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2025

Meta Ray-Ban Review: Taking mental pictures

2024

Disney Run 5k weekend getaway

October 18, 2024

Home Office Update Oct 2024: New Home, New Office in progress

October 4, 2024

Favorite features from iOS 18, iPad 18 and MacOS Sequoia

February 29, 2024

Link roundup: February 2024

Curated and automated links to posts and websites that I have found enjoyable this past month.

Picture of my office.

February 8, 2024

Maker Stations: Smart Home Office Interview

My home office setup was recently featured on the Maker Stations’ website.

Picture of my office.

February 6, 2024

Accessories & Clothing Defaults

We have app defaults, so why not accessories and clothing defaults? Lists and links of my staple items/clothes for everyday use, lounge at home and work out.

January 31, 2024

Automating a monthly link roundup: January 2024

Curated and automated links to posts and websites that I have found enjoyable this past month.

January 26, 2024

Popular Posts in Webflow with Make and Google Analytics

During my holiday break, I redesigned my blog post footer to include additional information such as a small about me bio and a subscribe block.

January 9, 2024

Holiday Break Nerdy Projects

2023

Screenshot of my Notion database where it shows a list of my subscriptions

December 20, 2023

My subscriptions and how I track them with Notion

Screenshot of my Notion database where it shows a list of my subscriptions

December 15, 2023

Favorites of 2023: TV, movies, video Games, lego, apps, gadgets

Looking back at my favorite TV Shows, Movies, Video Games, Music, Lego and Gadgets of 2023.

Two iPhones with the Reeder app open. On the left it shows Reeder iCloud and on the right shows Feedbin.

December 5, 2023

From Reeder's iCloud Feeds to Feedbin: Finding the perfect RSS service

Two iPhones with the Reeder app open. On the left it shows Reeder iCloud and on the right shows Feedbin.

My Desk StandBy Mode Setup

November 28, 2023

My StandBy mode setup, widgets, and favorite Magsafe stand

StandBy mode has transformed how I work and stay organized at my desk!

My Desk StandBy Mode Setup

Aqara Video Doorbell G4

November 19, 2023

Impressions of the Aqara Homekit Doorbell G4

There is finally a good battery powered option for Homekit Doorbell and it’s made by one of the most reliable smart home product makers.

Aqara Video Doorbell G4

November 14, 2023

Adding a Feeds page and exposing my RSS feeds in Webflow

Making RSS feeds more discoverable on my website. Long live RSS!

November 6, 2023

My App Defaults, 2023 edition

A list of the apps I chose as defaults for mutiple categories.

September 26, 2023

Testing multiple cases for the iPhone 15 Pro

September 12, 2023

My Apple iPhone Event 2023 Wishlist

Improving my blogs page + a look at my side project workflow

Apple Home Office & Desk Setup for 2023

I had the opportunity to write about my updated office and desk setup for 2023 in Club MacStories weekly newsletter.

My Favorite Software Announcements from WWDC 2023

Letters with Jarod: Week 3

My wishlist for WWDC 2023

My personal wishlist of things I want Apple to add or improve on this year's WWDC

Letters with Jarrod: Week 1

This week's topics include general intros, vacations, music and more.

Collaborating on the Open Letters Project

Getting to know other bloggers and sharing the conversations on our personal websites.

Thunderbolt Display: A decade of desk setups

A look at how my desk setups have evolved over the past 10 years with the Thunderbolt Display at the heart of it all.

Now - April 2023: Planning a Disneyland Trip, Jedi: Survivor & More

A semi-monthly update to my /now page.

Shortcut: Automatically log meetings to Timery

Going over a Siri Shortcut I use daily to help keep track of how much time I spend on meetings.

Creating custom Mac keycaps for my mechanical keyboard

I couldn't find any good Mac keycaps, so I designed my own + download the template for free.

Apps and tech I’m using to help me finish more video games

I love gaming during my downtime, but lately I keep starting games and never actually finishing them.

Review: Lego Star Wars Death Star Trash Compactor Diorama

Going over how it compares to the movie, the building experience, minifigures, and how I"m displaying it.

Repurposing an old iPad mini into a home office meeting conference room display

Now: March 2023

An update to my /now page about what I've been up to lately.

Added a /uses page

2022

The best things I’ve built, played, watched, and used in 2022

It’s the end of the year, but before I turn the page (or mount a new calendar) and move on to 2023, I thought I’d make a quick list of some of my favorite fun things from the year.

An update to my /now page about what I've been up to lately.

December 31, 2022

Now: December 2022

An update to my /now page about what I've been up to lately.

An update to my /now page about what I've been up to lately.

December 3, 2022

Now: March 2022

An update to my /now page about what I've been up to lately.

An update to my /now page about what I've been up to lately.

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