Blabbering

  • 12 September 2025

feeling super productive

Since August, I have been updating my digital life, which began with organizing my digital collection of books. I had never truly looked too indepth at Calibre before August 2025, but I am clearly blown away at its capabilities. I feel a bit awkward keeping the library on my desktop computer, but I have a script to periodically backup my home folde…

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  • 06 September 2025

Word processor to replace Google Docs

The problem

I have a few frustrations with Google Docs. It has gotten slow over the years. There is now a sudden push to migrate to Google Workspaces, which is something I do not want to do. There a few routes I can go in an endeavor to switch away from Google Docs.

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  • 06 September 2025

An open letter to Google

Dear Google,

I want a functioning product that is fast. That means I do not want to participate in your “simulate slowness experiments.” I use your product because I think it is good. You do not have to annoy me about trying your new Google workspace. If I want to try it, I will try it.

When I dismiss your notifications, it means I ha…

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