Boring and Yet Wonderful

TOPIC: Orinoco Flow

This week, Dan and Merlin continue their series on updates, focusing on the difference between the days before and after ubiquitous wifi.

Also, lots of fun odds and sods on Scrivener and surviving summer with kids.

Links for this episode:

• Ungainly X-Mann Meetup #14 — Merlin Mann
  MERLIN MANN (Back to Work, Roderick on the Line, Reconcilable Differences, You Look Nice Today, et al.) invites you to drop by Two Cats Comics on the evening of Thursday, August 4th to hang out, talk about comics, and just say, “Hi.”
  
• Vintage Geek Culture
  
• Microsoft to rip up P2P Skype, killing native Mac, Linux apps • The Register
  
• Literature and Latte - Scrivener Writing Software | macOS | Windows | iOS
  Typewriter. Ring-binder. Scrapbook. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop.
  
• Clockwise #146: Marvel Has Killed Me - Relay FM
  Reading comics digitally, smart home confusion, Twitter verification, and teaching programming.
  
• Foldify
  Create 3D figures on iPad. Then print and fold them from paper.

• Wi-Fi Networking News
  
• Amazon.com: Epson WorkForce 845 Wireless All-in-One Color Inkjet Printer, Copier, Scanner, Fax, iOS/Tablet/Smartphone/AirPrint Compatible (C11CB92201): Electronics
  
• Welcome | PVRblog
  

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