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I'm working on a few posts that need to use math symbols to more effectively display an mathematical formulas.

I know it's been a while since I posted, but starting a new role at a new company has been a tougher start than I imagined. 1 I've started getting my feet under me, with a couple of ideas on the back burner that I've finally had time to start working on.

I've been doing some refresh "homework" on engineering work I haven't done in 20 years.

Just after the New Year I started a new job.

As I wrapped up my unplanned sabbatical this week I wanted to make sure my new Mac setup included a proper backup process.

Yesterday I shared my experience trying to get ChatGPT and Apple Music to cooperate and rebuild some of my music playlists.

I've been a Mac user for a little over 15 years now.

A few weeks ago I noticed some noise coming from my external hard drive I have attached to my Mac that I use for storing my music, movies and TV shows.

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It's been a hectic couple of weeks for me - holidays, new laptop, job change1 and doing my personal year end review.

As I was doing some digital purging over the holidays, I took a look at the site for a couple of updates I've been planning for a while.

I needed to get a personal laptop with some life changes that are occurring, so that means I get to go through the fun1 of setting up a new Mac.

One aspect of my job is communicating dates - due date, follow up date, etc.

I just finished updating my Intel MacMini to Sequoia and got this nice prize upon the first reboot.

Call me old school, but there are times I prefer paper over digital.

Summer is here1 and I'm starting to work in odder locations - some by choice and some due to my work schedule.

One of the most frustrating tasks I've had over the years as a Maximo administrator is cleaning up records for an employee that has separated from the company.

Microsoft announced a new Windows App yesterday.

One of the features I was looking forward to the most with the iPhone 15 Pro has been the one I've taken advantage the least... the Action Button.

One of the trickier tasks a Maximo administrator will run into is migrating information from a legacy system into Maximo.

I've been able to convert a few more friends and family members to the Apple family.

One of the frustrations I always have with Maximo is knowing something I want to do can be done, but not having the technical skills to cross the finish line.

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Over the weekend I attended a Pokemon TCG tournament in Charlotte with one of my kids.

At some point I'd like to think my choices in technology will help me.

I've been lucky enough to continue to use a Mac in my predominantly Windows centric company.1 As I've continued to migrate off my old MBP to my new MBP, I've had to remind myself on the smaller details to fix on my new laptop.

Yesterday Jason Snell (@jsnell) shared a link to his post about a Shortcut he found that will review your calendar and give you a list of dates/times you're available.

2022 is starting to wind down and I'm starting to take stock on a few things I'm "trying to do different".1 Some of the ideas I have are trying to do take a better in stock in my ideas.

The long holiday weekend allowed me to catch up on some reading 1 and some more ideas on matching my macOS automations for my iPad.

There's a funny thing that happens when you start using good tools, you only want to use your good tools.

This post has been a long time coming.

One of the under-appreciated functions in Maximo is the ability to create custom value lists for a field using a Domain.

I believe the most important part of being a leader is also being a teacher.

My first exposure to using text files to store little bits of information came from Merlin Mann on a Mac Power Users episode.1 This is one of those episodes I consider part of the foundation of my personal automation path.

As much as things have been turned upside down the past couple of months, it's sometimes nice to have a "lively debate". 1 The recent discussion I participated in revolved around a specific part of a sentence that stated: "...requirement begins at midnight

I've continued to experiment with the use of Maximo BIRT's hidden parameter.

One of the common queries used by Maximo power users is: siteid = (select defsite from maxusers where userid = :user) This selection limits records to the default site the current Maximo user is checked into.

I will always admit I get inspiration on how I administer my company's Maximo environment from other sources.

One of the efforts I'm making as we head into 20201 is data consistency.

I normally read through the Maximo forums for new ideas or lend a helping hand when I can.

This is complete a personal reference for Maximo BIRT Reporting.

One of the analogies I've used over the years is that out of the box Maximo is a giant lump of clay - it's fun to play with in its raw form, but needs to be skillfully molded to be useful.

For a long time I've always promoted the idea that a report should have flexibility with date ranges.

A new year always brings out the hopeful GTD'er in me.

This is nothing more than a reminder to myself on how to turn off the drop shadow that macOS always wants to add to screen shots.

With my updated Mac mini 1, I've started getting back into looking at automation ideas for my home setup.

My adulting life for the past 18 months has allowed me to make frequent trips to the great state of Wisconsin.

Welcome to 2019!

As I've started to dabble in iOS Shortcuts I've increasingly become annoyed that when a Shortcut is done, especially those that are turned into home screen shortcuts, you aren’t returned back to the home screen.