Unless I’ve missed something there is no watch face which just has slots or spaces for apps. I tend to use watch faces which have as many slots or spaces as possible for accessing the apps on my watch. However, it seems silly not to just have a watch face that just has apps in it. I would find that really useful.
Author: ashleyelsdon
Storyteller - Poet - Explorer
A Psalm for the wild built
I read the Wayfarer series by Becky Chambers and thoroughly enjoyed each of the novels. They were so different from other Science Fiction that I have read. I felt like it was a shame that she brought that series to a close, but of course that’s the way with series, and I expect I will read them again at some point, although I seem to give the books away to people who I think will enjoy them.
When I found that she had a new book and series coming out I was keen to read it, and this, the first of the new ‘A Monk and Robot Book’ series, is completely excellent. A short book, but a very profound read. Without giving anything away I would say that anyone who has enjoyed the Wayfarer series of books would enjoy this book.
The second in the series is now out and I’m looking forward to reading that soon.
What I would like to see from DayOne this year
As a user of both DayOne and WordPress I have been waiting for quite some time to see the promised integration of the two. Since the purchase of DayOne pretty much nothing has happened, which is kind of annoying. So I thought I would put some thoughts down on what I would like to see this year, although I have to say my expectations are pretty low.
- Some real integration between DayOne and WordPress (you might like to know what I mean by that, so here goes)
- Where you have both a wordpress account and a DayOne account, a simple way to link them
- Assuming the above then an easy way to make sure that a post from a wordpress site is included in a DayOne journal entry automatically
- The ability to post a DayOne journal entry directly to a wordpress site and link the two
- For DayOne only I would like to see a better implementation of HTML
I really don’t think that I am asking for too much here. There was a promise made just after DayOne was bought out and I think it would be good if that was honored. Of course this is just my opinion.
Hello 2023
As a first post of the new year I thought I’d wish you a very happy new year. I don’t know about you but I had a fairly poor 2022, so I wonder what this year will bring.
Whatever you hope for in 2023 I hope that it comes to pass.
I’d like to think that I’ll post a bit more consistently in 2023, but I won’t promise something that I may well not deliver on.
Goodbye 2022
I’d like to say that it’s been great, but on the whole it hasn’t, so let’s call it a day and part company!
Overall 2022 has been poor for me, so I won’t be sad to see the back of this year. Of course there’s no guarantee that 2023 will be any better.
Some favourite posts
I thought I might share some of my favourite posts from this year.
Some favourite pictures
I also thought that now might be a good time to share a few favourite images from this year.
First impressions of the Orba 2
I’ve had an Orba 1 for a while now, and when the Orba 2 was announced it looked like just the update I wanted. The form factor of the the devices are identical, which is good as the accessories all fit both devices. The original Orba was fun to play with but lacked the ability to use samples, amongst other things. It was still fun, but kind of like a musical fidget toy rather than something that I could finish a piece of music with, (not that I have finished anything in a very long time).
The Orba 2 is a different story. Size wise it is exactly the same as the Orba 1.
In fact they are almost indistinguishable. However, from a functionality perspective they are very different indeed and the Orba 2 is a big step up, as is the app that is used with it.
Thus far I’ve done little more than play around with it and tried out the sound packs that come with the app. I haven’t quite got the hang of getting my own recorded samples into it so far. But I probably will in the new year, or at least that is what I intend to do.
I’m not sure if there is any real benefit to having two of these. You can’t really play them together and I don’t think that there is anything in the technology that brings them together. Perhaps that will come later.
Anyway, for now this is a nice toy, and an improvement on the original. As I get more familiar with it I will post a bit more about my experience with it and maybe even make something to listen to.
The Star Wars Timeline
Some time ago I decided that I would try to watch the entire Star Wars Timeline. It seemed like a reasonable thing to do and Disney+ makes it nice and easy to do. The start was nice and easy, then I got into ‘The Clone Wars’, the animated series, which I wasn’t really looking forward to, especially as there are seven seasons of it. However, it really picked up in season three onwards, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it.
I am now in the first season of ‘The Bad Batch’, and season two will become available before I’ve finished that. It is going to take a while to get through. I may get it finished next year. If I find any surprises, or at least surprises for me anyway, I expect I will write something about it.
Max Gen~
Over the last couple of years I have tried to learn Max and have experimented with various projects. Some slightly successful, others less so.
When RNBO (‘rainbow’ apparently) was announced recently, this book was also announed, and it peaked my interest again. I have only just began it, but I am going to do my best to read this and understand it, and I may even end up making something. If I do I will share it.
Also, as I make my way through the book I’ll give you my views on it.
The field recording device I would really like
All too often I miss interesting sounds. All too often I start recording just after it would be useful. I have often thought that what would be useful was a device that records continuously, but has the ability to capture the last fifteen minutes or so of recording. That would be so amazing.
Does anything like that exist?
PocketStar
Another thing that I’ve backed somewhat impulsively on Kickstarter. I had originally been looking at their previous product, the Pocuter, and I am still very tempted by that. However, I am more than aware that I can get overly excited by curious technology that I think I have a use for. Sadly, it often means that I end up with stuff that I actually have no use for at all. Hence why I said that I had impulsively backed it.
It’s due to arrive in the spring of next year. When it does I’ll post about it again.
I am Ashley Elsdon 