{"id":1491,"date":"2020-10-08T12:46:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T16:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2020-10-08T13:00:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T17:00:13","slug":"technically-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/?p=1491","title":{"rendered":"Technically speaking&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the event that you are not aware, I have a technical blog where I share many of my tech projects, investigative blogs, and otherwise too tech for here posts.  Here is the address: <a href=\"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/techparadise\/\">Technical Paradise<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, somethings that I do that some may find odd is: All of my devices all have the same background photo.  I used to use my own photography but recently, I just find cool wallpaper on the web and use it.  But, it goes further than that.  I also have the same icons (or lack thereof) on the desktop no matter the OS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Desktop-1-1200x675.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1492\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Desktop-1-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Desktop-1-744x419.png 744w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Desktop-1-420x236.png 420w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Desktop-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Desktop-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Desktop-1-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>iMac Desktop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Desktop-1-1200x750.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1493\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Desktop-1-1200x750.png 1200w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Desktop-1-744x465.png 744w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Desktop-1-420x263.png 420w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Desktop-1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Desktop-1-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Desktop-1-2048x1280.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>MacBook Pro Desktop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some differences in the applications on the dock as not everything I have on the iMac will run effectively on a laptop.  But essentially, it is the same.  Check out my mission control.  All of the same main apps are running, the same backgrounds on the different spaces and are in the same order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Mission-Control-2-1200x675.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1494\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Mission-Control-2-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Mission-Control-2-744x419.png 744w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Mission-Control-2-420x236.png 420w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Mission-Control-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Mission-Control-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-Mission-Control-2-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>iMac Mission Control<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Mission-Control-2-1200x750.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1495\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Mission-Control-2-1200x750.png 1200w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Mission-Control-2-744x465.png 744w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Mission-Control-2-420x263.png 420w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Mission-Control-2-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Mission-Control-2-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBookPro-Mission-Control-2-2048x1280.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>MacBook Pro Mission Control<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are my Windows 10 Desktops&#8230; Am I boring or OCD?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gaming-PC-Desktop-1200x675.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1496\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gaming-PC-Desktop-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gaming-PC-Desktop-744x419.png 744w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gaming-PC-Desktop-420x236.png 420w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gaming-PC-Desktop-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gaming-PC-Desktop-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Gaming-PC-Desktop.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Gaming PC Desktop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dell-Desktop-1200x675.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1497\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dell-Desktop-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dell-Desktop-744x418.png 744w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dell-Desktop-420x236.png 420w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dell-Desktop-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Dell-Desktop.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Dell Laptop Desktop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The only differences here is that the gaming desktop has an additional icon on the taskbar for MSI Afterburner for GPU overclocking and the Dell laptop has the battery icon in the system tray.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have Windows 10 running in BootCamp on both of my Apple Macs.  I have my reasons, but the desktops look just like these above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-1200x675.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1500\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-744x419.png 744w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-420x236.png 420w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iMac-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>iMac Windows 10 Desktop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBook-PRO-1200x750.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1498\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBook-PRO-1200x750.png 1200w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBook-PRO-744x465.png 744w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBook-PRO-420x263.png 420w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBook-PRO-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBook-PRO-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MacBook-PRO-2048x1280.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>MacBook Pro Windows 10 Desktop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, the only real difference here is the battery icon in the system tray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t often use my Windows installs on my Apple Macs, but they do come in handy from time-to-time.  It&#8217;s funny, but I have more Windows installs at home now than macOS installs, but I use macOS 10x more than my Windows installs.  I am more comfortable in macOS, but I acknowledge that Windows 10 isn&#8217;t all that bad&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Modernize Windows 10 with these FREE tweaks and tools!\" width=\"990\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GzqIzBn5WLA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Very useful Video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For my taskbar and my clock, I used tips from the above video to &#8220;modernize&#8221; Windows 10.  There are many useful tips in this video.  I use the same date and time format as my Macs because that is what I am used to seeing, but the clock app I used is highly customizable.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, there you go&#8230;. am I really OCD or like stability?  Am I the only one who does this?  Donno. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just for good measure &#8230; &#8230; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2124-1200x2597.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1505\" width=\"300\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2124-1200x2597.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2124-744x1610.jpeg 744w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2124-420x909.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2124-768x1662.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2124-710x1536.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2124-946x2048.jpeg 946w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2124-97x210.jpeg 97w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2124-scaled.jpeg 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>iPhone &#8211; iOS 14<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iOS-1200x900.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1504\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iOS-1200x900.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iOS-744x558.jpeg 744w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iOS-420x315.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iOS-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iOS-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iOS-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iOS-210x158.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/iOS-1960x1470.jpeg 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>iPad &#8211; iPadOS 14<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/watchOS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1506\" width=\"184\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/watchOS.png 368w, https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/watchOS-173x210.png 173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><figcaption>Apple Watch &#8211; watchOS 7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the event that you are not aware, I have a technical blog where I share many of my tech projects, investigative blogs, and otherwise too tech for here posts.<a href=\"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/?p=1491\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Technically speaking&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,3,32,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogging","category-life","category-macos","category-windows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1491"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1507,"href":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1491\/revisions\/1507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}