Year in Review: 2017 brightlycolored.org
If you read Brightly Colored, would you do me the favor of taking the end of year survey? You could win some great coffee brightlycolored.org
Read all about @tjdraperpro’s adventure to build a Hackintosh brightlycolored.org
If a potential client is condescending now, just imagine after they’ve given you money and think they own you.
Why are people who aren’t comfortable with a fixer upper on Property Brothers??!! If I were on that show, I’d shut up and let them spend my money.
Watching You’ve Got Mail is fascinating. What a different time.
If I never see another Intercom message, it’ll still be too soon.
Just launched the latest design of Brightly Colored. Report 🐛 when you see them! brightlycolored.org
I’ve realized I do some of my best work sitting on the living room couch with The Office playing in the background.
Today’s been the type of day where I’m indenting more than 4 times in SCSS and I have to keep from not hating myself.
At least there’s Star Wars at the end of this day.
Can’t believe #starwars is only one day away. I’m so excited.
New decal for the laptop!
After months of using Hyper, I’ve gone back to iTerm2. Feels faster.
I get to wake up next to this amazing woman everyday.
Sunday is a sacred day. Sunday is the day we watch HGTV and judge all the couples for their terrible taste.
By this time next week I will have already watched the new Star Wars.
I’m available for design/frontend contract projects! If you or someone you know has something in mind, feel free to get in touch.
So happy to be part of this special day.
I don’t have my own blue beanie today, but I’m thankful to all those who’ve worked so hard to push #webstandards. Their work is what made it possible for me to even be interested in the work I do today. A decade later and I still love the web and the good and amazing things it can do.
We’re selling our brown leather reclining couch. $650 OBO.
W80” D36” H35”. You’ll need a clearance of 65”
DON’T Buy the iPhone X youtube.com
I wish there was a way to schedule text messages.
How many times does Zack Snyder need to make a bad film for people to understand that his “director cut” doesn’t change anything?
We just had to go see the ocean.
My wonderfully gorgeous better half.
Started using VS Code last week and really enjoying it so far. Only thing I haven’t figured out yet is how to version control my preferences like I did with Atom.
Kelly and I at #secretparty
I’m also switching to Firefox this week. The new Firefox is beautiful and really fast.
Trying VS Code this week. We’ll see how it goes.
New Episode of The Radio Column: Here I Am Again ttimsmith.com
The Radio Column is back in Apple Podcasts! New episodes coming soon.
Helen’s new website is fantastic. Her case studies are nothing short of amazing. helentran.com
What a great weekend with amazing people.
Exclude Posts From RSS in Jekyll brightlycolored.org
I spent all night putting archives of my old podcasts on my site. There’s still more to come, but here’s the first batch ttimsmith.com
My thoughts on the rumors that Disney could buy most of 21st Century Fox brightlycolored.org
Remove Table of Contents From a Jekyll RSS Feed brightlycolored.org
Devs, do me a favor. If you’re gonna autoplay video, the least you can do is mute it.
Why is there a skip intro button on Stranger Things? There ain’t never been a time when I want to skip that intro.
I constantly have to remind myself that just because I’m not always on the cutting edge, doesn’t mean I’m not doing great work. In our industry, we’ll always be playing catch up.
Kelly gifted me a Timberwolves fidget spinner!
You know how when you’re a kid, you told yourself you’d eat whatever you wanted, when you wanted? Just me? Ok… well I had Lucky Charms and Cocoa Puffs for breakfast. Literally living the dream.
Performant Cloud.typography Fonts brightlycolored.org
I tried the iTunes Season Pass for the first time with “Star Wars: Rebels” and I’m very pleased with the experience. I even get a notification when a new one is available.
The best part of my job is to see where my work breaks. That’s where the learning happens.
If I never see an Intercom popup, it’ll be too soon.
I’ll be speaking at Front-End Design Conference in April together with a stellar lineup of incredibly smart peeps. Get tickets!
Really enjoying the Micro.blog Mac app from @manton. Great work.
The Orville is pretty hilarious. Lots of Star Trek references.
I’m so grateful to get to do something every day that challenges me and gets me excited to work in the mornings.
After coffee, of course.
Pushed an update to the design of Brightly Colored. How long did that sidebar layout last?? Like two weeks haha brightlycolored.org
Athlete signature shoes are a scam.
Microsoft Updates Edge with CSS Grid Support brightlycolored.org
Newton would be the perfect email app for me if I could only archive emails in folders.
My company name is officially on the wall here at the office. So cool!
Had so much fun at the T-Wolves practice!
