https://toolsontech.com/ Recent content in Home on Tools on Tech Hugo -- gohugo.io [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) Tools on Tech (2023) Wed, 03 May 2023 17:01:54 +0200 https://toolsontech.com/patreon/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:20:40 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/patreon/ Want to help me make the best content? I love making Logseq and Productivity content and want to make more, but it requires help. Join me on my journey! Monthly office hours for patrons only View my scripts as I write them and provide feedback Your name on my Patron wall at the end of the video Vote on next topics Long form rants on request! Join the awesome squad! Office Hours Once a month I’m setting up a slot where you can join in to talk about anything. https://toolsontech.com/privacy/ Sat, 06 May 2023 09:25:35 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/privacy/ Personally, I value privacy a lot. And I expect you do as well. So I created this privacy page to explain what I am doing with your data, what systems I use and why. Platforms and analytics I’m using Hugo for all my sites. That way I have total control on what data goes where. For analytics, I use Plausible.io, which is more privacy-focused and collects less data than Google Analytics. https://toolsontech.com/about/ Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/about/ Where to start? Hey, I’m Bas. I enjoy talking aobut tech stuff, keyboards, personal productivity. Looking at the world from a technical standpoint, I’m a strong believer in automating what I can to either get more done or clear space to play videogames and discover the world. This site has been made with Hugo because I was tired of defending my wordpress sites and constantly keeping them updated. Now I can forget this for 6 months and the static site will be just as I left it. https://toolsontech.com/contact/ Sat, 06 May 2023 10:40:19 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/contact/ Feel free to reach out to me through any of the following channels Mastadon Email Twitter YouTube GitHub RSS Whether you have questions, want to collaborate, or just feel like saying hello, don't hesitate to reach out. I look forward to hearing from you! Tools on Tech is located in Amersfoort, The Netherlands https://toolsontech.com/ai/logseq_graph/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/ai/logseq_graph/ Please note that these pages are AI generated and mostly here so I can load them into pocket and read them later Leveraging Logseq’s Linked Structure Understanding the Problem Many users of Logseq struggle to extract value from their graph views despite a well-structured note-taking system. The bi-directional linking structure promises emergent insights over time, but the reality often falls short without concrete methods to harness these connections. Graph View Challenges The typical graph view may appear cluttered and unhelpful, showing sections like archives, games, and namespaces while other pages seem disconnected. https://toolsontech.com/ai/logseq-sync-guide/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/ai/logseq-sync-guide/ Disclaimer: This guide was generated by ChatGPT based on discussions from the Logseq forum. Overview Logseq’s internal sync feature has been a topic of debate among its users. While some praise its seamless integration, others have experienced significant issues. This guide summarizes the key points discussed by users and offers insights into alternative solutions. Issues with Logseq Sync Reliability Concerns Several users have reported reliability issues with Logseq’s internal sync. These issues include data loss, conflicts, and silent logouts, particularly when working offline. https://toolsontech.com/queries/projects/ Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/queries/projects/ Keeping an overview of my projects Keeping track of projects and their related info can be a real challenge, especially when dealing with multiple tasks and documentation Now this example isn’t only usefull for projects, it works well for anything that needs a collection of notes and tasks, at work I changed this to show me sprint tickets for example. And thanks to the way Logseq works I can now easily add subtasks to my projects, see related information or just fold everything to keep things nice and clean. https://toolsontech.com/blog/2024/boox/ Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/blog/2024/boox/ Work in progress Place to share my current notes on the Boox Note Air 3C Software Logseq One of the main reasons why I wanted an android enabled device, it works but due to bugs like missing the toolbar it’s mostly for adding stuff to my journal and syncing it back to my Desktop for processing there Moon+ Reader Pro Spend some time to remove all DRM from all my books so I only needed one app to read things. https://toolsontech.com/changelog/ Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/changelog/ Found my changelog, that’s not in the menu. Trying random url’s or using search engines? Regardless, welcome fellow nerd. 2024-05-31 Added project queries page and small fixes to default queries page in the header image 2024-05-30 Started this changelog and about page based on the concept from https://slashpages.net/ https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/06/streamsandthebuffet/ Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/06/streamsandthebuffet/ The end of inbox zero? As a productivity enthusiast and someone who enjoys staying organized, I’ve always been a fan of Inbox Zero. There’s a certain clarity that comes with having everything processed and cleared out, allowing me to focus on what’s important. However, I’ve come to realize that the pursuit of getting everything in one inbox and then bringing it to zero is not suitable for this day and age anymore. https://toolsontech.com/queries/page_tasks_advanced/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:39:06 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/queries/page_tasks_advanced/ This shows all the TODO’s that are pointing towards the current page, I use this as a template to quickly get a query on the top of People/Project pages. 