Online Accounts 2025: We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat (Premium)

I thought I was done with the YouTube drama, but as is so often the case, I made a critical error. So once more unto the breach. Or something.
A quick recap.
Thanks to the YouTube support issue I’m sure everyone has already heard about too much, I requ… Continue reading Online Accounts 2025: We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat (Premium)

Online Accounts 2025: First Steps (Premium)

Almost exactly 20 years ago, I approached my wife with a request. I needed to spend about $2000 on two 1 TB LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme external hard drives so that we could back up all our personal and work-related data, replicate it, and keep one of th… Continue reading Online Accounts 2025: First Steps (Premium)

There’s Nothing Wrong with Notion, So I’m Messing with It (Premium)

Notion has emerged as one of the best apps I use every day. Naturally, I’ve intensified my efforts to replace it with something else.
OK, I’m kidding. Mostly.
Surveying the software and services I use each day, Notion is the rare example of a no-braine… Continue reading There’s Nothing Wrong with Notion, So I’m Messing with It (Premium)

Online Accounts 2025 (Premium)

In the wake of my recent YouTube issues, I’ve decided to take another stab at managing my online accounts. I know from experience that this is detail-oriented, time-consuming, and thankless work. But it’s worth doing. So I will proceed carefully.
This … Continue reading Online Accounts 2025 (Premium)

There’s Always Another Update (Premium)

Sometimes I feel like I spend much of my time just keeping my so-called smart devices up-to-date. The problem is particularly acute with PCs, in part because I manage so many of them.
Oddly, I predicted this. I recall someone excitedly describing a com… Continue reading There’s Always Another Update (Premium)

What I Use: January 2025 (Premium)

We’re in Mexico for what could be about three months, we’ll see. But it’s a new year and a good time to take stock: Here or abroad, I tend to use the same tools each day to get work done.
It’s been a while. I do often publish What I Use posts tied to t… Continue reading What I Use: January 2025 (Premium)