Just performed updates to this seven year old netbook and still impressed the amount of work that is possible with an archaic piece of netbook hardware. It was worthless as a Windows PC when my father picked it up new at Costco. However, as soon as he abandoned this thing to a closet I dropped in a new battery and it’s been my third string system.
Summer Glau as the Terminator. It’s been 10 years since they announced the show at SDCC.
64 bits of awesome performance.
The blue shell along with a Wordcamp OC 2014 Sticker, WordPress Sticker and the Peppermint Logo prior to version 7.
The Sarah Conner Chronicles was canceled around the time this netbook would have been in development.
I’ve ran Xubuntu, Manjaro and Peppermint OS on this system eventually sticking to Trisquel 7 so I would have a free software system in the house. To get wifi working I use a USB dongle from Think Penguin.
I’ve discovered that my most productive work is done between the hours of 8 and 11 am. It’s when I do my best coding, feel as though I’m most creative and almost moving on autopilot.
How I Airplane Mode myself to maintain focus
My key to productivity includes switching the phone to Power Saver and Airplane Mode before my commute to work and leaving it there until 10 or 11 am.
During which time quickly I check and reply to email, review my projects for the day and usually knock out at least good hour of uninterrupted coding or design work.
I engage “Airplane Mode” when I need to focus.
Airplane Mode along with Do not Disturb blocks everything so my focus can remain on my task at hand. I find that notification spam is greatest in the morning. Apps are designed to build habits and push notifications on us as soon as we wake up pulling from important tasks.
Priority 0nly is a good compromise if you can’t risk being unavailable to selected contacts.
Priority only is a good compromise to allow alarms and important contacts reach you if being completely off the grid is not an option.
It works for me and might work for you
I’ve been doing this now for a few months and find that 8am to 11am is the sweet spot where I would normally get interrupted by meaningless notifications but never anything so important that couldn’t wait until I switch back on afterwards.
Don’t be afraid to miss notifications, they’ll be there waiting when you return.
Tracking has become synonymous with spying. What information should I collect, why is it collected and what will I do with it.
First it should provide value to the readers
It sounds squishy and it is. In short, any data collected should do something for the consumer. In this case myself and my readers.
Jumpack’s statistics page from June 14.
I recently added a paid version of Jetpack to my website for daily backups, anonymous viewing statistics and video hosting. As a result it brought along with it nearly a dozen third party trackers, Specifically 11 on my homepage. While I’m not thrilled at the number at least it’s clear who is tracking this information.
Trackers installed along with Jetpack.
All 11 are domains are owned by Automattic and most are specifically heading to wp.com which redirects to WordPress.com and not a random advertisement or “service” relentlessly tracking your every move. Jetpack is a WordPress.com service so this looks good to me.
By providing basic statistics, I can now research whether a post is viewed or is mostly ignored.
Largely no one viewed my Cold Brew and GTD post.
So how does this provide value?
Google Plus didn’t care about my Coffee and Reading post where I shared it.
I didn’t properly tag the post’s subject “Getting Things Done” maybe that would have helped.
The post didn’t resonate, perhaps I should stick to Instagram coffee postings.
Readers of my website just don’t come here for this stuff.
No one is reading this.
Tracking should be anonymous and not follow people around
Don’t be creepy, if someone views your blog post the last thing they want to see are ads loosely related to the subject elsewhere tomorrow.
Tracking services should clearly describe what they collect, how they do it, and what it’s used for. I think Automattic does a good job on their Privacy Page. So lets give this a go and see if I can improve my site.
