Month: November 2022
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A Quick History of Dark Mode
What is something that could save the battery on your phone, reduce eye strain, and have potential health benefits? Dark Mode of course. This article is a continuation of my short mini-series, On Darkness, which started with our exit from DST (Daylight Savings Time). Today we are taking a quick look at Dark Mode. Dark…
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Being Creative for Creative’s Sake
This question came across my screen recently asking, “Are we allowed to be creative for the sake of being creative?” I loved the answer. In America, no. Somehow, our artwork and creative pursuits is only seen as virtuous if we are able to earn money from it, “make a living from it”, or preferably make…
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Capturing Photos in the Dark
What about shooting photography in the dark? Now that we are clearly off Daylight Savings Time we have plenty of opportunities to shoot in the dark. I’ve talked about this a few times on my site in the past, most recently I’ve updated my Low Light Portfolio for some night photography examples, but photography in…
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A Quick Review of the Readwise App
I read a lot more now than I did years ago. Still not as much as I would like, but enough to consider myself a reader. Apps to accompany reading-specific-communities have been pretty limited over the years to Goodreads, which was purchased by Amazon, and then forgotten. I’m still on there with a few other…
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Is This the Last Fall-Back to Standard Time?
It is that time of year again. The time when those of us who live on the far eastern edge of a time zone have to watch it get dark before dinner arrives. This is the time of year down in the south when you turn on the Cowboys, playing at AT&T Stadium, and see…
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Our New-Old Ford Econoline E250 Conversion Camper Van
We bought a model 2000 Ford Econoline E250 to convert it into a camper van. It may be the cool #vanlife hashtag now, but we have done this before when we converted a Greyhound Bus into an RV.
Scott Fillmer 