We have a new public beta of Micro.blog for Android with a couple bug fixes. Here’s a link if you’d like to join the beta.

Expect I’ve unlocked my phone approaching 100,000 times since the first iPhone. Attempts to steal my phone: 0. Starting to question if the defaults are too secure, but there’s no perfect setting… Ideally would like it already unlocked when at home or near my watch.

For the last few weeks we’ve been reworking how Micro.blog subscriptions are upgraded. I just rolled out the changes. Shouldn’t affect existing customers much, but it’s a nice improvement for starting a new blog with Apple Pay, or managing a subscription.

Avoca Coffee in Denton. ☕️

Posted episode 513 of @coreint. We talk about whether we got accepted to the WWDC special event at Apple Park, and related thoughts and speculation about the event.

Last month we quietly added some better server monitoring to catch problems on hosted blogs. Happy that our uptime now shows 100% for the last month. Might be closer to 99% since it only checks every 5 minutes and won’t catch seconds of downtime, but still solid.

Wondering if I should be concerned that I haven’t received any truly negative feedback about my book. I know there are some sections that need work, but not hearing anything makes me question whether I should rework them or just continue to fix minor problems and ship it.

This is the last week to order Indie Microblogging in e-book or print editions. I know I’ve said that before, but really this time. I’ll be deploying some Micro.blog changes that disable the book order page after this week. It’ll be available to read on the web, but not offline.

Good morning! Busy day but first a little work and coffee. ☕️

Driving through our old neighborhood, a lot has changed in the 20 years since we lived there, but the little grocery store and deli remain.

“A day, a week, a month, a year. Every second brings me here.” — Arcade Fire 🎶

I submitted a request for WWDC’s in-person day, but now I’m much less interested in attending than I was when we recorded the last Core Intuition. I don’t think WWDC will ever return to what it was. 8 years ago I blogged about the “eras” of WWDC… Just feels over now.

The most surprising thing about enabling email newsletters for my blog is that I enjoy getting a copy of my own recent posts on Monday mornings. It’s a nice mini review of what I have been interested in over the last week.

We posted episode 512 of Core Intuition tonight. WWDC event thoughts and more.

Not a silhouette, but the only photo I took today that reminds me of one. Kind of the opposite.

Nice update coming soon to Mimi Uploader, a batch photo uploader for iOS. The next version will show photos uploaded from other apps too.

Almost a week into the May photo challenge. I love the photos grid on the web. (Also now looks good in dark mode, thanks @vincent!) These challenges are so rewarding for us because you can see the effect right there, encouraging more photoblogs and finding new people to follow.

Herbs and flowers in the earth, for day 5 of the photo challenge. Happy Cinco de Mayo! This is from lunch on the patio at Mi Madre’s.

The extra time the 1Password folks worked on version 8 seems to have paid off. I upgraded and the workflow feels smoother to me than previous versions. The new search bar and auto-fill most anywhere is a better fit for how I was using it.

Day 3 of the photo challenge is experimental… Didn’t have a good idea for the photo until I was reading (Wise Man’s Fear) and noticed “experiment” on the page. 📚

Photo challenge, day 2. I bought this camera last year thinking it would be worth it for the zoom, especially for school events like marching band. I don’t use it often but the photos are priceless.

Last month was difficult in ways I haven’t blogged about yet. Needed a break, so loaded up the kayak to take a little peaceful time on the water after working downtown this morning.

On our Plans page we have $5, $10, and $20 options. I kind of want to put a “our most popular plan!” label on the cheapest $5 option because: 1) it’s true; and 2) to poke fun of all the SaaS apps that always highlight their middle tier. 💰

Love seeing all the photos for the May photo challenge. I’m hoping to finally get the 30-day Photo Challenge pin myself this month. You’d think I would’ve gotten this pin by now as the first Micro.blog user, but it keeps eluding me. 🙂