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In continuation of week 20, here are a few thoughts and things that caught my attention in the 21. week of 2024:

• ⌨️ In week 37 of 2023 I bought a Keychron K1 SE Wireless Mechanical Keyboard and have been trying to learn to type on the keyboard since then. My error rate was extremely high, and I found it exhausting to have to lift my fingers significantly higher than I am used to with other keyboards. I actually really like the keyboard, but this week I finally pulled the plug and bought a Logitech MX Keys for Mac. I should have done this six months ago. I get along with it unbelievably better.

• 📱 And in week 01 I was tempted to order a Clicks Keyboard for my iPhone. Glad I did not do this.

• 💻 Speaking of devices I find interesting but won’t buy: Daylight - A More Caring Computer. If there was just an affordable Android-based e-ink reader I could use Readwise Reader on. (570 € for an PocketBook InkPad Eo is too much.)

• 🔍 &udm=14 is the suffix you want to use for Google searches. This AI stuff is really getting bananas and completely out of control it seems.

• 📦 I am waiting now for almost two months for Panic to ship a replacement for my broken playdate. It seems the first package was lost and maybe I’ll receive the next one.

• 🎮 Fortunately, this parcel did not get lost and I have I received my GB Operator and went through my ROMs collection. I was irritated to find out that my “Super Mario Advance 4” is on a rewritable unofficial ROM cartridge. It cost about $20 and looks absolutely genuine to me. Why do people go to so much trouble to fake these not-so-rare and not-so-expensive cartridges?

• 🎨 Sean Fletcher is currently working on another Delta Skin, this time for the NDS: Delta Duo (Preview). I really like it.

• 📱 And if someone has lost track of all the iOS emulators, the Beginner’s Guide To iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV Emulators might help, and for newcomers to Retroarch, the iPhone & iPad Starter Guide on YouTube could be helpful.

• 🎬 Andre mentioned ‎Switch TV ON - TV shows and movies in detail. It seems to be a great source for finding information about shows, actors, etc. Like Callsheet but without a subscription.

• ⏲️ If you are looking for a simple and free focus / Pomodoro timer, ‎Breaks: Focus Timer might be the right iOS app for you.

• 🔒 Little Snitch — Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS has been upgraded to version 6.

• Nice set of rules from Lou and Alexandra. I would say that you absolutely can’t go wrong with it in your life.

Have a nice week! 🙋‍♂️