Writing
- Add new location - when run from an iOS device prompts you for a file name and then adds both the physical address if available and the GPS coordinates from where you are when you create the note (Requires AFO) Download
- Create Markdown note - creates a text file with a .md extension in a folder you choose on your phone, presumably your default new file location Download
- Add Bullet to Daily Note - in iOS, adds a bulleted item to the end of your current daily note (Requires AFO) Download
- Save email as Obsidian task - in macOS, creates a task formatted bullet (with checkbox) at the end of your current daily note that is hyperlinked back to Mail.app Download
- Get Available Commands - Required by AFO to index commands used by other shortcuts Download
- Create Note - on iOS, creates a new blank note in user defined location ready for text entry. (Requires AFO) Download
- Quick Task Entry - Creates a task at a user defined placeholder in a daily note. Runs on iOS or macOS (Requires AFO) Download
- Sync Contacts with Notes - on a Mac, creates or syncs notes associated with a folder of in the Contacts app with Obsidian. Syns email and phone number only. (Requires AFO) Download
- Capture Web to Obsidian - on iOS, shares the content of a web page from any iOS browser to Obsidian in Markdown format with links and images Download
- Obsidian Web Clipper - iOS shortcut to copy selected text from a Safari webpage and the link to the web page to a new note in a specified location in an Obsidian vault Download
- Add Weather to Daily Note Adds today’s weather at your current location at a user-defined placeholder in your daily note. Works on iOS and macOS. Requires AFO Download
- Add Calendar Events to Daily Note - Adds up to 20 calendar events for the current date from your calendars at a user-defined placeholder in your daily note . Works on iOS and macOS. Requires AFO Download
Watching a Better Youtube - info and links to free YouTube resources: transcripts, summarizer, an online RSS service and an ad free, privacy first viewer and downloader.
Are you still listening to the same songs you liked in high school (like me) or are you one of those brave souls who is always looking for something new? Music to My Ears
Today for #Junited2024 I am plugging the blog of Matt Langford, one of the superstars of Micro.blog, the designer of TinyTheme and one of a hand full of bloggers I contribute to financially each month. This post is his /carry slash page, with some good tips on gear. @matt@mattlangford.com on the Fediverse.
If anyone would like to contribute a post about their favorite food memories (grandma’s, mom’s, that $500 meal you had in Paris, basic training mess hall or whatever) I’m collecting links to them and will put up a page as soon as I get a few. Here’s mine
I want to encourage anyone who hasn’t done so to add your blog to Feedle, a search engine for blogs. It’s great resource if you are looking for blogs are podcasts that cover the same stuff you do. On the Fediverse at @feedle@mastodon.social
What are your favorite food memories? Your grandmother’s cooking, dishes from childhood, your spouse’s specialty? Here are mine.
Today for #Junited2024 I’m plugging the blog Beardy Guy Musings by @Denny. You never know what you’re going to get there. It might be tech (like today) or it might be a challenge to be a better citizen. Whatever it is, it will be genuine, honest and from the heart because that’s the way he rolls.
Today for #Junited2024 I am plugging the blog of Johnny Noble AKA Johnny Decimal, @johnnydecimal@hachyderm.io, truly one of the nicest people on the Internet and someone who walks the walk when it comes to his values as demonstrated by the way he prices his signature program.
I’m extremely emotional over this and was up all night in tears. - How the sad case of a missing cat saved me from getting fired last week.
Remember When They Called It Netiquette? - Once upon a time, we all had to figure out what constitutes manners in our online communities but over the past 30 years we’ve mostly built a culture where folks know how to act, mostly…
12 Helpful iOS and macOS Shortcuts for #Obsidian
To avoid awkward copying and pasting and the sometimes long wait before Obsidian is ready to accept text on mobile, iOS and Mac shortcuts are available to create new notes or add content to existing ones. Actions for Obsidian, the collective name for two apps, one for iOS and the other for macOS allows you to automate certain actions in creating notes. It is required for some of these shortcuts to work.
Looks like today’s trend is people writing up and sharing their blogging journeys, here’s mine. Send yours to @birming@mastodon.world.
The poets were right. There is something especially poignant about an athlete dying young. Some of the best sports writing of the past decade - Steve Prefontaine’s Last Run
It’s Saturday, so I have updated my /now page - with info on ZEALOT: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Rasa Aslan, four TV shows, App Reviews and other blog posts, Samyang Buldak Hot Spicy Chicken Ramen Noodles - banned in Denmark for excessive spice and some hilarious links.
Will It Still Be Social? - what do you think about the proposal allowing people to turn off or limit replies on the Fediverse? Will it turn it into a place where the cool kids talk in front of but not to the plebes? Remove accountability? Become performative, not communicative? Why not just blog?
Today for #Junited2024 I am plugging the blog, Life Is Such A Sweet Insanity by J.P. Wing, a guy with an interests list a mile long: flying, hiking, storm chasing, vintage computers, space, Linux, Apple and evidently writing because I enjoy the hell out of his prose. Take a look.
I love it when someone interviews Bob Dylan and instead of asking him the same bullshit questions, he’s been asked a million times like “How did it feel to be the voice of a generation” they ask him questions about current events and music and his creative process. Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways
in 2024, it shouldn’t be too hard to talk about mental health issues, especially when it’s a success story. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder 28 years ago, got ongoing treatment and have managed to live a pretty normal and drama free life with lots of good times. Talking About Mental Health
The Sopranos 25th Anniversary - an interview with the cast members from the iconic HBO show on the 25th anniversary of its premiere with a few surprising revelations.
Today for #Junited2024 - Vocal Shortcuts Will Let You Create Voice Triggers For Any Command (Without Saying Siri) by @matthewcassinelli@mastodon.social. Matthew is the preeminent source for info on Apple Shortcuts.