": "An exposure notification for Christmas Day?? I didn\u2019t even leave the house!", "date_published": "2021-12-29T20:56:44-05:00", "date_modified": "2021-12-29T20:56:44-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1999", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/12/1999/", "content_html": "Go Blue! First victory in the Big Ten Championship game!
\n\n\n", "content_text": "Go Blue! First victory in the Big Ten Championship game!", "date_published": "2021-12-05T09:35:55-05:00", "date_modified": "2021-12-05T09:35:55-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1996", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/09/1996/", "content_html": "I want to believe.
\n\nThe Case For Believing In Michigan Football
\n", "content_text": "I want to believe.\n\nThe Case For Believing In Michigan Football", "date_published": "2021-09-25T11:20:41-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-09-25T11:20:41-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1994", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/09/1994/", "content_html": "A brilliant, elevated essay: Oh My Fucking God, Get the Fucking Vaccine Already, You Fucking Fucks - McSweeney\u2019s Internet Tendency
\n", "content_text": "A brilliant, elevated essay: Oh My Fucking God, Get the Fucking Vaccine Already, You Fucking Fucks - McSweeney\u2019s Internet Tendency", "date_published": "2021-09-04T02:56:27-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-09-04T02:56:27-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1992", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/08/1992/", "content_html": "I just shared our broadband details with Consumer Reports - I’m so glad to see they’re doing a detailed study on the internet situation in the US.
\n", "content_text": "I just shared our broadband details with Consumer Reports - I’m so glad to see they’re doing a detailed study on the internet situation in the US.", "date_published": "2021-08-22T10:27:56-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-08-22T10:27:56-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/08/1990/", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/08/1990/", "content_html": "Finished reading: A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers, ISBN: 9780307947512
" }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1981", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/05/using-keyboard-maestro-to-trigger-target-display-mode/", "title": "Using Keyboard Maestro to Trigger Target Display Mode", "content_html": "I’m still using my now-ancient 2013 iMac in Target Display Mode as my primary monitor for work-from-home. Due to some muscle issues, I’ve switched from using Apple’s keyboards to using the Kinesis Freestyle Edge split keyboard with its tenting kit. I also invested in a basic USB 2.0 ‘switching’ hub so I can flip the keyboard between my iMac and MacBook Pro.
\n\nThe problem: ⌘+F2 doesn’t trigger Target Display Mode from the Kinesis keyboard. I don’t want to have to keep pulling the Apple Magic Keyboard out of the drawer to switch the display.
\n\nSolution: I created a Keyboard Maestro macro that sends this AppleScript command.
\n\ntell application \"System Events\" to key code 144 using command down\n
\n\nI’m triggering it by the same ⌘+F2 hot key that should natively work.
\n\nSince my iMac is still on Mojave, there are some known bugs with Accessibility permissions. I ended up having to restart the Keyboard Maestro Engine a few times while cycling the Accessibility permissions in the Security & Privacy Preference Pane.
\n", "content_text": "I’m still using my now-ancient 2013 iMac in Target Display Mode as my primary monitor for work-from-home. Due to some muscle issues, I’ve switched from using Apple’s keyboards to using the Kinesis Freestyle Edge split keyboard with its tenting kit. I also invested in a basic USB 2.0 ‘switching’ hub so I can flip the keyboard between my iMac and MacBook Pro.\n\nThe problem: ⌘+F2 doesn’t trigger Target Display Mode from the Kinesis keyboard. I don’t want to have to keep pulling the Apple Magic Keyboard out of the drawer to switch the display.\n\nSolution: I created a Keyboard Maestro macro that sends this AppleScript command.\n\ntell application \"System Events\" to key code 144 using command down\n\n\nI’m triggering it by the same ⌘+F2 hot key that should natively work.\n\nSince my iMac is still on Mojave, there are some known bugs with Accessibility permissions. I ended up having to restart the Keyboard Maestro Engine a few times while cycling the Accessibility permissions in the Security & Privacy Preference Pane.", "date_published": "2021-05-25T09:05:30-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-05-25T09:23:01-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "General" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1979", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/05/1979/", "content_html": "Impressive tech story in the new F-150 Lightning, but I\u2019m even more impressed that the soundtrack is Battles???
\n", "content_text": "Impressive tech story in the new F-150 Lightning, but I\u2019m even more impressed that the soundtrack is Battles???", "date_published": "2021-05-20T17:38:12-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-05-20T17:38:12-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1977", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/05/1977/", "content_html": "The irony of lossy AirPlay2 finally having a robust ecosystem, and Apple Music introducing lossless content.
