MTP On MacOS

Word Count: 73 · Reading Time: 1 minute

2022-06-19

If you look up MTP transfer on MacOS, you’ll likely come across OpenMTP or MTP For Mac. If you want something basic and included, then MacOS comes with Image Capture. No features really, just copy and delete, but sometimes basic is all we actually need. For the GoPro, go into settings and set USB to MTP mode and it should show up in Finder. From there, it’s easy to copy and/or delete photos

2022 Australian Federal Election Guide

Word Count: 9576 · Reading Time: 45 minutes

2022-05-20

Overview and Research As I’ve recently returned to Australia, I had to do quite a bit of research on the parties as well as the candidates to work out what’s going on and figure out how to vote. Specifically, I’m in Flynn in Queensland. Even if you’re not in my district, I hope the party information is useful. For my research I started with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) candidate list as well as the ABC election guide.

Debugging Google Fi

Word Count: 188 · Reading Time: 1 minute

2022-03-16

When I left the USA, I decided to keep my US phone number as so many things are tied to it. After a few months in Australia, it suddenly stopped connecting to the network. Now, typical debugging for this is relatively straight forward: Restart Double check APN settings Disable other SIMs (and restart, everything involves a restart) Switch between physical and eSIM Removing the account completely and going through full setup Reinstalling the Fi app Disable an re-enable international coverage Using dialer codes Unfortunately, none of that worked.

The Ground Up Show and Theme Journal

Word Count: 1032 · Reading Time: 5 minutes

2022-01-17

While driving today, I was introduced to to The Ground Up Show episode 94 Success Doesn’t Equal Happiness by my friend Lynette. On the theme of productivity and happiness, I also ended up watching The Journal Keeps Me Productive by CGP Grey during a break. Both were intensive enough that I ended up having to listen to music afterwards (another podcast was simply too much) and listened to both again when I got to Townsville.