I have had a passion for tracing my family tree for some years. On my father’s paternal side, I can trace the Dunn family back to the 1500s. On my mother’s paternal side, I hit a roadblock with her father, James Spencer. James came to Western Australia from Scotland in 1921 after serving as a … read more

I created this Shortcut to interact with ChatGPT. There are options to display or speak the results, add follow-up questions and share the final results by email, message etc. You just need to add your own OpenAI API Key. iCloud Shortcut link read more

As a new years resolution, I decided to give Obsidian another go; so far I am impressed with how the plugin ecosystem has developed since my last attempt to use the app. One of the categories of data I want to capture in my 2nd Brain is music that I like. The goal of automating this process is to … read more

I just finished the Blind Smartphone Camera Test 2022, here are my results: Category: Standard

🥇: G 🥈: O 🥉: I

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While researching my family tree, I have gathered a large collection of documentation and media files. I like to file them consistently to allow for easy access. The naming convention I have settled on is Document Type Document Year Family Name Given Names(s) Notes To automate the process, I … read more

This routine will detect scanned business cards then via a Hazel rule prompt for a new name and then automatically file away in the nominated location in Devonthink. Scan Business Card to Folder Run this Hazel rule on the Folder Preview will open, showing you the Business Card You will be prompted … read more

Having lots of fun with #ChatGPT. Was impressed with this result

Currently reading: Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential by Tiago Forte 📚

Excellent source of ideas to organise your digital life.