\n", "content_text": "The irony of lossy AirPlay2 finally having a robust ecosystem, and Apple Music introducing lossless content.", "date_published": "2021-05-20T12:57:33-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-05-20T12:57:33-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1975", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/05/1975/", "content_html": "I think I just heard Here In Your Bedroom by Goldfinger in the background of a Wild Kratts episode???
\n", "content_text": "I think I just heard Here In Your Bedroom by Goldfinger in the background of a Wild Kratts episode???", "date_published": "2021-05-18T19:08:52-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-05-18T19:08:52-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1973", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/05/1973/", "content_html": "Round 2!
\n\n\n", "content_text": "Round 2!", "date_published": "2021-05-08T17:44:12-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-05-08T17:44:12-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1970", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/05/1970/", "content_html": "I applaud Epicurious for their decision to stop publishing new beef recipes. I’ve never spent much time on their site, but I’m actually inspired to browse their vegetarian recipes now.
\n\nThe Planet on the Plate: Why Epicurious Left Beef Behind
\n", "content_text": "I applaud Epicurious for their decision to stop publishing new beef recipes. I’ve never spent much time on their site, but I’m actually inspired to browse their vegetarian recipes now.\n\nThe Planet on the Plate: Why Epicurious Left Beef Behind", "date_published": "2021-05-01T20:10:50-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-05-01T20:10:50-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1964", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/04/1964/", "content_html": "Pfizer for me!
\n\n\n", "content_text": "Pfizer for me!", "date_published": "2021-04-18T17:17:24-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-04-18T17:17:24-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1961", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/04/1961/", "content_html": "Wait, did everyone have a period where they were constantly dropping things??
\n\nAmerica Has Pandemic Senioritis
\n", "content_text": "Wait, did everyone have a period where they were constantly dropping things??\n\nAmerica Has Pandemic Senioritis", "date_published": "2021-04-17T08:21:16-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-04-17T08:21:16-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1959", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/04/1959/", "content_html": "I’m realizing all of my coffee mugs have their messages written on the side for me to see, when I really want to broadcast the message to my zoom meeting colleagues. We need to reverse the coffee mugs in this pandemic age! Or I could just drink left-handed.
\n", "content_text": "I’m realizing all of my coffee mugs have their messages written on the side for me to see, when I really want to broadcast the message to my zoom meeting colleagues. We need to reverse the coffee mugs in this pandemic age! Or I could just drink left-handed.", "date_published": "2021-04-15T10:49:47-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-04-15T10:49:47-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1957", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/04/1957/", "content_html": "Just remembered the long-deceased iTunes DJ feature. Oh, college parties.
\n", "content_text": "Just remembered the long-deceased iTunes DJ feature. Oh, college parties.", "date_published": "2021-04-15T09:41:12-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-04-15T09:41:12-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1953", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/04/flora/", "title": "Flora", "content_html": "It’s still impossible for me to wrap my head around, but it’s been six months since we said goodbye to Flora. She was part of our family for 14 years, through some wonderful and some very hard times. Jane and I have never lived together without her, and her absence in our lives is as fresh a wound today as that first night without her.
\n\nI’m so grateful that our children were able to know her, even just for the ten weeks she overlapped with our daughter in this world. Her love for and kindness toward them left an indelible mark on me.
\n\nFlora took responsibility for tending to all of us from the very beginning. She held on until she knew we were all going to be ok after our daughter’s arrival, and left us on the night of our tenth wedding anniversary - she was taking care of us right up until the end.
\n\nI miss you.
\n\n\n", "content_text": "It’s still impossible for me to wrap my head around, but it’s been six months since we said goodbye to Flora. She was part of our family for 14 years, through some wonderful and some very hard times. Jane and I have never lived together without her, and her absence in our lives is as fresh a wound today as that first night without her.\n\nI’m so grateful that our children were able to know her, even just for the ten weeks she overlapped with our daughter in this world. Her love for and kindness toward them left an indelible mark on me.\n\nFlora took responsibility for tending to all of us from the very beginning. She held on until she knew we were all going to be ok after our daughter’s arrival, and left us on the night of our tenth wedding anniversary - she was taking care of us right up until the end.\n\nI miss you.", "date_published": "2021-04-09T17:59:00-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-04-10T18:01:10-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "General" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1948", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/03/1948/", "content_html": "Kid 90 was one of the worst things I\u2019ve watched in recent memory, but I\u2019m genuinely excited to catch the new Octonauts movie!
\n", "content_text": "Kid 90 was one of the worst things I\u2019ve watched in recent memory, but I\u2019m genuinely excited to catch the new Octonauts movie!", "date_published": "2021-03-31T23:53:35-04:00", "date_modified": "2021-03-31T23:53:35-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1946", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/02/1946/", "content_html": "Wake up, dino time.
