Matt Langford

Phosphor Icons →
A great icon set for use pretty much everywhere. Alternative to FontAwesome in many cases. Supported with plugins in Micro.blog. (Saved via Pinboard)

Has anyone given LinkTaco a run?

Alice and Books →
An excellent resource for free classic ebooks. (Saved via Pinboard)

Today’s roundup will be a little different. Instead of focusing on 3-4 specific broader thoughts, I’m just gonna drop a handful of small tidbits. Straight to it…

Once you’re a husband, dad, and homeowner, you should really invest in quality tools as the need arises. Items like Knipex Cobra Pliers, Wera Tool Check Plus, and the Leatherman Arc are great places to start. Buy hand tools as you need them, but opt for quality if you ever see yourself using them more than a few times. I’m thinking of doing a quick video of my Leatherman Arc detailing accessories and mods I’ve made.

The feature on AppleTVs where you can connect multiple bluetooth headphones at once is one of the best unsung features of any Apple product. Speaking of Apple, I’m enjoying the new powerful Spotlight in macOS Tahoe. It’s obviously just beta 1 (and it does have issues),...

Using the iPhone action button to quickly Create a Reminder on iOS 26 is a win.

As a theme designer, I frequently provide basic support via email. As a primarily Apple ecosystem user, my go-to email clients are Apple Mail on both macOS and iOS, along with iCloud.com. For the most part, they do what I need them to do. Unfortunately, they don’t have a solid built-in way to share code snippets. Yes, there are snippet sharing services that will do the trick, but sometimes you just really want to have some inline code in an email that looks and acts like you expect.

In trying to solve this problem, I discovered that you CAN add a beautifully styled code block to Apple Mail with an odd workaround. If you display a code block in a web browser, you can then copy that code block and paste it into a new email. It’ll honor the font choices, styling, text-wraps, everything.

So naturally, I had to create a...

Apple Beta Software

I know it’s risky, but I installed the initial developer betas on my iPhone and Mac. Some years I do it, some I don’t. I have no criteria whatsoever that helps determine when I do and don’t other than impulse. Here are a few of my initial thoughts that I have not seen expressed elsewhere:

• The default Safari bar isn’t my favorite. I don’t think I should have to tap twice just to see my other tabs¹. Fortunately, there’s a setting you can change to remedy this without losing the Liquid Glass design.
• Messages has slightly more powerful filtering now, including showing your drafts which is a nice touch.
• Apple Intelligence in Shortcuts is going to be a bigger feature than people realize. I quickly created one that allows me to add a short note to the notes app. First it takes my input, corrects grammar,...
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I think it’s fun to install first developer betas on primary devices.

One of the biggest frustrations I have with Gmail is that it doesn’t mark archived messages as read. Fortunately, there is a very easy way to script and automate that. If you’re interested in implementing, it’s simply a copy/paste solution.

Some more items added to Gear for Sale including ModRetro Chromatic 1st Editions and some women’s apparel (skorts, skirt, shorts from my wife).

I wrote about migrating between email clients, something I’ve done too many times. A few years ago, one of those migrations resulted in a large amount of duplicate email. Manually removing duplicates is not worth it. But surely there is an app/service/script that can do this for me? Surely? Right?!

Email Changes

Over the years, I’ve changed my email setup countless times. Off the top of my head, I’ve used everything from Gmail to ProtonMail to iCloud Mail to Fastmail (and more). Every time, I’ve taken the steps to transfer email between old and new services. For the last few years, I’ve been using iCloud Mail with custom domains. For the most part, I was content with the setup.

However, as things in my life have changed over the last couple of years, I need more integrations/automations connected to my email. I recently made the decision to switch back to Gmail. I know, I know, privacy and security and all that. At the end of the day, I made the decision (after a lot of research) that the trade-offs weren’t as severe as some people claim. Is it perfect? No, of course not. But it’s acceptable in my case.

My work email...

It’s our 12th wedding anniversary!

If you use Godspeed to manage your tasks (and if you don’t, here’s 25% off), here’s a simple bookmarklet that lets you quickly save any webpage — complete with title, URL, and meta description — directly to your Godspeed inbox.

It’s a handy way to capture articles, ideas, or research without switching apps or copying/pasting.

🛠 How It Works

Clicking the bookmarklet will:

• Use the page title as the task title.
• Add the URL and meta description as notes.
• Save it to your Godspeed Inbox.

📥 Drag This to Your Bookmarks Bar

Save to Godspeed

🧠 Bonus: Customize It

Want to add a label, due date, or prepend the task to the top of your inbox? You can modify the bookmarklet to include any supported parameters like:

&label=ReadLater&shouldPrepend=true

Baseball Travel

Every year, we do our best to catch a couple Atlanta Braves games. Some years, that involves travel to Atlanta. A couple years ago, however, MLB changed their schedule to make very team play every other team (regardless of league and division). This means, for example, that the Braves will play the Astros every season. One season in Atlanta, the next in Houston.

This works out great for us, being from Louisiana. Every other season, we can watch the Braves within a 3 hour drive. Fortunately, in the other seasons, they play in Arlington, TX (Rangers). That’s a 6 hour drive for us, but that’s still shorter than the trek to Atlanta. This is an Arlington year, and we just bought tickets for the July games.

Last time we went, my son got a ball in batting practice (we snuck in, but that’s a whole different story) AND a foul...