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As a software developer one of the things I have noticed that my peers are passionate about are their tools. There are always new tools. Fancier tools. Different tools. Sometimes the tools are generic. Sometimes the tool is a new package manager or programming language to use. While I have a set of tools I use and I love them, I am not nearly as passionate about my tools as I am about building software for non-software people. Some people are passionate about making guitars, and others are passionate about making music.

For the next few weeks I am following the B.A.A.’s recommended training schedule for my upcoming B.A.A. Half Marathon. That meant a long ten mile run on Sunday, a day off yesterday, and then somehow fitting in a five mile run on my normally packed Tuesday. Overall it was a rough morning for me.

Today is one of my favorite days of the year when Apple announces its new products. I have been following the rumor websites and many of the potential new products have already been leaked. However rumors are not always correct and sometimes do not tell the whole story. They are merely kindling for our curiosity.

While autumn does not technically begin until September 20th, in my mind it starts after Labor Day. After years of going to school I have come to associate September with new beginnings. This year the new beginning involves the departure of my manager at MAPC.

When Google Reader was popular I used to use it along with an app called Reeder for Mac that helped me keep track of my RSS feeds. I was recently excited to learn that Reeder 3 is now free. Given my increasing dissatisfaction with the updated Twitter, Facebook, and Apple News apps, I thought it would be worth trying again.