So much has been going on in the last couple of years. Just after I released my last video as MyProductiveMac—on the subject of DEVONthink—I embarked on a journey with Don McAllister over at ScreenCastsONLINE that ultimately resulted in me buying it from him! So for those of you who weren’t aware—yes, I’m the new(-ish) owner of ScreenCastsONLINE, and that pretty much accounts for the tumbleweed and mothballs you may have noticed when it comes to new content here. All of my creative time has been spent working on more ScreenCastsONLINE content and learning how to be a bona fide businessman.
It’s been a challenge, I can tell you. However, during this time, I’ve been hankering to get back into BBEdit and just type. Whether it’s emptying my head of thoughts I want to pass on or jotting down tidbits of information that might help anyone who happens across this small site, I set up MyProductiveMac years ago as my personal space for thinking and escaping. One thing the downfall of Twitter/X has taught me is that it’s important to have something that is mine. Every post I have here is backed up—it’s my safe space. And I’ve been typing for maybe two minutes now and already, I’m smiling and can feel that sense of freedom that good old-fashioned blogging provides.
So even if it’s just once a week, I plan to get on here and express. It could be nonsense. It could be the next article that breaks the internet (my money is very much on the former). However, it’s important that no matter how “busy” I find myself (and I detest the word—honestly, I do. Let’s swap it for “contended.” I like that), I reward myself with half an hour a week of just writing.
As for the video content—well, it shouldn’t surprise you that my YouTube output is now under the ScreenCastsONLINE moniker. And whilst the channel is mostly previews of the shows we have in our library, I’m planning to release stand-alone content that requires no subscription at all. Little hints and tips, here and there. In fact, this Sunday I’m planning a quick macOS Tahoe video that shows you what I think of the first developer beta (spoiler alert—it’s pretty cool).
I’m happy to be back!