Why I quit social media (and re-thinking my relation with the US) This is not the post I thought I would ever have to write. Things in the world have got crazy and aliases have to be... March 1st, 2025 journal
My Personal App Stack 2025 (updated February) I've had a review of all my apps and deleted a lot of the surplus applications and services I had. Many have been unsubscribed to,... February 19th, 2025 applications
The desire to live a simpler life A recent video by Joshua Becker on YouTube had me thinking about something that has been bothering me lately. If you access X or Instagram,... January 14th, 2025 mindfulness
My Weekly Software Stack (2025 Edition) What I use at home and work each week On the success of my Five apps I use every day to organise my life (2024... January 4th, 2025 applications
New habit for the New Year? Try this. One strategic approach that helped me not give up on new habits. So, it’s the start of the year. ‘New year, new me’ I hear... January 2nd, 2025 mindfulness
New Acronym for CodeMacLife Life changes. So does my blog. When I started CodeMacLife, it was a simple representation of the different aspects of my life — computing, Apple... November 24th, 2024 journal
One week in and I can already see the advantage of consuming less content online. It's amazing what you can do when your face isn't... November 17th, 2024 Scribble
Lifetime plan for Scribbles is back 🙌 Vincent is bringing back the Lifetime plan deal for Scribbles. Lifetime plan & looking ahead November 14th, 2024 Scribble
I’m on Bluesky! This is probably a weird time to post since I am on a break from social media, but I am on Bluesky. https://bsky.app/profile/codemaclife.bsky.social November 13th, 2024 Scribble
The Weekly Review — Issue 14 Hey there! I’ve been working on getting back into the groove of posting weekly, and I think I’ve finally found a plan that will help... November 9th, 2024 The Weekly Review
First impressions of Voicenotes Discovering the Sixth Essential App: Revolutionising Productivity with Voicenotes Thirteen days after posting my popular blog on the five essential apps I use every day... November 8th, 2024 applications
Embracing JOMO Finding Joy in Prioritising What Matters In the past few months, I’ve taken a deep dive into understanding what truly matters in my life. One... November 8th, 2024 mindfulness
Rekindling my use of e-ink books From Apple Books to Amazon Kindle Paperwhite: A Journey Towards Focus and Immersion in Reading This past year, I have opted for Apple’s Book app... November 2nd, 2024 journal
Five apps I use every day to organise my life (2024 Edition) Many changes, same principleIt has been over a year since I last published my post on the apps I use every day on Medium. The... October 28th, 2024 applications
Blogging can be part of the mindfulness routine How an epiphany made me realise I was approaching blogging entirely wrong.I haven’t written a blog in a while. In fact, the last time I... October 13th, 2024 journal
The Weekly Review - Issue 13 This has been the week of nothing, as in, I haven’t done much. It’s a good thing because I needed to recharge my batteries. Watch... August 16th, 2024 The Weekly Review
The Weekly Review - Issue 12 Hello. I hope you are all keeping well and safe. What a week! Here are three main focuses to my week. Thank you for your... August 12th, 2024 The Weekly Review
The Weekly Review - Issue 11 I’m back as promised. There is a bit to unpack this week. Sticking with Ulysses for writing I was on the fence over what tool... August 5th, 2024 The Weekly Review
The Weekly Review – Issue 10 It’s been a while. I apologise. What was intended to be a weekly post had not transpired. Life got in the way, but I am... July 29th, 2024 The Weekly Review
Why I became a Twos Champion! In an age where subscription fatigue is real, and many apps force you into monthly payments, finding a note-taking app like Twos is refreshing. Twos... July 13th, 2024 applications
My minimalist approach to taking notes How applying a minimalist philosophy to note-taking stopped the information overwhelm.I don’t take many notes these days. My workload, hobbies, and learning haven’t slowed down... June 22nd, 2024 applications
I completed my Minimalist May challenge! How a challenge improved my life.At the start of May 2024, I posted on my blog that I would be setting myself a challenge of... June 1st, 2024 challenge
Minimalist May - Day 31 Done, faite, fertig, tecta! Today is the last day of my WeblogPoMo2024 challenge. Although I have enjoyed the time writing my posts, I am happy... May 31st, 2024 challenge
Minimalist May - Days 29 and 30 Apologies for not updating yesterday. It was a busy day with plenty of adventuring out without spending much money apart from parking. It was my... May 30th, 2024 challenge
Minimalist May - Day 28 Today was a successful day. I am grateful for the little triumphs I am experiencing at the moment. A few months ago, things weren’t going... May 28th, 2024 challenge
Minimalist May - Day 27 Four days to go! I can do this. There’s something inside me that feels some of these habits will stick with me. In the afternoon,... May 27th, 2024 challenge
Minimalist May - Day 26 Oh, how I love weekends. Even better, I love weekends that are followed with another seven days off afterwards. I had a lovely, relaxing day... May 26th, 2024 challenge
I got shadow banned on Twitter! For reasons unknown, I got shadow banned from the bird site that has a confused personality. It is Twitter or X? No-one can truly stick... May 26th, 2024 journal
I cancelled my micro.blog plan I cancelled my micro.blog plan today. There’s nothing wrong with the service. So why have I stopped using micro.blog for my blogging? Cost and time... May 26th, 2024 journal
Minimalist May - Day 25 Six days and counting until the challenge is over. I’m near the end. I can’t complain too much because the challenge has encouraged me to... May 25th, 2024 challenge
