Lifestyle

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a few months now. I’ve started it a few times but always get distracted. Gotta love ADHD. Well, that and the fact that I have yet to stop messing with my configs. Idk why I do it, it’s like as soon as I have it set up the way I like it… I don’t like it anymore. Whatever, it’s good to be back. It’s definitely taken me too long. The reason that I wanted to switch back was pretty simple. I like using Linux. I don’t like Windows, and up until a few years ago, gaming on Linux wasn’t really a thing. There were some games that would run out of the box. But most games required some janky Wine work around or just flat out didn’t work, and it wasn’t really worth the time too much. I’ve always liked to have Linux on my lap tops but not always on my main gaming PC. But with the success of Proton and the Steam Deck, gaming on Linux became a whole lot easier. ...

I am not a very organized person. I forget things all the time – just ask my wife. But I’m trying to get better at it. So I decided I was going to start keeping track of tasks. Now, I’m not one to carry around a pad of paper and a pen to write everything down so I don’t forget it. For God’s sake, it’s 2020, who carries around a pad of paper anymore? No, we all have smart phones these days and smart phones are great for taking notes and things like that. In the past I have used apps like Wunderlist, Any.do, and TickTick. These services are really good at what they do, with the exception of Wunderlist that was bought and killed my Micro$oft. They are awesome for syncing todo/grocery lists with other people, but they all have one thing that I’m not a huge fan of. They all require you to create an account to use. This used to not bother me in the past. But I’m become more and more aware of how much data companies like Microsoft, or Google, or whoever, are collecting on me. It’s honestly frightening but that’s not what this entry is about. Basically, I wanted to be in control of my data. I know that I might be “overreacting” when it comes to some random company knowing what I need to do around the house, or what I need to buy at the store, but it’s important to me. It’s my “private” life and I want to keep it as private as I can and that brings us to Todo.txt. ...