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  • Goodreads Et Al

    Goodreads Et Al

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently people wanted to move from Goodreads to open alternatives to move away from the grasp of Amazon. I wanted to do the same so I moved to two or three apps and used them for a while. I stopped using them for one simple reason. They don’t have an extensive library…

  • Car Apps That Don’t Work

    Car Apps That Don’t Work

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI am fatigued by cars and their apps. When I was using the Citroën car twice a week it was working fine but then I let it sit for a month and then it stopped synching correctly. I have done several trips now, and the journeys are either not recorded properly or…

  • Strava and Our Data

    Strava and Our Data

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesA few weeks ago Strava decided that it would add AI functionality to it’s app. It is for this reason that I decided to restrict which apps talked with Strava. Now Strava is doing the reverse. It has blocked access to its API so that other apps cannot use its own data.…

  • Strava and the Fallacy of Quick Edit

    Strava and the Fallacy of Quick Edit

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo days ago Strava came out with their "Quick edit" feature that is actually nothing new. They claim that it will simplify renaming activities to get more likes but that’s not what the "simple edit" is about. It’s about renaming activities to train AI. Some apps will call a run Morges Run,…

  • Four Reading Tracking Apps

    Four Reading Tracking Apps

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    Reading Time: 4 minutesFor years I have been tracking my reading, whether by Goodreads or Audible but more recently, within the last four months, or so, I also started using Bookmory, booktracker and a fourth one but I don’t remember the name. The one whose name I forgot was abandonned because it forgot my login…

  • Walk The Distance – PCT 94 Percent Done

    Walk The Distance – PCT 94 Percent Done

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn the 10th of May 2023 I started walking the PCT virtually and now I am 94 percent done. I have about 300 kilometres left to walk and I will have completed the entire distance. Some of it was covered walking and some of it was covered while walking. Of course…

  • Some Android apps.

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteTo see which apps I have just take a look below. With Appz.im you can easily share which apps you have with people. It’s quick and easy to set up.