You’re probably well aware that you can plug an external monitor into your Macbook and use both the built-in display and the external monitors in a dual display configuration. Since your Mac only has one monitor port, it would seem that one external display is the maximum, but there are ways around that limitation. I’m [...]
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Standing desk experiment
I’ve been wanting to try working at a standing desk ever since last year when I read a scary piece in the New York Times about the long-term health risks of sitting for extended periods of time. More recently, articles by Gina Trapani and Lex Friedman gave me the push I needed to do something [...]
Recordings, old and new
You know how they say playing music is like riding a bike? Well, it is and it isn’t. I’d like to say it’s been years since I played bass with any regularity, but the truth is that somehow it’s been years since I played it virtually at all. Even so, this morning I took my “vintage” (okay, [...]
In praise of the all-nighter
I’m exhausted. I was up until 2:30 AM last night working on a redesign and re-implementation of this site, and I ended up getting less than four hours of sleep. Usually, getting that little sleep would destroy me the next day. I’ve come to realize that I need a reasonable amount of sleep at night [...]
In Defense of Facebook misses the point
Mashable’s recent post In Defense of Facebook is very well put, and gave me cause for pause. It’s a very well constructed argument, and worth reading. But when you do, keep in mind that it’s disingenuous to say that if you put something online you expect it to be public; Facebook’s current size and power [...]
How to get through a full but unread inbox: The 10% Rule
It’s one thing to have an inbox that’s full because nothing has ever been cleared out of it; it’s all stuff that has been read, but never filed. Dealing with that kind of overflowing inbox is fairly straightforward. But what if it’s full of unread messages? For example, have you ever gotten back from a [...]
How to get through your inbox in Gmail quickly
Gmail has a feature called Labs, which allows you to turn on various experimental features. One of those experimental features is called Send & Archive, which basically changes your Send button to a Send & Archive button. So when you reply to an email and hit that button, your reply is sent and the message [...]
How quickly do you expect people to reply to your email messages?
More importantly, how quickly do you respond to messages in your inbox? Do you try to get back to people as soon as possible, or do you let messages linger for days or even weeks? Most of the advice I’ve read on the subject suggests trying to respond as quickly as possible, because it fosters [...]
Help! My inbox is overflowing, what do I do?
Hopefully I’ve convinced you that you need to get to an empty inbox. But if you’re staring at a seemingly insurmountable mountain of messages… what can you do? Please note: I’ve moved my active blogging over to a new site, called Jason Clarke – Infinite Bass Line. I will leave this site up indefinitely, but [...]
I wish UFC wasn’t coming to my city
You know what sucks? UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championships. It’s not a popular opinion, particularly among males my age, but personally I think it takes more balls to publicly proclaim that I think UFC sucks than it does to be a raving fanboy of violence as sport. Now, of course, I must admit what at first [...]