Goodbye 2025. I wish you had done better, but your final kinda sucked and the midterms were so meh. A D+ was the best I could give you.

Setting up the new laptop. Running Ubuntu 24.04. I like the Pop!_OS Cosmic equivalent but can’t use it since I rely on one Java app that doesn’t play nice with Wayland. Happy with Ubuntu for now.

God help me. Hours after returning the Daylight DC-1 I pony up for a System/76 Lemur Pro.

Still spending way too much time sampling so-called notetaking apps. What do I really need? One good simple outliner. One good editor/organizer for longer form notes. Cross-platform or web-based is best. I should just stick with Workflowy and Obsidian.

Been busy the past few days. Catching up.

Switching my Medicare Part D from United Healthcare to Wellcare ValueScript. I’ll save over $100 a month.

Day 2 of NotePlan and Orion usage. I am liking both a lot. I remember ditching NotePlan about 2 years ago when I couldn’t find a convenient way to handle recurring items. I decided to not let that bother me this time.

I can’t believe how many times I make mistakes typing entries and replies. Extra or missing apostrophes are the worst offenders, followed by odd misspellings and minor usage errors like mixing singular and plural. Even a quick proofread doesn’t catch them all. Let ‘em stand!

Not terribly busy today. Skipping photography group to set up an iMac for a colleague. Run an errand or two. Some writing. But first, coffee and games. NYT Pips, Wordl, and Connections; a Sudoku; and an easy crossword to get the brain up to speed.

Back committing to macOS. I’ll use Linux when I want to focus on code.

Another busy day. Acting as chauffeur for Ann. She won’t be driving for a few months post-surgery. Have to get in some groceries. Work. Also checking out NotePlan again along with the Orion browser. Finally heard from Daylight about returns. Should be good to go there.

Answering one of those generic vulnerability questions for another client. No, we don’t use Java. No, we don’t provide SaaS. No, we don’t use Windows. No, we don’t provide any web interfaces. No. No. No. Take your CVE and …

Today’s a busy one. More work on content. A doctor appt. Some sample programming for a client.

Decided again that the DC-1 is not for me. I like the concept and I thought I almost had it and then I found that the RSS reader I use was dark gray on black and unusable and not customizable. I’m sticking with a combination of iPad Pro, magic keyboard, and small reMarkable for travel.

I’m trying to avoid the temptation of moving my fediverse presence to a yet another mastodon instance (probably hachyderm). It would be a lot of work for little payback. On the other hand, I could establish an account there to use for discovery and still keep all my followers here. Hmm.

Our tree is decorated by the 2nd Sunday of Advent. Must be a record. Granted it’s only 4 feet tall so there isn’t much to decorate anymore. Downsizing has some advantages.

Anyone here have experience with the framework 12" running Linux?

That was unexpected. I picked up the Daylight DC-1 again for grins. I decided not to push it too hard and use it primarily for web apps and social media It is quite pleasant to use if that’s the case. The handwriting recognition is quite decent. I may just keep this bugger.

I’ll still occasionally dip the toe in the Linux pool, but I’m at the age where I need to keep things running and be fishing all the time for new solutions. I’d much rather spend my time with my feet up reading a good book or maybe walking in the park nearby with my camera.

My Daylight Computer experiment has ended and the unit will be returned. I really liked the hardware form factor, responsiveness, (expected) battery life, and the warm orange glow but Android was its undoing. Just did not play as nicely as I needed it to with my other hardware.