Jonathon Lacher

Mac Settings A post about how I set up my Mac. I’ll likely make minor updates as things change. However if I radically change how I do this, I’ll make a new post. Enable Time Machine I have a Synology …

To quickly add a link to another note, type » to have a list of your notes appear. Begin typing to narrow your results, then select the note you want to link to. When you use this shortcut, the link …

I built a wood fence this past summer, and the stain I used made a big deal about mill glaze. This was a new term for me, so I had to look it up. It seems to be something that stain manufacturers and …

For seeing what planes are overhead, I’ve been using ADS-B Exchange since it’s a freer version of the more commercial apps. However in writing this, I’ve learned that they’ve also sold out, and many …

Apparently most (all?) new DOD contracts are posted to this page?

It’s much more difficult to learn a new keyboard than I thought. The multi-key shortcuts are the hardest to re-learn.

Why am I trying an ergo keyboard? Was starting to feel some mild hand pain, and I’ve never bought my own keyboard before, so this seemed like a good excuse to try something new. Testing my typing To …

This is the first in a series of posts of my notes on the book A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout. Most of my notes are loosely copied quotes, paraphrases, or summaries of my …

We bought a house, it was built in the 1920s and the main floor uses hot water radiators as the primary heat source (boiler is a Weil-McLain CG-4). I also have a three zone Mitsubishi mini-split …

I’ve been dealing with intermittent packet loss at my current home connection. I initially wasn’t sure if the issue was with my home router/switch or my ISP. With MTR, I found the issue wasn’t with my …

When I need to focus in a distracting or noisy environment, I use a combination of noise canceling headphones and brownian (brown) noise. I find music and spoken word to be mostly distracting, but not …

I’ve been an Android user for the last 10 years, and for the last 3-4 years I’ve been using the Dark Sky weather app. However they recently announced they’re shutting down the Android app, so I’ve …

It’s a temptation in photography to ascribe gear like an expensive camera body or a fast n’ sharp lens as the reason great photos are great. As if the gear itself will propel my photos from “ok” to …

Pocket Casts (my preferred podcast player) says I’ve listened to 1038 hours of audio since 2015. This sounds like a lot, but per week it’s only 1038 / 5 / 52 ~ 4 hours. But it’s the consistency that …

I’ll admit that my experience with macOS/OSX only goes back a few years, but I was instantly frustrated with window management. Most folks around me seemed to have a sea of small windows that would …

When I’m looking at property, one of the additional research steps I take is figuring out the available internet providers. Initially I would Google something like “internet options at address” and …

After I bought a mirrorless micro four thirds camera last year, I’ve entered the rabbit hole of media management. I started by shooting in JPEG and dumping the images I liked into Google Photos, …

If you’re a Todoist user, you may have seen this image Even if you haven’t, the style may look familiar. 100s (1000s?) of organizations use the same style. This Quartz article elaborates more on the …

I’m currently searching for a second vehicle and have been trolling Craigslist postings. I have saved searches set up, but was receiving a lot of false positives because nothing stops unrelated …

Since working from home, I’ve been using an external monitor more heavily. The light in my office changes throughout the day, and I found myself adjusting the brightness on my MacBook and external …