Technical Enablement Manager with Jamf • Former Microsoft MVP • Time management and note-taking geek • Rubber chicken enthusiast “Words — lonely written […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mastodon.social/@talkingmoose, follow @ap.brid.gy to interacthttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mw2jiqabl5g2Can’t say how much I appreciate The Team looking out for me.21 Sep 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2jiqabl5g2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvlmsk3dxlj2This has been bugging me with Slack lately. Three red little dots on three different icons. All for a SINGLE unread message. #Slack #UXFail15 Sep 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlmsk3dxlj2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvl5gtwbyor2Every time I see an Apple terms and conditions page where I’m required to click “Agree”, I pause a second to consider whether it might mention something about a HUMANCENTiPAD. #Apple15 Sep 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl5gtwbyor2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvbn5un3uav2I’ve set my iPhone to silence unknown callers and disable notifications too. Works great! Except when connected to CarPlay. Then it acts as if those settings don’t even exist. Grrr… #Apple #CarPlay #iPhone11 Sep 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbn5un3uav2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mvbmujn2emc2RE: https://post.lurk.org/@mediaarchaeologylab/117254429665391622 I had these as a kid! Not only were they walkie talkies, you could press the red button to make a siren alert sound. https://post.lurk.org/users/mediaarchaeologylab/statuses/11725442966539162211 Sep 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbmujn2emc2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mv6b2guikv52RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/117246850059269583 Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… I appreciate AP News updated their headline from “promises" to “dubious pledge”. https://flipboard.social/ap/users/115787755779098491/statuses/11724685005926958310 Sep 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6b2guikv52https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mv6a576awl42I doubt Microsoft ever planned to support AppleScript in New Outlook for Mac, but now it's official. "AppleScript workflows vary widely across organizations and often depend on behaviors from the classic app that don’t exist in the New Outlook. Because these patterns can’t be standardized, full […] https://mastodon.social/@talkingmoose/11724714140015916810 Sep 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6a576awl42https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3muxgypkppwp2RE: https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/117230619653386536 The average or even above-average consumer won’t know how to do all the stuff these guys did in their research. No one should have to know how. The worst thing that ever happened to software was the click-through license agreement […] [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxgypkppwp2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3munqmmhlrp62Why does every other episode of Star Trek #StrangeNewWorlds this season have to be a gimmick? So much of the series has relied on gimmicks.04 Sep 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3munqmmhlrp62https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mucyp3bz2uc2I’ve had a pair of hearing aids for about 10 years. Rarely wore them at home, though, because they were just overwhelming and had no volume control. But I’d use them in public places like restaurants, the office, and when traveling to conferences. Just replaced with a new pair with far more […] https://mastodon.social/@talkingmoose/11718581941234108130 Aug 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucyp3bz2uc2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mucdps356od2For anyone who’s been here in the fediverse for a while, aren’t you over spending time on other social media and then coming here to complain about it? Aren’t you over reporting here what shocking posts you’ve been seeing there? Make a plan to leave, and just leave. Stop bringing it here.30 Aug 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucdps356od2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mu3o3fopxas2RE: https://mastodon.social/@aka_pugs/117169128822243480 Interesting marker. And fifteen months later would be considered the start of the Internet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_Radio_Van #ComputerHistory [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3o3fopxas2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mu3nn6t3o5x2A nice way to make your Fediverse account discoverable and discover other accounts. Add #fedi22 to your bio. Enter your full username at https://fediverse.info/people Folks can search the directory for hashtags you’ve included in your bio. Remove yourself at any time.27 Aug 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3nn6t3o5x2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mttzzhcgux22There is a circle in hell for the person who created the Promotions folder in Microsoft Outlook.24 Aug 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttzzhcgux22https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mtrsdaqt6os2What — Halloween’s still over two months away! Too soo… Actually, I’m good making an exception for this.23 Aug 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrsdaqt6os2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3msegsn5ckky2RE: https://indieapps.space/@SuspiciousPackage/117044029986501813 I can appreciate the feeling of resignation. https://indieapps.space/users/SuspiciousPackage/statuses/11704402998650181305 Aug 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msegsn5ckky2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3ms73z6gczzs2Nope. I'm good.03 Aug 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms73z6gczzs2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mrzhmi6ylis2Jo, warrior princess, keeping me company. Apparently, this corner is the only clutter-free spot on my desk. She even judges me in her sleep. #Caturday01 Aug 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzhmi6ylis2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mrvl3goip652One hell of a first page. Just picked up my next read The Forever War by Dexter Filkins — a New York Times war correspondent’s view covering America’s conflict with Islamic fundamentalism. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6021222 #books #Bookstodon #history #WarReporting30 Jul 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvl3goip652https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mrq4hk6v5q22✅ Early primary voting Next, ice cream! #Minnesota #StPaul #vote28 Jul 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq4hk6v5q22https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mre6mlnsceb2First time I think I’ve seen an all female landing party. #StrangeNewWorlds24 Jul 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre6mlnsceb2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mqkhqqzpwfr2RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/116912840461037655 I hate jumping to conclusions about ongoing situations I know nothing about. I do know, though, ICE has acted recklessly and with impunity far too long for me to trust anything they or the DHS says. Following #Maine and #Biddeford. #ICE https://flipboard.social/ap/users/115787755779098491/statuses/11691284046103765513 Jul 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkhqqzpwfr2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mpw4pv5uqox2Remind me. What’s the name of that summer Olympics sport where you have to mow your lawn while weaving in and out of flags? And what’s the penalty for knocking one down? #Minnesota05 Jul 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpw4pv5uqox2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mp3hdinehv22I’m all about the Hairy Creature emoji added with the iOS and iPadOS 26.4 updates! 🫈 https://blog.emojipedia.org/apple-ios-26-4-emoji-changelog/ #emoji #iOS #iPadOS #BigFoot25 Jun 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3hdinehv22https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mob6o5lar6q2Finished reading Steve Jobs in Exile — The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary by Geoffrey Cain. Finishing the acknowledgements at the end and reading the penultimate paragraph of the book. I just happen to be finishing reading […] [Original post on mastodon.social]14 Jun 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mob6o5lar6q2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mo7bg5nh7ja2Reading Steve Jobs in Exile — The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary by Geoffrey Cain. Just started chapter 25, which begins in August 1996. Apple CEO Gil Amelio is struggling with what to do with Copland, their latest OS in […] [Original post on mastodon.social]13 Jun 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7bg5nh7ja2https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mo5dki7xdw22A work week was six 12-hour days. You brought your lunch with you and ate in near darkness. The mine elevators hoisted not only men but the mines iron ore to the top. Two cages stacked on top carried the men. A skip below carried the ore. 5/5 #Minnesota13 Jun 2026 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5dki7xdw22https://bsky.app/profile/talkingmoose.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy/post/3mo5dk7pl42s2A view from the tram as we rode it through the mine. 4/5 #Minnesota13 Jun 2026 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:uba6o3yldvmvrivnfxbedfyl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5dk7pl42s2