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Social Media Hasn’t Killed the Personal Blog Just Yet – Jim Mitchell
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Personal blogs aren’t dead, but social media sure tried to kill them. As Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram took over, quick updates replaced the deep, authentic reflections blogs offered. Yet still, blogs provide something social media doesn't -- real connections, control, and a place for...
on Sep 21
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Apple Wallet driver’s licenses and state IDs coming soon to California – Jim Mitchell
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“We’re excited to be working with the state of California to bring IDs in Apple Wallet to Apple’s home state soon, and provide residents with an easy, secure, and private way to present their California driver’s license and state ID in person and in app using Apple Wallet,” said Jennifer Bailey,...
on Sep 20
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If you've landed on this page, you are either a Yasu user from long ago (👋🏻 hello again!), or have heard about Yasu from someone who once was themselves. Whichever the case, I'm humbled that my little app was interesting enough for you to look for it. If you just landed here hoping to download the
on Aug 13
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I remember the first time I touched a computer. It scared the heck out of me. Looking back at it, I'm glad I overcame that fear. That day changed my life.
on Aug 4
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The beauty of Oahu’s North Shore was more captivating than I imagined it would be.
on Aug 4
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Here’s another one of those childhood memories that left a scar; literally. This one is about the time I tried to stop my out of control bicycle using a barbed wire fence.
on Jul 23
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The Day I (Sort of) Met Martin Mull – Jim Mitchell
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Hearing of the passing of Martin Mull reminded me of the time that I (sort of) met him quite by accident. What struck me was that he was exactly the same person I'd seen on TV so many times.
on Jun 29
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Pour One Out for Henry – Jim Mitchell
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I'm saddened to learn of the passing of Henry Carvajal yesterday. I can't say he and I were close friends, but when I was active in the Long Beach Blues scene, I was privileged to have shared the stage with him more than a dozen times.
on Jun 28
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During the pandemic, I grew a pretty decent beard1, but shaved it off in a moment of weakness. Naturally, I immediately regretted doing it. I’ve decided to start a new beard with the goal of growing it for one full year (at least) – hence “Project Yeard.” Scroll down to see monthly progress. ...
on Jan 2
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I’ve relaunched jimmitchellmedia.net on the WordPress platform to have a space for my WP Tinylytics plugin. I’ll be using the site to “eat my own dog food” as they say while I develop the plugin for public use. The goal is to eventually make it available in the WordPress plugin repository. If...
on Dec 22
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I planned on publishing a post like this myself, but @canion beat me to the punch getting his out first… I’m going to use the same criteria he uses for making the cut: For my purposes, to be considered an App of the Year, the software needs to be something I used extensively, value and enjoy. I...
on Dec 3
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During the pandemic, I grew a pretty decent beard1, but shaved it off in a moment of weakness. Naturally, I immediately regretted doing it. I’ve decided to start a new beard with the goal of growing it for one full year – hence “Project Yeard.” Scroll down to see monthly progress. Month 0 -...
on Dec 3
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Tinylytics for Micro.blog v3.1.0
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I’m excited to share I’ve released a new version of my Tinylytics for Micro.blog plugin, bringing it to version 3.1.0. You should see an update in your site’s plugins section soon if not already. This release adds features to link back to your public stats page on Tinylytics if you have it...
on Nov 26
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There’s nothing quite like waking up to the hot water heater being on the fritz the day before a major US holiday. If there’s one thing high on my list of “Oh, hell no” items, it has to be taking a cold shower. 🥶
on Nov 23
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I wasn’t going to do a post like this… But hey, all the popular kids are doing it this week, so why shouldn’t I? I’m not really much of a defaults guy. I’ve always preferred to support indie developers, so will usually go that route if their app is as good or better than the Apple default. Mail...
on Nov 21
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A list of different personal projects I’m currently putting effort into: Tinylytics for Micro.blog: The Micro.blog plugin companion to the very awesome Tinylytics platform by @Vincent, this plugin enables all the features without having to modify your theme too much. Tinylytics for...
on Nov 4
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The Beatles Song That's Not Really a Beatles Song
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There’s a lot of hubbub in the news and online about the “new Beatles song” released yesterday. As a life-long semi-pro musician, this headline has hit a sour note with me. Hah! See what I did there? Yeah… Anyway, my thoughts… This song was one of many demos Lennon did after the band broke up....
on Nov 3
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I knew it wasn’t going to last when I aliased my Mastodon username to my Micro.blog ActivityPub username a few days ago. Here are the top reasons why I decided to switch back… I find it easier to follow conversations in a dedicated Mastodon app on both desktop and mobile. Mona is my favorite....
on Oct 24