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Shopify Cancels All Recurring Meetings with Over Two People

If you were wondering what the latest thing that a CEO thought up in his shower the size of a studio apartment that has one of those terrible “rain” shower heads and is now shoving it down his employee’s throats is… As employees return from holiday break, the Canadian e-commerce firm said it’s conducting a “calendar purge,” removing all recurring meetings with more than two people “in perpetuity,” while reupping a rule that no meetings at all can be held on Wednesdays.

What’s New in Shortcuts - Issue 55

Thank you to Matthew Cassinelli for giving my Post to Mastodon shortcut a nod in the New Year’s Eve edition of his “What’s New in Shortcuts” newsletter. If you’re interested in Shortcuts or macOS/iPadOS/iOS automation, this is a newsletter worth checking out.

Gadgets

My Top 5 Gadgets of 2022

In the last hours of 2022, I wanted to take a quick moment and celebrate the gadgets that had the most impact on me this year. Steam Deck The Steam Deck is PC gaming rig that you can take anywhere. If there’s a better device for 40 year old fathers who like to play some games, I can’t imagine what it would be.

How to Befriend Crows

Befriending crows is a wonderful thing. I have many crow friends at home and at work. They bring joy at unexpected moments and can rescue a miserable day even without shaking down the dust of snow that Robert Frost described. This thread is an updated version of one I posted at the bird site in July 2019.

Post to Mastodon v2.2 - Bug Fixes and Setup Questions

Another update regarding my Post to Mastodon Apple Shortcut automation, which is now at version 2.2! Specifically, I’ve learned two things about Apple Shortcuts today: Their logic for input type sucks and is very buggy. You can set setup questions so people don’t have to edit the shortcut after they download it!

Post to Mastodon v2 Shortcut - Image Support

Yesterday I released an Apple Shortcut (macOS, iOS, and iPadOS) that will allow you to quickly post to your Mastodon instance. As you might imagine, it received a little traction on Mastodon including the following feedback: A feature request already? Over the holidays?! I don’t have time to figure out…it’s done!