If you attended my talk on CSS Grid at @ee_conf, here are the slides and some helpful links ttimsmith.com
I wrote about soccer??? 😱 brightlycolored.org
I’m in beautiful Denver for EE Conf. Today is one of those days where I’m so grateful for the privilege of travelling. The views here are so nice.
The Women’s US Soccer team should just be the US Soccer team. They’re so much better than the men. I’m sure they would’ve qualified for the World Cup.
Nike Tech Fleece. 😍
Trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ brightlycolored.org
New Star Wars trailer debuts today!!!!!
The seamlessness of the AirPods between my devices is what I want from wireless headphones. Holy moly. I start audio from a different device and it just works.
Caved and bought myself a pair of AirPods. The pairing process is magic, the sound quality is nothing short of impressive, and Apple does it again with excellent packaging.
If you missed it yesterday, I renamed my blog. brightlycolored.org
I bought one of the new Sport Loop watch bands from Apple. My goodness are they comfy!
A New Beginning brightlycolored.org
:not is probably one of the best things in CSS.
Great service day with these peeps!
Go Twins!!
Kitty naps
Something new.
I’m thinking of retiring the name The Bold Report. It’s waaaaaay to official for what I write on there.
This video has changed the way I wear my watch youtube.com
Reports: Dwyane Wade and Bulls to Part Ways, Cavaliers ‘Frontrunner’ to Sign Him | NBA.com theboldreport.net
I really hope @PhillyD wins! #DeFrancoShowForStreamys
Having a desk at a co-working space again is just so nice. Keeps me sane.
Micro.blog post editing manton.org
Marco Arment on the iPhone X “notch”:
Many are now speculating that Apple will find a way to get rid of the iPhone X’s top “notch” (officially called the “sensor housing”) as soon as they can, and that this is a temporary design meant only for a few years. But I don’t think so.
Many app developers are planning to hide the notch in the UI with black bars. But Apple explicitly says not to.
This is the new shape of the iPhone. As long as the notch is clearly present and of approximately these proportions, it’s unique, simple, and recognizable.
I really hope developers ignore Apple on this one. That “notch” or whatever the hell you want to call it is ugly and needs to be fixed.
This one is romantic in a weird way hahaha
The guitar solo in this song is so beautiful. Hot damn.
None of the iPhones announced are interesting enough for an upgrade in my opinion. I’m still in love with my matte black iPhone. I wish Apple would offer everything in matte black.
I don’t understand why Apple Music doesn’t make it easy to filter out all explicit songs. Even when I’ve restricted all explicit songs, the playlists generated don’t use the clean versions of songs… so frustrating.
Anyone thinking of using Micro.blog and want an invite?
First official day of work at @TheReserveMN. Beautiful space, with desks and offices available! reserve.work
What a nice going away party.
My New Gig theboldreport.net
My LG 5K display has some major ghosting. This is so disappointing.
My new video on the iPhone X Event is out. What did you think of the event?
I’ve spent the last month working as a Designer/Dev at @mealthyrecipes. Today, our beautiful site launched!! So proud of all the hard work our team has put into it.
Anyone renting a desk in downtown Saint Paul? I’ve heard of CoCo, but I’d like to find something a bit cheaper if possible.
I bought my first Philips Hue lightbulbs and bridge this past week. Really loving it!
I have an awesome new logo! Shoutout to @cailyn who helped make it! ttimsmith.com
Couldn’t for the life of me remember where I’d put the half and half… come to find it in the cupboard. TGIF.
My YouTube channel isn’t dead! New video coming next Thursday and every Thursday after that.
I’ve made it across the 100 subscriber threshold on YouTube, so I now have a custom URL! youtube.com/smithtimmytim. New video coming this Thursday!
Me and my niece Addy… ya know, chillin’.
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State Fair with the Fam.
Come see me speak at EE Conf about CSS Grid. Use the code TIMS10 for 10% off!
I just wrote display: absolute and wondered why it wasn’t working. Oh Monday, you seriously suck.
Progress on organizing the office
New @MacintoshFM episode is out! I’m so excited!
Great day at the English convention.
There’s finally a promo for season three of Welcome to Macintosh!! New season starts Aug 18
I have a mosquito bite on my nose! These jerks have no respect.
Really, a no-brainer to back @sensibleworld and his Symbolicons Pro project!
Switched over all my two-factor auth to 1Password. Easy and awesome experience.
Dinner with awesome friends.
The fam at the convention.
This is sad news! Feeling bummed for my friends that work at The Iron Yard
Convention lunch shopping.
I wish I were better at selling myself and talking about what I’m great at. I probably miss out on a lot because of that.