1template:: Query - Current Page Tasks Advanced 2#+BEGIN_QUERY 3{ 4:title [:h2 "Open Tasks <% current page %>"] 5:query [:find (pull ?b [*]) 6 :in $ ?tag 7:where 8 [?p :block/name ?tag] ; name is always lowercase 9 [?b :block/refs ?p] ; this block references ? https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/05/putting-the-human-back-in-ai/ Thu, 18 May 2023 14:44:23 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/05/putting-the-human-back-in-ai/ As an engineer and content creator, I’ve been experimenting with using AI for content creation. This is a journey that has been exciting, but not without its challenges. One issue I’ve encountered is that my unstructured rambling while using voice to text results in unstructured inputs for the AI, leading to less than ideal outputs. This is a testament to the age-old saying, ‘garbage in, garbage out’. So I thought, why not put the human (me! https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/05/setup_limited_access_hugo/ Thu, 11 May 2023 13:10:57 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/05/setup_limited_access_hugo/ As I’m starting my business I’m hitting all these new and interesting problems. One of the problems I faced was figuring out a way to give users limited access without simply handing them a basic URL. Initially I thought a simple URL would be best, easy to access but I forgot the user experience. If you pay for something it needs to feel special, you get access to something exclusive. So, let me walk you through the solution I came up with! https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/05/projectmanagement/ Mon, 08 May 2023 19:53:00 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/05/projectmanagement/ Journal as source To maximize organization and efficiency, I maintain my journal as a single source of truth for note-taking. After jotting down notes, I use block embeds and updates to these blocks to refine them into well-structured notes, categorizing them into topics, projects, and other relevant categories. As I’m updating these blocks they slowly turn from random thoughts into well optimized thoughts that can easily be re-used. More about that in my Why Journal-Based Note-Taking with Logseq is My Go-To Productivity Tool https://toolsontech.com/course/login/ Fri, 05 May 2023 12:48:28 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/course/login/ Login Page If you’re already part of the Logseq for Professionals Squad, then get full access using your license key here Enter your license key: Submit https://toolsontech.com/services/lsfp/ Fri, 05 May 2023 12:48:28 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/services/lsfp/ If you’re already part of the Logseq for Professionals Squad, go to the Login Page Creating notes with no results? Can’t find the meeting notes you made? Need that one email? We waste an incredible amount of time trying to find things and in business, time is money. Or worse, another meeting to align. This used to be my problem, making notes was easy but getting to them was hard. https://toolsontech.com/quickstart/ Fri, 05 May 2023 12:48:28 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/quickstart/ Thanks for downloading my Logseq Quickstart Template Latest version You can always see the latest version or provide feedback and/or updates on github https://github.com/bgrolleman/logseq_template Install Make backup of your graph Fetch the latest release from Github Open zip file Copy into Logseq Graph, be sure NOT to overwrite things Re-index Video My introduction video on how to use the template Remember, stay AWESOME! https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/05/macros/ Fri, 05 May 2023 08:27:15 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/05/macros/ Fix using inline I love using macro’s for links towards Azure Devops and Jira, but hit issues that I no longer could use them inline. Luckily a bug is already reported #8623 Adding this bit of CSS allows me to keep using the macro’s as I’m used to 1div.macro { display: inline-block; } My Macro for Jira/ADO This example goes into the config.edn 1:macros { 2 "jira", "[$1 $2](https://jiraurl/$1)" 3 "ado", "[$1 $2](https://dev. https://toolsontech.com/queries/onthisday/ Fri, 05 May 2023 07:20:40 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/queries/onthisday/ Shows the same day but from every year before this, excellent tip from Ed Nico Source: Logseqtimes - On This Day 1{ 2 ; Set Title 3 :title "⌛ On this day..." 4 ; Get all blocks 5 :query [:find (pull ?b [*]) 6 ; We want to filter on Today, so we get that variable as input (See input) 7 :in $ ?today 8 :where 9 ; Now to filter, first, we only want journal pages 10 [? https://toolsontech.com/queries/default/ Fri, 05 May 2023 07:13:59 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/queries/default/ This is my current default-queries setup in the config.edn Scheduled - Shows me anything I have scheduled for today Bento - This shows me a clean list of tasks that I want to focus on Widgets - Shows me a list of tasks I prepared that I can do without thinking On this day… - A look back in history I removed the overdue query because for that I use my Tasklist page, and I might remove Next as well to clean it up even more. https://toolsontech.com/queries/bento/ Fri, 05 May 2023 07:05:16 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/queries/bento/ This query show TODO/DOING tasks in a simple flat list, ideal for quick overviews where you don’t want to see all the details right away. Inspired by the Bento method from KeepProductive, it is meant to only hold a few (3 max) tasks that I’m trying to get done. The idea is to finish all Bento Box items and only once the box is empty to check your projects/tasklists for new work to pickup. https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/04/otteraichatgpt/ Sun, 09 Apr 2023 12:04:30 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/04/otteraichatgpt/ Writing has never been my strong suit. While math was the easy thing for me growing up, trying to write anything was hard to say the least. My Dutch lessons where always a chore and this is also why I always struggled with making blog posts or writing newsletters. However, my workflow changed significantly with the advent of Chat GPT and AI. Now, what I do is first collect my notes in Logseq, organize them a bit using block references and give it a careful read. https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/04/journalbasednotes/ Sun, 02 Apr 2023 11:47:06 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/blog/2023/04/journalbasednotes/ As a Devops engineer with over a decade of experience in Linux enterprise operations and professional scrum master, I’m always on the lookout for new ways to improve my productivity. One tool that has revolutionized the way I work is Logseq, a journal-based note-taking app that has transformed the way I organize my thoughts and ideas. In this article, I’ll explain why I find journal-based note-taking with Logseq so effective and how it has improved my personal knowledge management. https://toolsontech.com/blog/2022/12/goodbyelastpass/ Sun, 25 Dec 2022 10:48:43 +0200 [email protected] (Bas Grolleman) https://toolsontech.com/blog/2022/12/goodbyelastpass/ My history with Lastpass On twitter there was a thread by TfT Hacker on switching password managers. Initially I wasn’t convinced because back in 2009 when I picked Lastpass they where the most paranoid option out there. But thanks to some excellent feedback by Palashkaria I learned that due to the acquirement by LogMeIn in 2015, everything had gone down hill. Should have paid more attention to it back then, but better late then never.