Initial Charge

https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/last-fm-independent/

· 4mo ago

Last.fm Is Now Independent

Last.fm Is Now Independent

From the announcement: Today, Last.fm begins a new chapter as an independent company. Ownership has changed, but the product you use every day has not. Your account, your listening history, and you…

https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/umbrel-home-2-years/

· 4mo ago

Two Years With Umbrel Home

Two Years With Umbrel Home

I purchased the original Umbrel Home in May 2024 and it’s been running in my office ever since it arrived. There have been a number of updates since then and my usage and appreciation for it …

https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/short-form-wordpresscom-theme/

· 4mo ago

A New Theme for Short-Form Blogging on WordPress.com

A New Theme for Short-Form Blogging on WordPress.com

Dave Martin: At WordPress.com, we believe short thoughts deserve a real home. Today we’re introducing a new theme built for quick posts, replies, and reblogs: the kind of writing that lives somewhe…

· 7mo ago

Assorted Thoughts on Headphones https://initialcharge.net/2026/03/thoughts-on-headphones/

Assorted Thoughts on Headphones

Apple’s EarPods had been my go to for video calls at work because they sound pretty decent, fit my ears well, and I never have to worry about battery life or weird Bluetooth pairing issues.Bu…

https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/apple-shortcuts-versioning/

· 4mo ago

Apple Shortcuts Versioning

Apple Shortcuts Versioning

Manuel Grabowski: It’s almost impressive what a miserable, useless piece of crap the Shortcuts app remains. First off: No actual concept of versioning or upgrades for shared shortcuts. Sharing shor…

https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/lifetime-plex-pass-pricing/

· 4mo ago

Lifetime Plex Pass Price Increasing To $750

Lifetime Plex Pass Price Increasing To $750

Plex: Today we’re announcing an important pricing update. Starting July 1, 2026, the price of a new Lifetime Plex Pass will increase to $749.99 USD*. When Plex first started, we were movie and TV f…

https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/radio-is-cool/

· 4mo ago

Radio Is Cool, Actually

https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/mazanoke-image-optimizer/

· 4mo ago

Mazanoke, a Self-Hosted Local Image Optimizer

Mazanoke, a Self-Hosted Local Image Optimizer

From the project’s readme: MAZANOKE is a simple image optimizer that runs in your browser, works offline, and keeps your images private without ever leaving your device. I’ve been looki…

· 4mo ago

Tech Is Not Boring https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/tech-is-not-boring/

· 5mo ago

Why You Should Avoid Pop!_OS 24.04 Right Now https://initialcharge.net/2026/04/avoid-popos-with-cosmic-beta/

· 5mo ago

Bubbles https://initialcharge.net/2026/04/bubbles-weblog-service/

Bubbles

A neat service that tracks articles published on independent weblogs. It has an upvoting system and a commenting system, similar to Reddit.What’s even better, though, is the collection of RSS…

· 5mo ago

Ghostty https://initialcharge.net/2026/04/ghostty/

Ghostty

From the app’s webpage: Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration. I started testing Ghostty on my work machine l…

· 5mo ago

Brave Origin Nightly https://initialcharge.net/2026/04/brave-origin-nightly/

· 5mo ago

Framework Next Gen Event https://initialcharge.net/2026/04/framework-next-gen/

Framework Next Gen Event

Framework held an event earlier this week to announce a handful of new products. I watched the event live while I was working and then jumped through to rewatch portions of it again later in the da…

· 5mo ago

Framework Event on April 21 https://initialcharge.net/2026/04/framework-event-april-21/

Framework Event on April 21

Nirav Patel: No matter how inevitable the AI-takes-all scenario may sound, as long as there is a person in the world who still wants to own their means of computation, we will be here to build the …

· 5mo ago

Immich for Apple TV https://initialcharge.net/2026/04/immich-apple-tv/

Immich for Apple TV

I fully switched to Immich as our photo backup system last year, but didn’t learn about this client app until a few days ago. It works well and will be installed on every Apple TV in our hous…

· 5mo ago

Azahar Core in RetroArch for iOS https://initialcharge.net/2026/04/azahar-retroarch-ios/

· 5mo ago

Apple Discontinues the Mac Pro With No Plans for Future Hardware https://initialcharge.net/2026/04/apple-discontinues-mac-pro/

Apple Discontinues the Mac Pro With No Plans for Future Hardware

Imagine an alternate reality where the Mac Pro became a system optimized for large amounts of internal storage. You could pop it open and there were six 3.5-inch SATA drive slots and a few M.2 NVMe…

· 6mo ago

Nirav Patel Compares the MacBook Neo and Framework 12 https://initialcharge.net/2026/03/nirav-patel-neo-framework-12/

Nirav Patel Compares the MacBook Neo and Framework 12

If I was looking for a laptop in the MacBook Neo’s price range, the Framework 12 would be what I was comparing it against. From a pricing standpoint, the Neo comes out on top, but the Framewo…

Zed https://initialcharge.net/2026/03/zed-text-editor/

· 6mo ago

· 7mo ago

Miniroll, a Blogroll Sharing Service https://initialcharge.net/2026/02/hannah-miniroll/

Miniroll, a Blogroll Sharing Service

From the service’s homepage: Create and manage your blogroll. Import from OPML, share publicly, embed on your site, and discover what others are reading. A cool project from Chris Hannah. You…

https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/podcaststats-mastodon-bit/

· 4mo ago

Podcast Stats Mastodon Bot