What makes a good designer?
Dieter Rams is one of my favorite product designers, and I recently stumbled across his definition of what a “good designer” is in a book called “As little design as possible“. It’s a great read, but...
View ArticleMigrating from Google Photos to Apple Photos
When Google Photos was released in 2015, it was a compelling option for iOS because of its unlimited free storage and ease of use (the only downside being it automatically compressed your images)....
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Webflow kind of sucks for blogging
If you’re a Webflow professional, I can already feel your blood pressure rising. For context, I’m a Webflow expert, I sell webflow templates, and I use the platform every day for personal and client...
View ArticleNotion is overwhelming
I’ve been using Notion for years at this point, and the content inside has ended up resembling a living cesspool. I’m tracking client projects, personal projects, reading lists, wishlists, and god...
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Default apps for 2024
I recently ran across a blog post from Jose Munoz talking about what apps he uses instead of the stock apps provided by Apple. Turns out this is a bit of a trend in the blogging space, and if you’re...
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How to quickly add RSS links with Raycast
While I love using RSS to stay on top of my favorite blogs, the standard process of adding them to my RSS Service (Feedly) is kind of annoying. It looks like this: Find RSS url on blog Copy URL Open...
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What I’m choosing to write about
As I’m focusing more on writing this year, I’ve been forced to think about what I should be writing about, and how I should do it.I think the writing on my site will be broken down into three primary...
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Moving email newsletters to RSS to keep my sanity
Like most email inboxes, mine is a bit of a mess. It contains client communications, personal communications, and too many newsletters to count. I’ve decided to clean up that inbox to keep it (mostly)...
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Selling my first domain name for $10,000
Way back in 2009, I was starting to pick up more freelance design work, and needed to get an online portfolio up and running. I distinctly remember struggling to come up with a short enough domain...
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How to fix bookmarklets in Arc browser
If you want the answer, click here to jump to the solution. I switched to Arc Browser last year and hate returning to Chrome now. The hidden sidebar is amazing when I take screenshots for these...
View ArticleFebruary ’24 Summary
It’s been a pretty big month for me personally and professionally. I left my partnership at Toy Rockets to boot up my old studio (Mediumrare), and I’ve been having mixed feelings since. On one hand,...
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The Raycast 2FA app is a game changer
One of my favorite features on iOS is how the stock keyboard can automatically display a 2FA code when logging into an app. It detects the SMS in the messages app, and then displays it above your...
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Obsidian just ate my article
Well fuck. I just spent the last hour writing up an article on my quest for the perfect lounge chair, and somehow, the entire thing just got wiped out. All I remember is hitting ⌘+t to open a new tab,...
View ArticleMy default list of browser extensions
Make no mistake: the standard web experience is getting worse and worse by the day. Thankfully, browser extensions allow us to make things a little bit more bearable, and I just wanted to share a few...
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March ’24 Summary
One thing that I’ve discovered about starting these monthly summaries is that they really highlight how fast months pass by. It feels like yesterday that I wrote the February summary. That said, the...
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