Mastodawn

I’ve been writing about Apple’s Find My in general for years via my book Take Control of Find My and AirTags. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/find-my-airtags/ Frustrated by being unable to find all the items with Find My Network support, I built a site! https://findyourtag.net (disclosure: affilaite links)

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Glenn Fleishman 1d ago

Now with a glossary!

Glenn Fleishman 1d ago

Take Control Books 1d ago

Our newest book, Take Control of Focus by @glennf, helps Apple users reduce the constant barrage of beeps, buzzes, rings, and notifications while ensuring that desired alerts appear. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/focus/

Glenn Fleishman 1d ago

I’ve been writing about Apple’s Find My in general for years via my book Take Control of Find My and AirTags. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/find-my-airtags/ Frustrated by being unable to find all the items with Find My Network support, I built a site! https://findyourtag.net (disclosure: affilaite links)

Glenn Fleishman 1d ago

@mwichary “Good tools do make you a better designer.” I agree with your nuance on this! Conversely, bad tools will make you a bad designer, programmer, woodworker, etc. If bad tools make you worse—or have to work X times harder—how come good tools don’t make you better?

I think the distinction is that people want to claim only innate or trained abilities *produce* good work. But those are shaped by the tools we have. Keynote makes me a better presentation designer than PowerPoint!

Glenn Fleishman 1d ago

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Marcin Wichary 1d ago

Added nine more books. Thank you so much for everyone who suggested them!

https://aresluna.org/ux-books-not-written-by-white-men

UX books not written by white men

A crowdsourced list of UX books

Glenn Fleishman 2d ago

derf 3d ago

Enbies and Gentlequeers, may we present to you: the USB-C killer five thousand.

No power delivery, no negotiation, just 12V straight to VBUS

You surely wouldn't regret having a USB-C plug with 12V on VBUS around.

Glenn Fleishman 3d ago

Clockwise

3d ago

🎉 New episode!
🧐 Our latest personal tech projects
💻 Twenty-five years of macOS
🛜 Our home Wi-Fi network setup
⏱️ Where we turn for timely information
👥 With special guests @Gte and @glennf!
🔗 https://relay.fm/clockwise/649

Clockwise #649: All Vocation, No Avocation - Relay

Our latest personal tech projects, twenty-five years of macOS, our networking setups, and where we turn for up-to-date information.

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Glenn Fleishman 3d ago

For those trying to keep on track while working, reading a book, or just having some quiet time, I’ve written *Take Control of Focus*, a complete guide to the ins and outs of Apple’s Focus feature, Silent mode, and other ways to suppress attention-grabbing alerts and incoming calls when you don’t want them. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/focus/?pt=mastodon

Take Control of Focus – Take Control Books

The Focus feature works Apple’s operating systems to silence or limit distractions as you attempt to get things done, drive, sleep, play games, or engage in other activities. This book makes clear how to best make use of Focus by providing step-by-step instructions and illustrations.

Glenn Fleishman 4d ago

RE: https://zeppelin.flights/@glennf/116127174687905732

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