Originally an April Fool’s joke, Drop and Stack Overflow released the second version of their compact macropad, The Key v2. I missed the original run of The Key, but I preordered the v2 and recently received it.
Upcoming meetings on an epaper display
How I learned to love Python
I really got interested in epaper recently and wanted to do a project with an epaper display. Using an extra Raspberry Pi Zero W I had lying around, I was able write a little Python to display upcoming meetings from my Google Calendar.
Creating a timer shortcut in MacOS Monterey
MacOS Shortcuts, AppleScript and the Menubar Countdown app
I recently upgraded to MacOS Monterey. It’s ok. The most exciting thing is that MacOS now supports Shortcuts. A Redditor in r/shortcuts asked if there was a way to set a timer with Shortcuts on a Mac. This started my quest to figure it out.
Using iPhone Shortcuts to build a better timer
Creating a timer app inspired by the Apple Watch
My wife and I set lots of timers. Timers for cooking, timers for the laundry, timers for pour over coffee, timers to remind us that our daughter has been watching tv too long and needs to go to bed, and many more. While it’s not exactly difficult to set a timer on my iPhone, I wanted a shortcut to speed up the process.
Double Tapping Shift for Caps Lock
Three different methods for MacOS
I recently rediscovered the hyper key on MacOS. Most suggestions remap caps lock to the hyper key, but I occasionally need caps lock ensure random people in the comments section know I’m yelling at them. This started my quest to figure out how to double tap shift to enable caps lock on MacOS.
Google Apps Script
Total overkill for a minor Gmailify problem
My primary email address is a Gmail address, but I have an old Yahoo email address that still gets the occasional email. Rather than check both accounts, I use a Gmail feature called Gmailify that lets me use Gmail like an email client to check another service’s mailbox.
Mobile Verification Toolkit
Testing Amnesty International's forensic tools
After the incredible investigation by the journalists associated with the Pegasus project, I got super interested in the Mobile Verification Toolkit (MVT) released by the Amnesty International Security Lab. I’m definitely not deluded enough to think I’m important enough to be targeted, but I did want to try the tool.
A Better Zoom Mute Indicator
Swiftbar, bash scripts and a Blink(1)
I originaly thought my last attempt at creating a Zoom mute indicator was good enough, but I couldn’t leave well enough alone and had to rebuild the whole thing with something new.
Zoom Mute Indicator
Can you hear me now?
Anyone that’s seen the pop up above knows the shame of trying to speak when on mute in a Zoom call.