Kev Quirk

Tag: notes

Follow Up on Notes

I received a tonne of responses to my question about notes systems. I've also had a couple people email me asking for an update, as they're interested too. This is that update.

"Notes", "Opinion", "Technology"

How Do You Take Notes?

I need a better way of organising my notes, to-dos and tasks. I have crap all over the place at the moment, so if you have a system, I'd love to know what it is.

"Notes", "Technology"

How to Work Better

I was out with my family in Chester recently and I saw a quote on the side of a building explaining how to work better. I thought it was very well put, so I wanted to share it.

"Notes", "Opinion"

Thanks For The Emails

Just a quick thanks to all those that emailed me follow my previous post.

"Notes"

⚠️ Severe Snow Warning ⚠️

So last night it was all over the news that there were going to be \"*Severe Snow Storms*\" across North Wales today. In true British fashion, the entire country lost its shit.

"Notes", "HomeLife"

My First Wet Shave in 15 Years

I've been thinking about a return to wet shaving for a while now, so recently took the plunge and had my first wet shave for 15 years.

"Notes"

The Blank Box

I've been staring at a blank box for a little bit now, trying to work out what to write. This has never happened to me before. I think I know why...

"HomeLife", "Meta", "Notes", "Web"

AutoTrader Scammers

I was nearly scammed while selling a car on AutoTrader. Here's how the whole thing went...

"Notes"

I Won't Buy A YubiKey

In this interesting post, Garrit talks about why he wouldn't buy a YubiKey and I get where he's coming from.

"Notes", "Security"

I Re-Joined Twitter

I've decided to re-join Twitter. I miss an awful lot about it and I might leave Mastodon too.

"Fun", "Notes"

FediPoll

I'm going to be having some fun on the Fediverse over the next few days/weeks. If you're comfortable doing so, please join in, as the more people who take part, the better.

"Notes", "Fun", "Web"

Can I Use Data Files?

One of the things I really miss from my days using Jekyll, is the use of data files. Can this be done in WordPress?

"Meta", "Notes"

AirPods Pro - 1 Week Later

My new AirPods Pro (AirPod Pros? Airpods Pros? Pro AirPods? What a stupid name!) were delivered a week ago. Here’s an update…

"Notes", "Opinion"

Clocker - The Best Time Zone App for Mac

I recently discovered Clocker, a really cool time zone app for MacOS and wanted to share it.

"Notes"

On Burnout

I’ve been feeling pretty burned out lately. I think it’s an accumulation of things, but I don’t know what to do about it.

"Notes"

Be curious...

Be curious. Read wildly. Try new things. I think a lot of what people call intelligence boils down to curiosity.

"Notes"

This Is What's Wrong With The Linux Community

So I'm walking the dog and listening to Late Night Linux, which is one of my favourite Linux podcasts (even though ). Joe and the team had Jim Salter on as a guest host, and during the episode they we...

Notes, Opinion, Linux

Moving From Yoast To SEOPress

So today I signed up for an SEOPress Pro account and migrated my site over to them from Yoast.

"Notes"

Story Time

I've decided to do something a little different over the coming weeks and months. I'm going to start writing about some of the more amusing anecdotes from my past.

"Notes"

I'm Newslettering Again!

So remember a couple of days ago when I announced I would be ? Well, off the back of that announcement I received TONNES of requests (3 is tonnes, right?) to keep the newsletter alive as it was their...

"Notes"