micro.blog is one of the few places I know where not all the blogs are made by web developers or IT folks. Not that I have anything against IT folks (I am one myself) - I just wish more people would feel comfortable having their own website. I feel like it’s almost like having a driving license.
I haven’t used this coffee ☕️ beaker in a while. Very fitting when I’m writing about org-mode experiments.
Adjusting my org-mode workflow
I decided I don’t want to keep my meeting notes in Journelly after all. Meanwhile, trying to figure out a way to convert Outlook emails into org-mode projects.
I was trying to summarize some of the things I like about Orion on macOS, but there’s a lot I’m still learning. All in all, it’s growing on me. Here are some of the highlights:
- Dark mode for individual websites is nice, especially when the rest of the windows are dark
- Compatibility mode is a quick way to lift ad blockers and disable extensions for websites that don’t work with those
- Vertical tabs.
- Links from the page you’re on show under it as sub-tabs.
- You can organize tabs into workspaces for individual projects
- Tabs can also be auto-hidden
- Extensions from Chrome and Firefox allow me extra privacy and tweaking.
Worries
I’m voicing some of my worries about the current situation in the US and Israel. This is a political post, so stay away from it if you don’t want to deal with it.
Been meaning to write some opinions about Orion for macOS, but I’m running out of time. In the meantime, does anyone use Orion on iOS and know how to turn on reader mode there? It’s very handy on Safari.
In other personal tech news, going back to Apple Mail and Apple Calendar for my stuff. Outlook makes it easy to see everything in one place (I have to use it for work), but I don’t like to see work stuff when I just want to check on friends and hobbies. I must be getting grumpier.
I downloaded the Orion browser from Kagi. So far, I’m not really impressed. It’s… fine, but it doesn’t do anything much different, and some muscle-memory things (like double-clicking the tab to get the URL) don’t work or work differently. Meh.
I just found out Kagi made its assistant available to all paying customers, meaning I can use quite a few LLMs (like ChatGPT or Gemini) directly from Kagi, included in my plan.
I don’t fully understand how the token system works or how it’s used to determine the search’s cost, but it seems like I’m not going to run out anytime soon.
Like the rest of Kagi, AI is available if you want it - it’s not shoved in your face everywhere you go (looking at you Microsoft) as if it’s the damn messiah delivering you from the horror of search. Search is still enjoyable - especially on Kagi. I don’t understand exactly how the token system works and how it’s used to determine how costly the search is, but it looks like I’m not going to run out any time soon.
Like the rest of Kagi, AI is availble if you want it - it’s not shoved in your face everywhere you go (looking at you Microsoft) like it’s the damn massiah delivering you from the horror of search. Search is still fun - especially on Kagi.
compressing mp4 files while keeping better quality with dwim in Emacs
DWIM tools for Emacs by Rameriez are already excellent, but even better, they let you build your own commands. Here’s my first one: reducing the size of MP4 files while retaining better quality.