I had the privilege of being interviewed on the @wptonicpodcast!
🎥 Here’s my review of Spider-Man: Homecoming
This modular airplane concept is pretty awesome.
Disputed a copyright claim on my latest video that’s clearly fair use. YouTube needs to do something about this… it’s so dumb.
I just found a case of old CDs and now I really want to buy a CD player to listen to these mixes.
Why is it so hard to find a great weather app with an Apple Watch complication?
🎥 New Video: My review of Despicable Me 3
The battery life in the iOS 11 Beta is terrible.
These past two days have been so amazing. I got to spend so much time with my partner-in-crime, doing all the things we love to do: brunch, movie marathon, and lots of coffee. I’m so grateful for her.
The Fresh Prince of Wolf Point.
The hardest thing about being a full-time mentor is missing that uninterrupted heads down time to wo… hahahahahaha! I never had that.
🎥 Here’s my latest video on a great pair of cheap wireless headphones.
Just when you think you’ve shot enough b-roll, shoot more.
It’s always such a great thing to deal with skinny people who have a superiority complex about being skinny.
One of the things I’ve loved about making videos is that I don’t have to worry about arranging guests, coordinating schedules, then hoping they actually show up. If I don’t have a video ready, the only person at fault is me.
I think @OWCsolutions Thunderbolt 3 Dock is the best one out there. Here are my reasons why.
I’m posting new videos every Thursday on my new YouTube channel. Check out my videos and subscribe!
Hulu’s Apple TV app UI is complex and difficult to use…
I’ve been invited to speak at BD Conf in October! Get your ticket!
If you’ve wondered what you can do with a microblog, here are some great ideas.
Manton’s thoughts on Uber are spot on.
🎥 My review of the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock
Reason 1005 I’m not as successful as I could be: it’s 12noon and I’m still in bed…
Reading outside at Starbucks on the longest day of the year
Logging all my expenses from my trip to Columbia like an adult. Feels good.
I have some availability coming up for UX/Frontend projects! I work with Jekyll, Craft, WordPress, etc. Would love to hear about working together!
Wait… Rihanna and Bryson Tiller are on a Khaled track that features a Santana sample? Is this real life?
I’m 25 and last night was only the second time I’ve had to be rebooked for a next day flight. That’s not bad.
Stuck in DC tonight…
I chose web design and development because I figured I wouldn’t need to do math everyday. How foolish and naïve young Tim was…
Here are the slides for my talk on CSS Grid at @convergese. Thanks to those who attended!
Excellent presentation from @meganzlock on HTML.
I have just loved @convergese. Such a well organized event and had the chance to hang with some awesome peeps. Thanks @genecrawford!
🎥 It’s Thursday, which means a new video! This week, I unbox a cheap pair of wireless bluetooth headphones.
Excellent article on this fall being the time for the iPad
Why do all businessMEN on flights feel like they own the place?!
Why is working hard praised over working smart? Why do so many equate working a lot being equal to having great work ethic? This thinking is deeply flawed.
I enjoyed reading @manton’s thoughts on the Apple podcast spec changes.
I’m really loving the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock. It’s worked excellently and I haven’t had any issues with the charging.
We found a Macaroni Grill in Michigan! Why am I so excited about this?
Next video has been filmed
Just found out about the dark theme in GBoard. Holy moly this looks nice.
🎥 My Review of Wonder Woman! youtu.be/bnoh3F5cl8w
Just finished filming my review on Wonder Woman. Posting later today!
🎥 My Thoughts on WWDC youtu.be/JIKgjS0MSAo
Doctor appointment today… I don’t like going to the doctor.
Do Not Disturb While Driving is an excellent new feature too. Hope that helps distract people less.
The new iMac Pro looks really great.
First day with my new Felix Gray frames. Really like them!
🎥 My new video is a review of… shades? Yep! Finding shades for my huge noggin is tough youtu.be/pC2VBo68iLs
🎥 Watch my latest video: OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock Unboxing youtu.be/C462CausvIo
I’m officially advertising @MacintoshFM on my helmet to get the word out in the Twin Cities. You’re welcome @mcbramhill 😜
Have a lot to do tonight. Shooting b-roll for my video coming out Thursday and shooting an unboxing of the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock among other things.
Why does every scooter video review have to start with laughing and saying that it isn’t a “real” motorcycle?! Goodness, masculinity is so freaking fragile.
Got cutoff on the bike for the first time today. I totally saw it coming. Great practice.
Today, I start filming my review on… sunglasses? Look for it on Thursday, and if you’re not subscribed yet, do that! youtube.com/channel/UC1IRnf7JYYUkWqPO8wx_QNQ
No new video this week because I’m without a tripod, but working on something cool for next Thursday.
