What I Use

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Digital Decluttering: Home Videos (Premium)

We have a collection of home videos that were created with a variety of analog…

The final pile of paper clutter
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Digital Decluttering: Finish Work, Final Scans, and a Peek at the Future (Premium)

With my documents archive complete, it's time to tackle the final paper scans and move…

Paul's wall, 1985
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Digital Decluttering: For the Love of NAS (Premium)

With my OneDrive documents and photos archives organized, I've moved on to the next daunting…

WinDirStat was a key tool in this process
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Digital Decluttering: Tackling the Document Archive (Premium)

Over the weekend, I was able to dramatically reduce the file size of my pre-Thurrott.com…

My WD NAS, back in action
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Digital Decluttering: Some Photo Progress, and a Shift to Documents (Premium)

Two weeks ago, I started the time-consuming process of organizing, tagging, and archiving over 21…

Mini shopping cart
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Subscription Sticker Shock: Streaming Video, Music, Storage, and More (Premium)

You've all seen the news: the prices of the online services we all subscribe to…

Balloons over the Teotihuacán pyramids
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What I Use: Mexico City (July 2023) (Premium)

The second trip to visit our apartment in Mexico City this year got off to…

Clipchamp
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Clipchamp Saved the Day, and Now I’m Going to Keep Using It (Premium)

We interrupt our regular programming for something completely unexpected: this weekend, I became a Clipchamp…

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AI Art (Premium)

Like many of you, I'm experimenting to see where it makes the most sense to…

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Visual Studio Code as a Writing Tool (Premium)

I've long wanted to switch to Markdown for all of my writing, but I have…

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Inbox Zero (Premium)

I continue to struggle with staying on top of email, but the solution is obvious.…

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What I Use: Mexico City (March 2023) (Premium)

On Thursday, we fly home from Mexico City after a three-week stay in which my…

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We Need to Talk About Microsoft Word (Premium)

Most people find something that works and sticks with it, but I approach things a…

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What I Use: Bitwarden (Premium)

I wasn’t a LastPass user, but the recent security issues with the service were the…

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What I Use: January 2023 (Premium)

It’s been a while since my last look at the hardware, software, and services that…

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Back to the iPhone? (Premium)

For the past five weeks, I’ve used the Pixel 7 Pro exclusively, but now that…

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