I’ve been trying Microsoft Copilot for the past couple of days. I’ve been jumping around between Perplexity, Kagi Assistant, ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Google’s Gemini trying to better understand which may work best for me long-term.

Copilot was recently updated with a simple and friendly UI. It’s nice to use. However, I don’t see any advanced features that power users will certainly want in their AI assistant. No projects, prompt configuration, no option to switch LLMs. The Pro version offers a simple “Think Deeper” button that, when clicked, switches to a more advanced model that helps the conversation go deeper. You’ll also get priority access and other perks with Pro.

There is a Copilot Daily feature that reads today’s top headlines. Today’s headlines included a public service message to turn off lights when not in use, and headlines about the Apex fossil in the NY museum, Trump’s goal to end daylight savings time, MicroStrategy to join Nasdaq-100 Index, Jared Padalecki’s holiday message, and incentives to attract new residents in other countries. Overall, a good mix and summary of each. It was convenient to listen to it the past couple of days. As far as the ongoing content, we’ll see.

It’s obvious Microsoft is trying to make Copilot the “everyday user’s” AI. Since Copilot is included front-and-center, for better or worse, on Windows machines going forward, they want it to be as simple as possible.

I’m not convinced any Power User will want to use it. But, I need more time with it to see if I’m missing anything. The Pro version of Copilot is the standard $20 per month. I’ll certainly need to try more advanced tasks to see if it’s even worth considering.

I’ve been going all in with Microsoft Edge browser. I’ve used it for work, but for my personal browser, I jump around a bit. I always use Safari on my iPhone. Microsoft Edge on the iPhone is surprisingly good. Part of this experiment is to compare Microsoft Copilot with other services.

I started playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. I’m only a couple of hours in, but have to say it is very well done. It feels like your Harrison Ford in the movie. Troy Baker does the voice of Indiana, and nails it.

It’s my kind of game. A slower, story-driven adventure. I only wish my PC would support cranking up the graphics.

I started using the Keychron Q1 Max keyboard a few days ago. I’m loving it so far. It feels so premium. It weights about 3.8 pounds (1.72 kg) and doesn’t move unless intended. And, I should be able to replace parts over time to keep it feeling fresh.

Currently reading: Scythe by Neal Shusterman 📚

I just upgraded my Micro.blog subscription to Premium—mainly to support @Manton. My blog currently uses 11ty, which I enjoy, but I feel I might move it back. The built-in features, like cross-posting, web mentions, bookmarks, bookshelves, newsletters, and more, make it a great deal!

I just switched my home internet to fiber and have a new TP-Link Deco router. It comes with Homeshield security, available for about $55 per year. I don’t know if that’s any good. Does anyone have recommendations for home security that can be applied at the router level?

I gave Capacities a quick look. I like the idea of organizing everything as objects. I don’t think I could stick with it. Too many possibilities and my brain will want to try every one of them.

I’ve been watching Evernote since I stopped using the service a few years ago. During the past few months, Bending Spoons has been cranking out improvements and features, making it look like a great product.

I’m still not comfortable with Bending Spoons as a company. Not enough to go back.

I’ve been using Raindrop pretty consistently for all of my bookmarks. I’m experimenting with sharing some of my collections for others to enjoy. I created a Bookmarks page on my site that acts as a landing page.

I considered sharing links and bookmarks as blog posts, but it’s too much work. 😁

I fixed the Subscribe link on my sites. Today, I realized that the URL was missing and went to a Not Found page.

That explains why I have not received thousands of followers in the past few weeks. 😉

My daughter has become quite the home chef. She whipped up some sort of Korean Rice Cakes and pork with a nicely fried egg on top. It was delicious!

I have a habit of ruining my experience with an app I enjoy using by slowly trying to make it do things it was not meant to do.

I think I’m getting better at reminding myself of this before I get myself in trouble.

Still a long way to go.

I preordered my copy of Anne-Laure Le Cunff’s (Ness Labs) book Tiny Experiments. I’ve always enjoyed her content. Looking forward to see what the book offers.

I recommend using a custom domain for your email.

It allows you to switch between services with relatively few headaches.

Also, using a separate email address for different purposed has its advantages. Keeping my bank email separate from social media, from personal correspondence, for example.

While I know it’s not for everyone, as someone who follows only a handful of people on social media and a couple of dozen RSS feeds and YouTube channels, the new Reeder app hits the right spot for me.

I’ve even used it for all of my podcasts for the past few weeks without issue.

Started playing God of War yesterday on Steam. It seems like the perfect linear adventure story game that I’d enjoy playing. It’s quite impressive. I love how the camera perspective never cuts away from the main characters, even through cutscenes. It is always from the perspective of Kratos and Atreus.

Currently reading: Pause to Think by Jaime Lester 📚

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I’ve been listening to Linkin Park’s new song The Emptiness Machine on repeat.

A perfect introduction to the bands new singer, Emily Armstrong.

They also released a live stream on YouTube.