Weeklog 2025-13
3/30/2025 • 3 min read
It’s been a while since my last Weeklog post, so it’s time to summarize recent events in another one. A lot more happened than I realized at first.
Posts
Exception: Illegal Instruction - The Sad Mac T-Shirt
1/25/2025 • 1 min read
A nostalgic t-shirt featuring the “Sad Mac” error for fans of vintage Macintosh computers is available for purchase from Cotton Bureau.
Huge mnml Theme Updates
1/18/2025 • 1 min read
The latest update for the mnml theme now offers users the choice between grid and masonry photo layouts and the option to display images from specific categories.
mnml Theme Update - Photos Page Redux
1/17/2025 • 1 min read
A new update (v2.2.1) for the mnml theme improves image loading and resizing, and provides a CSS trick to adjust photo grid width.
mnml Theme Update - Photos Page
1/16/2025 • 1 min read
As I mentioned yesterday, I recently discovered that the photos page for my mnml theme was not rendering images on the photo page very well without using one of the plugins available in the plugins directory. I’ve released an update to version 2.2.0 that fixes this.
Apple Six Color Hello T-Shirt
1/8/2025 • 1 min read
Since I’m on the topic of t-shirts and swag, I just published a new design on Cotton Bureau of my take on the classic Mac “hello” graphic with the retro Apple six color palette.
Unoffically Official Micro.blog Swag
1/7/2025 • 1 min read
If you’ve missed my previous posts about the Unofficially Official Micro.blog swag available on Cotton Bureau, here they are all in one place.
AppleScript to Generate Strong Passwords
1/7/2025 • 2 min read
I’d totally forgotten about this resource until I needed to create a strong password this morning.
Even More mnml Updates
12/21/2024 • 1 min read
I’ve been a busy guy today. More updates to mnml are available for those using the theme.
Six Color Tiger macOS Wallpaper
12/21/2024 • 1 min read
Because I can never just create one thing and then walk away from it, here’s another Apple six-color inspired wallpaper combined with the Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) default desktop from back in the day.
Apple Six-Color Inspired Wallpaper
12/21/2024 • 1 min read
I picked up a license for Acorn 8.0 this morning and immediately started playing with features. One of the gradient presets was a cool blurred Apple six-color sequence, which I of course had to make into a macOS wallpaper.
Another mnml Update
12/15/2024 • 1 min read
It seems I’m on a mnml theme development roll this weekend.
Micro.blog mnml Theme Updates
12/14/2024 • 2 min read
If you’re a Micro.blog user who uses my mnml theme, I made a few updates I’ve been ruminating on for a while that makes it a little more customizable.
Once you’ve updated from your Micro.blog plugins page, you’ll see a new settings option to manage the customizations.
App Defaults 2024
12/7/2024 • 1 min read
Revisiting my app defaults at the end of 2024, it seems I made more changes to my preferred apps than I thought I had.
Giving Thanks
11/28/2024 • 4 min read
I’m up early this morning. My plan was to get up at 4:00 am, put the turkey in brine and then go back to bed for a few hours. But as my mind is prone to do, I began pondering all the things in my life I’m thankful for.
No to Everything Else
11/26/2024 • 2 min read
I took some time off work during the Thanksgiving holiday after grinding on a work project for a really long time. I’ve found myself at a point over the last six months where I just don’t feel effective and needed to figure out why.
No Words
11/6/2024 • 2 min read
I went to bed concerned with what I was seeing, but with the hope that democracy would do its thing and a tyrant would be defeated. I was confident common sense and a true sense of patriotism would prevail. I slept soundly.
I awoke to what I can only see as a disastrous future. I’m stunned, sickened, angry and scared all at the same time.
I have no words. I have many thoughts, but no words.
The Unofficially Official Micro.blog Swag
10/30/2024 • 1 min read
You may have seen my teaser for this yesterday. Or not… 😁
Do you love Micro.blog and wish you could represent the platform while you’re out and about at the grocery store, sporting event, work or nerdy conference?
Changing Link Colors for the mnml Theme
10/27/2024 • 1 min read
Since this question will likely come sooner or later…
When I was developing mnml, I wanted to give users the ability to set their own link colors for both light and dark modes. However, in my testing, there were challenges that would have caused colors a user set to get overwritten if I needed to release an update. So, another approach was needed.
Week Log 2024-43
10/25/2024 • 3 min read
Taking ideas from a few others, I’m going to try something new and start a long form post of things that happened during the week. The goal is a stream of consciousness that gets published with minimal editing. Just write and publish – though some copy editing is allowed…
Social Media Hasn't Killed the Personal Blog Just Yet
9/21/2024 • 4 min read
Remember the late 90s and early 2000s when personal blogs were the thing? Everybody had one and they were like online journals; authentic, raw, and an outlet for personal thoughts, ideas, and sometimes questionable opinions.
It kind of feels like those days are behind us, buried under the avalanche of social media. But are they really?
My Internet Journey
8/4/2024 • 5 min read
I remember the first time I touched a computer. I was in my early twenties and worked as a customer service rep for the local water company, which is a fancy way of saying I played in the mud on an almost daily basis.
A Bicycle and Barbed Wire
7/22/2024 • 4 min read
Here’s another one of those childhood memories that left a scar; literally. This one is about the time I tried to stop my out of control bicycle using a barbed wire fence.
It was probably as painful as it sounds. Honestly, I can’t remember if it was.
The Day I Met Martin Mull
6/29/2024 • 2 min read
Hearing of the passing of Martin Mull reminded me of the time that I sort of met him quite by accident.
Pour One Out for Henry
6/28/2024 • 1 min read
I’m saddened to learn of the passing of Henry Carvajal yesterday after battling cancer for a year and a half.
MacBook Air M3 15" First Impressions
4/2/2024 • 2 min read
My initial thoughts on the MacBook Air M3 15" fully spec’d model…
On the Fragility of Life
3/6/2024 • 3 min read
Events happen in our lives that make us do a full stop and give a long, hard look at how things are. This was one of those events that slapped me in the face so hard I’m still having a hard time grasping it.
My 2023 Mac Apps of the Year
1/2/2024 • 3 min read
I planned on publishing a post like this myself, but @canion beat me to the punch, getting his out first… I’m going to use the same criteria he uses for making the cut:
For my purposes, to be considered an App of the Year, the software needs to be something I used extensively, value and enjoy. I also must feel I would miss them if they suddenly went away. Of course, it also needs to be a Mac App.
A Fresh Start
12/22/2023 • 1 min read
I’ve relaunched jimmitchell.org on the WordPress platform to have a space for my WP Tinylytics plugin. I’ll be using the site to “eat my own dog food” as they say while I develop the plugin for public use. The goal is to eventually make it available in the WordPress plugin repository.
Tinylytics for Micro.blog v3.1.0
11/26/2023 • 1 min read
I’m excited to share I’ve released a new version of my Tinylytics for Micro.blog plugin, bringing it to version 3.1.0. You should see an update in your site’s plugins section soon if not already.