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Every December, I enjoy taking a week to review and reflect on my past year.

Visit my new newsletter site at thedannchronicles.com I’ve wanted to move from Substack to Ghost for years and decided to really get serious about it a couple of months ago.

Photo from AI 2027 ❗ This is an excerpt from the upcoming April 2025 edition of The Dann Chronicles newsletter.

🎬 This post is also a YouTube video!

This past year, 2024, was both unique and momentous.

Photo from Usplash What’s New (November 2024) - Switched from Brave to Orion as my primary browser - Add Proton Mail, ChatGPT, FreeTube, Slack, Discord, Plexamp, FindAnyFile, Hazel - Add App Store apps: Amphetamine, Tailscale, Paprika, Deliveries - Add Ad…

Originally published 2023-10-01.

(Disclosure: I’ve been working part-time in a community support role for the FinOps Foundation since early 2024, which means I’m definitely a bit biased.

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By the end of this post, you’ll have your entire Obsidian vault backed up to Github for free, and have the option to schedule recurring backups either for free or using a method with a one-time $36 fee (the way I’m currently doing it).

“Gear” content like this is my weakness.

This post is now available as a 📺 YouTube video!

As I create more content, I feel like it’s easier for certain things to get buried or forgotten.

❗ Feel free to skip the fluff and navigate directly to the Physical Object Template or the Physical Object MOC template.

❗ Feel free to skip the fluff and navigate directly to the raw People Page template.

❗ Feel free to skip the fluff and navigate directly to the raw Meeting Note template.

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❗ Feel free to skip the fluff and navigate directly to the raw Daily Note template.

Another year in the books!