Odds and Ends

This is where you'll find my posts that don't quite fit into the tech, business or power skills categories.

2026

Delivery and Dopamine

Addicted to Shipping: Trading Fast Praise for Long-Term Leverage

#systems-thinking

2024

Bind a Hyper/Meh key with Keychron Launcher

Create custom chords using QMK keycodes and the Keychron Launcher app

#setup

Downloading webcomics with Dosage

Use Dosage and Docker to download a webcomic's archive and create a CBZ file to read on a tablet

#setup

Presentations on an ultrawide monitor

Present multiple windows at 1080p easily with Hammerspoon

#hammerspoon

Workspace layouts with Hammerspoon Grid

Predefined layouts for your windows using Hammerspoon

#hammerspoon

2023

How I work: Email

Using the Klinger method, multiple inboxes in gmail and Sunsama to keep on top of my inbox

#setup

How I work: Sunsama

Sunsama is a consolidated inbox that lets you create time blocks for tasks. I couldn't work without it any more

#setup

2022

How I work: Pocket

Learn how I use Pocket to keep track of things I want to read, and then actually read them!

❤️ #setup

2021

Minimal vim inspired .zshrc

A minimal zsh config file that allows Michael to start working in a terminal

#setup #zsh

Farewell, Nexmo/Vonage!

#personal

2020

macOS power management with Hammerspoon

Prevent your machine from sleeping using Hammerspoon, Caffeine and a Streamdeck

#hammerspoon #setup

2018

Michael, as your manager

#personal

Michael, as your colleague

#personal

My favourite tweets

#personal #quotes

2017

Michael is joining the Developer Relations team!

#external #nexmo

Farewell, Digi.me!

#personal

2016

Presenting 21 talks in 2016

#personal

Farewell, DataSift!

#personal

Personal mission statement

#personal

I'm writing a book!

#personal

Writing a conference talk

#content #devrel

2015

Todoist and me

❤️ #setup

2013

Out of my depth

#personal

Blogging for yourself

❤️ #content

2012

Never stop learning

❤️ #personal