Technology
The Future of the Internet: Insights from Kurzgesagt's Video
Today, I came across a video from Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, one of my favorite YouTube channels, titled "The Internet is Worse Than Ever – Now What?". This video caught my eye because I care about the internet and I enjoy thinking about technological impact on our lives so naturally I wanted to learn what the author has to say on the topic. Continue Reading
What's Wrong with My eBook Reader
I've owned a Kindle Paperwhite since 2019 and have read more than a hundred books on it. Here's what I would change if I were to design an eBook reader myself. Continue Reading
I’m on day 12 of the 100 Days of SwiftUI course, thanks to the recommendation of Zhenyi Tan. I’ve decided to learn some Swift and SwiftUI so I can build a small app or create an interesting extension. The main idea is to be able to build something that might be useful to me. I also wanted to try something other than web development. Continue Reading
Apple and Google’s Percentage-Based Search Engine Deal
I’m an Apple fan like no other. Sometimes my girlfriend makes fun of me by saying that I spend almost no money on clothes and other non-essential items just to be able to comfortably buy any Apple product I wish. However, there are quite a few things that bother me about the big tech giant. Continue Reading
Your Watch History is Off on YouTube
This is perhaps one of the finest features on YouTube I've encountered. As stated in numerous prior posts, I believe that the infinite scrolling feed is one of the most addictive patterns in apps. It remains one of my primary sources of overconsumption in my life. I'm working to break free from as many of these patterns as I can, aiming to improve my well-being and regain time for myself and the people I value spending time with. Continue Reading
As of right now, I no longer use Google as my main search engine on my smartphone. To be honest, I have no real reason for using it in the first place. I just didn't mind changing it. This is another example of the power of defaults at play. Even I, someone who prefers to use a different search engine than Google, have not changed it on all of the devices I use. Continue Reading
Should you go Plus with ChatGPT?
This is my response to a post 'ChatGPT Plus?' by Jan-Lukas Else. Continue Reading
Spotify Robbed Us of Music
This article is about Apple Music and Spotify, but it encompasses much more. I've been a Spotify user for the past couple of years and also belong to the Apple club when it comes to the devices I own. Sometimes, I exhibit fanboy behavior, but only towards new Apple products or services. I never mind what others use since I've used Android myself for years. The same goes for various Linux distributions, personal computers, and more. Continue Reading
How to Stop Losing Your Time on Your Smartphone: Breaking Free from Infinite Scroll
I like technology because of the immense positives it brings to our life. From taking that great photo at your family dinner, making a video call with a loved one from another country, or navigating you back home. All of this and more is almost always present in our pockets; it's why it's so amazing. Continue Reading
Today, while browsing Hacker News, I found an interesting CPU guide created by a 17-year-old. I'm not sure how good is it, but it looks promising. I will definitely check it out over the weekend. Seems like it's going to be a fun weekend. Continue Reading
A few days ago, I wrote about forking a ChatGPT search extension. Well, I've already tinkered with it a bit, and I'm gradually making some improvements. For instance, I added an option where the request is triggered when a '?' is present in the query, as well as when the user clicks on the prompt. This is just one of many features that I thought were missing from the original extension. I'm still figuring out a few things, so I wouldn't recommend installing it just yet, but you can find the repository on my Github account. Continue Reading
Back to Basics: My Return to Firefox after Exploring the Arc Browser
I've been an early user of the Arc browser. There are a few things about The Browser Company, the company behind Arc browser, that are slightly worrying. If you know anything about me, it's that I love to check out new tech, apps, ideas - I always strive to stay up-to-date and try the latest offerings. Continue Reading
Being Transparent About My AI Use
Today, I opened a random blog post I discovered on Hacker News titled I'm betting on HTML. I just wanted to read the content, but got distracted by the disclaimer at the top of the post stating: Continue Reading
DuckDuckGo Has a Lite Version, and It's Good
To put this post into perspective, I wrote this when I was on vacation in Croatia, dealing with not the best internet connection, to say the least. Continue Reading
You Can Add Spacers in macOS Dock
Today, I've learned that you can add spacers to the macOS Dock, thanks to Chris Pennington's 2021 blog post. There are small and medium-sized spacers; I preferred the small ones as they look a bit nicer for my setup. Continue Reading
Apple Vision Pro at WWDC 2023
I took some time to reflect on the Apple Vision Pro announcement at this year's WWDC. I'm sure I will ruminate some more in the upcoming days about other announcements as well. This post is all over the place, but I like it that way. I just want to share some interesting photos, takes, designs, and more from the event, enjoy. Continue Reading
WWDC 2023 Excitement
I'm quite excited for WWDC 2023. Although I'm not a huge fan of VR/AR headsets, I'm still intrigued by the technology. I'm confident that Apple will create a beautiful product and eventually find the product-market fit for it, much like how the Apple Watch played out. Continue Reading
For two weeks in a row, I have been getting this weird bug with my AirPods Pro. I use them daily and have them set up in the Find My app. But from time to time, the AirPods “soft reset” the Find My setup, stating “AirPods Setup Incomplete”. This then causes a warning notification that unknown AirPods are following me whenever I move. Continue Reading
Scalable Frontend Interfaces
Raycast is a Mac app which can be used as a replacement for Apple’s Spotlight search. I started using Raycast in December 2022 and I love the app. I even built an extension for it and the reason why I decided to build it was simply due to the amazing API they provided for building a frontend for my extension. All I had to do was connect the wires. Continue Reading
This morning, I read How Much Can Duolingo Teach Us? by The New Yorker. Continue Reading
Governments Have a Monopoly on Capitalism
Today, I was browsing the Unsorted category in my notes app and stumbled upon an intriguing note dated 9th of September, 2022. I have no clue about its origin or source, but it presents a thought-provoking idea that I want to share. Continue Reading
Why Convenience is Key to Solving the Climate Crisis
Change only happens when it is most convenient for the individual. Continue Reading
My Personal Blog is Not a Tech Publication
I recently tooted about an article I wrote but never published. It was about Spotify's new TikTok-like algorithmic feed updates and how people who think this is the wrong direction for Spotify are mistaken. I started the article by discussing Spotify's event and discussing all the new features and updates. However, even though I stated my reasoning, it didn't feel right. I realized that I was writing an article for a tech publication, not my personal blog. Continue Reading
Integrated Tina CMS to my blog
I know how passionate people can get when talking about CMS - Content Management Systems. I hadn't taken a deep dive into the CMS world before, because my previous projects mostly used WordPress. This time, I decided to build something more custom, and have some fun with Astro, so I had to pick a CMS, since I quickly realized how hard it would be to keep my content well-organized. Continue Reading
