Related: starting contract work for a new client today.
Author: Mark
Mark is an American computer programmer living in Switzerland.
Status: 2018-04-05 08.26.11
Do people have recommendations for Mac or iOS time-tracking apps? Just for time-tracking of contract work. I don’t need billing/invoicing. Just keeping track of time. For now I’m using Harvest but that’s overkill.
Status: 2018-04-04 22.29.01
Bärlauch pesto over tagliolini al limone. Beef carpaccio and Parmesan over a bed of arugula.
Bärlauch
Bärlauch (literally “Bear leeks”), also known as ramsons or wild garlic, is a wild relative of chives that is native to Europe (and Asia). Here in Switzerland it appears in the produce section of grocery stores at this time of year. Last night I bought my first bunch and baked it into a quiche along with asparagus and potatoes. Its rich garlicky taste really made the quiche. Today I bought a second bunch and tonight I am making it into a pesto (substituting it for basil). I probably won’t need to add in any extra garlic at all. I love learning about new food items like this! (Hat tip to Birgit, my German teacher, for telling me about bärlauch.)
Back to sushi
Spring Break is over, so I’m reinstating sushi lunches (today with bonus crispy salmon skin)! JJ the Cat approves of this message.
Status: 2018-04-04 08.05.31
I had been hoping against hope for updated laptops at the late March event, but no dice. I would wait to buy, but I need a machine for App Builders Switzerland in Lugano in less than 2 weeks.
Status: 2018-04-04 08.03.55
The only laptops I’ve used since mid-2012 are 15” retina MacBook Pro’s (most recent being the late 2013 revision), but those were always primary machines. The 12” should be interesting.
Status: 2018-04-04 08.01.29
I settled on a 12” MacBook, m3/256 GB SSD/16 GB RAM as secondary travel machine. Hoping I can get away with the lesser storage because it will not be my primary (iMac).
Scout Patrol Ship
Scout Patrol Ship, 1992. This small flyer with posable wings was part of a Four Set Value Pack.
Status: 2018-04-03 07.38.30
I need to pick up a laptop as a travel Xcode machine. My iMac will remain my daily driver, so I think 12” MacBook is fine. But which CPU? Is faster CPU worth the reduced battery life? Also wondering if 256 GB is large enough.