rscottjones One of the many benefits of having your own website is the ability to use email aliases associated with your domain. (You can use these with gmail, too—but you should really have your own domain instead). Here are a few ways you can utilize your domain’s email aliases to improve your digital life. Unique aliases … Read more
Most task management apps, such as the stellar Things 3 that I rely on, allow you to set reminders based on a time deadline. But the iOS Reminders app offers something different—reminders based on location, not time. You can set reminders based on: This offers a completely different way of thinking about reminders. Instead of … Read more
There are many, many reasons why you should have you own website. Here are just a few of them: Ok, that’s enough for now. Go get yourself a website! Register a domain (not sure what name to use? start with your name). Connect a simple blogging platform. Just get started. Thank me later.
Back in the early days of blogging, launching your own website required quite a bit of knowledge and a quite long list of steps to complete. If you didn’t know what to do, it felt a bit intimidating. I know, I learned how to do it—mostly through trial and (lots of) error. Part of that … Read more
Personal websites are the best way to have a home on the internet. While every site is—and should be—a personal expression of its owner, it can also be useful to adopt some standard pages that visitors often benefit from. Each of these pages is best found at the root directory, which is why I list them as … Read more
This is a twitter thread I posted back in April 2022 outlining the story of my national parks quest. I haven’t changed much of the formatting, so this will resemble a twitter thread and not a traditional blog post. Perhaps I’ll edit it in the future, but for now, this will have to do. Here’s … Read more
How to build a cheap water faucet and sink system for camping.
Use this medical reference document in emergencies or to speed up check-in time at doctor offices.
Our latest road trip required a long drive across Texas, a state I repeatedly wish I didn’t have to drive across. But if you live in Phoenix and your intended destinations are in the Southeastern US, then driving through Texas is simply the Price of Admission you pay for your trip. We ended up staying in hotels … Read more