\n\n\n", "content_text": "Wake up, dino time.", "date_published": "2021-02-15T09:48:20-05:00", "date_modified": "2021-02-15T09:48:20-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1943", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/01/1943/", "content_html": "Coloring time!
\n\n\n", "content_text": "Coloring time!", "date_published": "2021-01-25T09:27:53-05:00", "date_modified": "2021-01-25T09:27:53-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1940", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/01/1940/", "content_html": "This Shortcut to import Switch screenshots is pretty handy! I set up an automation so it runs as soon as I join the switch Wi-Fi network.
\n", "content_text": "This Shortcut to import Switch screenshots is pretty handy! I set up an automation so it runs as soon as I join the switch Wi-Fi network.", "date_published": "2021-01-23T12:24:57-05:00", "date_modified": "2021-01-23T12:24:57-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1938", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/01/1938/", "content_html": "Playing around with ProRAW on our walk yesterday.
\n\n\n", "content_text": "Playing around with ProRAW on our walk yesterday.", "date_published": "2021-01-19T22:01:21-05:00", "date_modified": "2021-01-19T22:01:21-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1935", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2021/01/1935/", "content_html": "I have mixed feelings about Project Monarch. As a Mac user forced to use Outlook, the current inconsistencies across platforms make me crazy. But it’s hard to imagine this will feel nearly as native at the current client.
\n", "content_text": "I have mixed feelings about Project Monarch. As a Mac user forced to use Outlook, the current inconsistencies across platforms make me crazy. But it’s hard to imagine this will feel nearly as native at the current client.", "date_published": "2021-01-04T20:02:31-05:00", "date_modified": "2021-01-04T20:02:31-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1933", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2020/12/1933/", "content_html": "These Mac App Store failures on Mojave have been making me crazy. \u201ccancelled\u201d is an incredibly unhelpful error message.
\n", "content_text": "These Mac App Store failures on Mojave have been making me crazy. \u201ccancelled\u201d is an incredibly unhelpful error message.", "date_published": "2020-12-29T19:06:26-05:00", "date_modified": "2020-12-29T19:06:26-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1931", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2020/12/1931/", "content_html": "Finally set up Big Sur on a spare machine yesterday. I\u2019ve never had an issue with iCloud contact sync, but this morning I found duplicates of every contact.
\n", "content_text": "Finally set up Big Sur on a spare machine yesterday. I\u2019ve never had an issue with iCloud contact sync, but this morning I found duplicates of every contact.", "date_published": "2020-12-28T10:34:09-05:00", "date_modified": "2020-12-28T10:34:09-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1920", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2020/11/ios-scanner-apps/", "title": "iOS Scanner Apps", "content_html": "I just discovered that PDFpen Scan+ was discontinued, and went on a mini quest to find a replacement. I landed on \u200eScanner Pro.
\n\nI also considered:
\n\nScanner Pro works with most of the cloud environments, so I have it pointed at a folder in Dropbox that gets slurped into my inbox. A scan can also be initiated from Shortcuts, so I’ve removed the app from my homescreen.
\n", "content_text": "I just discovered that PDFpen Scan+ was discontinued, and went on a mini quest to find a replacement. I landed on \u200eScanner Pro.\n\nI also considered:\n\n\n\u200eAdobe Scan, but it will only store scans to the Adobe cloud.\n\u200eMicrosoft Office Lens, but this seems tailored to the OneDrive environment.\n\u200eScanPro, but the price is too steep for my frequency of use.\n\n\nScanner Pro works with most of the cloud environments, so I have it pointed at a folder in Dropbox that gets slurped into my inbox. A scan can also be initiated from Shortcuts, so I’ve removed the app from my homescreen.", "date_published": "2020-11-16T22:09:15-05:00", "date_modified": "2020-11-28T07:01:10-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "General" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1917", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2020/11/1917/", "content_html": "I should\u2019ve tossed this frosting before election night.
\n\n\n", "content_text": "I should\u2019ve tossed this frosting before election night.", "date_published": "2020-11-03T20:13:01-05:00", "date_modified": "2020-11-03T20:13:01-05:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] }, { "id": "https://jeffvautin.com/?p=1914", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/2020/10/1914/", "content_html": "Halloween \u201893: Battletoads.
\n\n\n", "content_text": "Halloween \u201893: Battletoads.", "date_published": "2020-10-31T18:54:26-04:00", "date_modified": "2020-10-31T18:54:26-04:00", "authors": [ { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" } ], "author": { "name": "Jeff", "url": "https://jeffvautin.com/author/jeff/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/004ce6443ff2c0ec37adb5933fd43cda?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "tags": [ "Micro" ] } ] }