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How I use the Stream Deck as a non-streamer (because there are normal people who appreciate devices with fancy buttons, too). A thread:

My last profile is for Vivaldi, and it's just my most used sites, nothing spectacular to it.

How I use the Stream Deck as a non-streamer (because there are normal people who appreciate devices with fancy buttons, too). A thread:

On the second page, there's some fanciness. I have shortcuts for my preferred playlists. Creating this was a bit of a discovery, but it's basically shortcuts I created with the Shortcuts app, to open the albums, and then I right-click the shortcut and select "add to dock". This creates an app!

How I use the Stream Deck as a non-streamer (because there are normal people who appreciate devices with fancy buttons, too). A thread:

(cont.) - Buttons to control previous and next videos, play/pause, and volume. Those don't require window focus and it's honestly great.

How I use the Stream Deck as a non-streamer (because there are normal people who appreciate devices with fancy buttons, too). A thread:

On my Profiles folder, I have some other profiles I created to make my life easier (we will explore them).

How I use the Stream Deck as a non-streamer (because there are normal people who appreciate devices with fancy buttons, too). A thread:

The second page is not that interesting and I'm considering removing it. It has Some timers (that I never use) as well as brightness controls for the Stream Deck, and an option for Sleep.

How I use the Stream Deck as a non-streamer (because there are normal people who appreciate devices with fancy buttons, too). A thread:

On my Default Profile, I have the following shortcuts on the first page: - A folder for my apps - Another folder for my profiles - Weather forecast for my current city, as well as the forecast for the next days, and the forecast for my hometown - A shorcut for the emojis app on Mac

How I use the Stream Deck as a non-streamer (because there are normal people who appreciate devices with fancy buttons, too). A thread:

First of all, I want to cover the list of plugins and icon packs I have installed: I use the Apple Music and Weather plugins. The others are unused at the moment. The icon packs I got from the marketplace: Neon Grids, Anaglyph, Entypo+, Hexaza, Animated GIF Pack, and WaveLink.

How I use the Stream Deck as a non-streamer (because there are normal people who appreciate devices with fancy buttons, too). A thread:

(School chores, I'll continue the thread in a few hours.)

How I use the Stream Deck as a non-streamer (because there are normal people who appreciate devices with fancy buttons, too). A thread:

You configure the Stream Deck using the Stream Deck app, which has to be running all the time (the device doesn't have internal storage for the configured actions). This can be problematic in environments where software installation is not possible.

How I use the Stream Deck as a non-streamer (because there are normal people who appreciate devices with fancy buttons, too). A thread:

First of all, it was not easy to reason on spending this much money on a device that is focused on streamers. Today, a few weeks after getting it, I'm convinced it's relevant to me, but it's definitely something we can live without. Still, it's a nice to have and it makes your setup look good.

I keep checking the TRMNL and can't justify a 190 euros price tag. At this rate, I wonder, "Why not go with something like the Boox Palma?" TRMNL is a great product, but hopefully there's space for lower pricing.

It's unsettling how functional programming feels like rocket science to me. I wonder how long it takes for an individual to be highly effective and fast at delivering, and if it's worth using it instead of something like Golang. Go gets a lot of hate, but it got the "deliver quickly" just right.