Took a deep dive into After Effects today. Holy moly, that is some complicated stuff.
Just had my first scooter shaming moment! Some dude looks at me with all my gear and says, “What kind of bike you got?” And I say, “I’ve got a Honda PCX Scooter” His look? 68.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8…
Big news: I’m giving my talk on CSS Grid at Converge! convergese.com
Man it’s so hot with all the gear on. Helmet, jacket, pants, boots, gloves… I’m gonna sweat the weight right off.
Finally picked it up today!
Kelly took this one of me.
Yesterday was a great day for pictures.
Love how companies want to treat you badly in the interview process but still want you to use (and pay) for their product.
Those of you who watch my YouTube videos, what would you like to see me make? I love doing reviews and unboxings.
Motorcycle gear is pretty expensive. Also, turns out that motorcyclists look down on scooter riders… interesting.
The YouTube Creator Academy is soooooo helpful!!
TFW you text a friend and they changed their number without letting you know…
I got my motorcycle permit today!!
We got me a scooter! I’m so excited!
Kelly surprised me with a painting class for our anniversary! It was so fun! #stayversary2017
I feel like starting a video series called “It’s definitely expensive, but is it good?”
This video on using foam core is awesome youtu.be/IDG_5xgzn…
When Survivor players say this is the hardest thing they’ve ever done… media.giphy.com/media/Yld…
Oh and aparrently I’m getting my motorcycle endorsement. So that’s cool.
Looks like I’ll be buying a scooter. Pretty excited.
I wish I would’ve started making videos a long time ago. This is so fun.
I hate emails from companies. Don’t get nearly enough from actual people.
🎥 Here’s my review of the Tenba Messenger DNA 15 youtu.be/Y8blhwaDdA4
Finished filming for my Tenba Messenger bag review. Video out tomorrow!
I got a tiny cheap lav mic and it was totally worth it. Pretty great!
My best friend and partner. The most beautiful woman both inside and out I’ve ever met. I’m so grateful to spend my life with her.
🎥 Unboxing the Manfrotto MVH500AH Fluid Video Head youtu.be/hFqk0Fxp-cI
I just finished exporting the new intro animation for my videos. It looks pretty awesome if I do say so myself.
Spring cleaning in my office today. When the hell did I accumulate all this junk?
Saw something horrifying today… a box full of Lego, labeled “legos”
Trying to make videos feels like when I started doing web design. I know nothing, and learning feels so exciting.
Video gear is some of the easiest tech to spend a fortune on. Holy moly. And everyone recommending gear seems to have an unlimited budget! How do they do this?
What are y’all using to keep track of your business expenses? I was thinking about Freshbooks.
I don’t think there’s enough money in the world to buy all the tech I want to try.
I bought some small camera accessories and unboxed them. Here’s my video: youtu.be/aCmLaebe3-o
Working on b-roll for the Tenba Messenger bag review and holy moly… making videos is really difficult.
I made a Kit with my new camera gear: kit.com/smithtimmytim/camera-gear
Some of the Microsoft stuff looks pretty amazing, but it runs Windows.
It’s May 1st and snowing in Minnesota. Days like these I wonder why I live here.
The Bold Report is in need of a newsletter sponsor! $30 gets you the whole month’s worth of newsletters.
Really want to get out and shoot some b-roll, but the laziness may win.
Hoping to go shoot some nice b-roll for my next video today, but the laziness might win.
Ok, I’ll admit that not having an SD Card reader on the new MacBook sucks. #donglelife
I bought a camera. Here’s the video I made about it and the gear I bought https://theboldreport.net/2017/04/i-bought-a-camera/
I used Premiere Pro for the first time in ten years last night and loved it. It’s come a long way and made editing a breeze.
I bought a camera and made a short video about it.
Premiere Pro just quit on me and I lost my whole edit of this video. Save your work peeps.
I’m excited to be making videos with this new camera. It’s a bummer that they’ll suck so bad at first.
My mic was broken 😭. Exchanging it tomorrow.
Oh! Also, I contributed a theme to Micro.blog. Thanks to @manton for including my work.
I’m loving Survivor this season. Even with all the drama.
Twins game!
I wrote a column for a web design magazine that came out this month. Probably one of the coolest opportunities I’ve had so far.
We just HAD to.
Doesn’t even begin to show the beauty of this.
I know it’s considered lame to post pictures of food, but when it’s this good, you just have to
Plotting our next adventure
My partner in crime.
Our first visit to Tim Hortons
