I've moved this site to Pelican, and away from 11ty. Having it in 11ty was just too much of a hurdle for me - it's written in a language I don't know, and the monthly updates to the system were too stress-inducing. Never felt like I could keep up. So I've got everything moved over to Pelican, which is written in Python, which I at least have a passing knowledge of. They seem to do a release every 12-18 months, which is much more my speed (and I have it running in a virtual environment, which seems more immune to MUST UPDATE NOW.) In looking at the site again, there's lots I want to change, but what I really want to do is write, so I'll get on that first.
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To Laptop or Not to Laptop
Ah, Apple, always stirring up the ooh shiny desires. Here's a quick take on the new iPad (and Pencil!) announcement today, and thoughts on juggling the different form factors of modern computing machines.
ARGH. Just realized that Clickup's timeline view, which I have been enjoying so much, was in a kind of "trial" state and isn't available at the $5/mo level. Have to spend $12/mo. I don't know if I'm angrier at Clickup for leading me on or myself for not noticing it.
I'm into the discovering-the-quirks phase of starting to use ClickUp, but I haven't run into any dealbreakers yet, which is heartening. And I'm still really liking being able to view my projects as timelines and boards as well as plain old lists. So far so good, ClickUp!
I've used Todoist for forever, but it's just not working for me any more - I can't visualise the big picture with just lists. So I've spent the last week looking through project management apps, which are all team-focused these days, of course, which is frustrating for a solo act like myself. Trello is, uh, beastly, and to get the functionality I want, is more expensive than I want. I gave Hive a thorough test run this week, as it looked quite promising, but quickly discovered structures/procedures there that just won't work for me. So this week, I'm giving ClickUp a try. Fingers crossed.
YAY YAY YAY! There is now an official plugin/integration between Readwise and Raindrop. Which means it pulls into Obsidian automatically, too! WOOT! readwise.io/changelog...
I just hooked up Obsidian and Readwise, and I have to say, this feels like a game-changer. I haven't yet used Readwise with podcasts, only books, but to be able to have all of my little clippings and highlights in one spot seems super good. Was pleased with the amount of customization possible in the import. (Link to Readwise, will get you an extra month free: readwise.io/i/laura14...)
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