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Just a reminder, Minimal Mac might be done but my continuing work will always be found at patrickrhone.com Please drop by.
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The End - This is the final post on Minimal Mac. tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1kAR9OG

The End

This is the final post on Minimal Mac. This project contains what I believe in when it comes to a mindful and intentional approach to technology. After nearly 2,500 posts, I have nothing more to...

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"We are all many things. We all do many things. We will do many more things throughout our lives. Yet,..." tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1jYdyWF

We are all many things. We all do many things. We will do many more things throughout our lives....

patrickrhone / journal

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In praise of the Utilities folder's unsung heroes - From staples like Disk Utility and Activity Monitor to... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1jBH0V5

In praise of the Utilities folder's unsung heroes

From staples like Disk Utility and Activity Monitor to once-in-a-while lifesavers like Grab and Migration Assistant, OS X's Utilities folder is a goldmine. I agree. Jason highlights many good ones...

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In Defense of Good-Enough Gadgets - Resist the urge to buy the latest, shiniest smartphone, writes... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1icYF6O

In Defense of Good-Enough Gadgets

Resist the urge to buy the latest, shiniest smartphone, writes Christopher Mims. Like cars, the functional difference between this year’s model and last year’s has never been smaller. One result is...

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Mine Is Better Than Yours - Sanspoint. - Essays on Technology and Culture by Richard J. Anderson - There’s... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1h_kcvE

Mine Is Better Than Yours - Sanspoint. - Essays on Technology and Culture by Richard J. Anderson

There’s nothing wrong with liking the crazy, fancy stuff us geeks like. We can’t control our obsessions, but we can control how we communicate them to others. Smug superiority gets us nowhere.

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Mike Dicken's iOS world travel setup - The Sweet Setup - I loved this interview with Mike Dickens who is... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1giQCdn

Mike Dicken's iOS world travel setup - The Sweet Setup

I loved this interview with Mike Dickens who is traveling the world with his main setup being the one you see above. But the part that stuck out to me was his answer to what he would do differently...

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Plugging a 1986 Mac Plus into the modern Web - Reviving an old computer is like restoring a classic car:... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1giOFMM

Plugging a 1986 Mac Plus into the modern Web

Reviving an old computer is like restoring a classic car: There’s a thrill from bringing the ancient into the modern world. So it was with my first “real” computer, my Mac Plus, when I decided to...

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AdwareMedic - Removes all known adware from your Mac. It is very simple to use, and should clean up your... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1fhzjCs

Minimal Mac

Removes all known adware from your Mac. It is very simple to use, and should clean up your system in less than a minute, from start to finish. Just open the app, click the Scan for Adware button,...

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OutlineEdit - I’m a pretty big fan of outliners and have been for a very long time. I personally use and... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1f8Yopf

OutlineEdit

I'm a pretty big fan of outliners and have been for a very long time. I personally use and love OmniOutliner Pro but not everyone needs that kind of firepower. This looks like a nice simpler...

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Access Hidden Options and Information With Your Mac’s Option Key - Getting to know your Mac better is what... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1f2S-h5

Access Hidden Options and Information With Your Mac’s Option Key

Getting to know your Mac better is what we believe in around here. This is a pretty good round-up of the hidden power that lays in wait behind your Option key. (via The Loop

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The only speculation on the $10,000 Apple Watch Edition I'm going to do... - What if the $10,000 Apple... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1ePuM6N

The only speculation on the $10,000 Apple Watch Edition I'm going to do...

What if the $10,000 Apple Watch Edition could be quite easily updated? What if it was as simple as swapping out the S1 chip and changing the band? What if the $10,000 Apple Watch Edition came with...

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"I’m shy. I’m always focussed on the actual work, and I think that’s a much more succinct way to..." tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1dnVrcs

I’m shy. I’m always focussed on the actual work, and I think that’s a much more succinct way to...

Jony Ive, explaining why he never appears on stage at Apple events — from the insanely detailed profile by Ian Parker. (via parislemon) Yep. So much this.

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The Inevitability of Failure - Sanspoint. - Essays on Technology and Culture by Richard J. Anderson - So... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1dJejCo

The Inevitability of Failure - Sanspoint. - Essays on Technology and Culture by Richard J. Anderson

So many of the tools we rely on every day are more fragile than we think. Hard drives fail, batteries swell, connections break under stress, software updates have bugs that only manifest under edge...

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Simple Needs — Hack / Make - This. So much this. tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1cw_Qla

Simple Needs — Hack / Make

This. So much this.

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Freedom from Notifications - Sanspoint. - Essays on Technology and Culture by Richard J. Anderson - Look at... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1bir0mv

Freedom from Notifications - Sanspoint. - Essays on Technology and Culture by Richard J. Anderson

Look at the apps that you have given explicit permission to bother you. Do it now. How many pages is it? I have twelve apps that are allowed to interrupt what I’m doing, though when I started this,...

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What 'MacKeeper' is and why you should avoid it | iMore - This is very important and I’ve increasingly seen... tmblr.co/ZdAwWy1bS9qd8
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