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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title>Pablo Morales</title><link>https://lifeofpablo.com/</link><description>About this Podcast This is a podcast called Pablo's Thoughts Podcast. I'm going to talk about various topics from the IndieWeb to technology,…</description><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" title="Pablo Morales" href="https://lifeofpablo.com/" /><itunes:author>Pablo Morales</itunes:author><itunes:summary>About this Podcast This is a podcast called Pablo's Thoughts Podcast. I'm going to talk about various topics from the IndieWeb to technology,…</itunes:summary><itunes:subtitle>About this Podcast This is a podcast called Pablo's Thoughts Podcast. I'm going to talk about various topics from the IndieWeb to technology,…</itunes:subtitle><itunes:keywords>Podcast</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:block>no</itunes:block><itunes:owner><itunes:email>pablo@lifeofpablo.com</itunes:email><itunes:name>Pablo Morales</itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:category text="Music" /><language>en</language><item><title>S1E4 - Showing Loved Ones Around</title><link>https://lifeofpablo.com/podcast/s1e4-showing-loved-ones-around</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:45:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lifeofpablo.com/podcast/s1e4-showing-loved-ones-around?1706597100</guid><dc:creator>Pablo Morales</dc:creator><description>Today's episode talks about making a friend on a bus.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="measure center"> <p><img src="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-4/IMG_4092.jpeg" alt="Rami & Pablo at Golden Gate Bridge" title="Rami & Pablo at Golden Gate Bridge" /><br />Rami & Pablo at Golden Gate Bridge</p> </div> <h3 id="episode-4">Episode 4</h3> <p>Today's episode talks about becoming comfortable where I live and showing friends near where I live.</p> <p>[audio <a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-4/s1e4-showing-loved-ones-around.mp3]">https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-4/s1e4-showing-loved-ones-around.mp3]</a></p> <p><a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-4/s1e4-showing-loved-ones-around.mp3">Download this episode</a></p> <h3 id="transcript">Transcript</h3> <p>Welcome to Pablo’s Thoughts Podcast hosted by me, Pablo Morales. This is a podcast where I share the things that are interesting to me such as technology, blogging, the IndieWeb and more.</p> <p>Thanks for tuning into the fourth episode of the podcast! Today's episode talks about becoming comfortable where I live and showing friends near where I live.</p> <p>I've been living in California for three years now. In these three years, I've covered a lot of ground on places visited in the state. I've been as far north as Chico to as far south as San Diego. I live in Sacramento, which is in Northern California. I'm close to Napa, you know? Wine country, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, snowboarding, the mountains, hiking and lots of agriculture not too far from me. Wandering around has been beneficial for me but it has also prepared me to show friends and family the area where I live.</p> <p>It's also noted I am no expert on the region. And much less the State of California. Simply, that "I'm new here!" feeling is slowly going away. I can confidently show visitors where they should go.</p> <p>I live in Downtown Sacramento and I would consider myself comfortable with knowing places and activities near and around the Sacramento area. I also <a href="https://lifeofpablo.com/blog/train-rides-and-trader-joes">travel/go to San Francisco</a> all the time. I feel that I know the city pretty well enough to wander off to different places. I'm not a native but I feel comfortable knowing where I can get from point A to point B. I'm very fortunate to have friends in San Francisco who encourage me to visit all the time.</p> <p>Here's an example:<br />I'm showing my colleagues' brother, Rami around Northern California since he's visiting from Lebanon. Such a cool down to earth guy! He is eager to make the best of it while staying in Sacramento. We've done so many outdoor activities. We've gone to the mountains or we've gone hiking on a trail. We've been all around the San Francisco Bay area. I feel comfortable and confident walking around in San Francisco and planning out our days here. It's been a blast making sure he feels at home. I've felt that I've been a good tour guide. We're both dudes who are young and like to have fun. So we like to go out! We like to hit concerts and go to the club to catch a drink. He's never had Mexican food, so I took him to a delicious place in the Mission District. (Later, I took him to a couple places in Sacramento.) That makes it easy to keep our minds open and try new experiences.</p> <p>When friends and family come to visit, I don't mind doing all the touristy things again especially when friends or family come to visit. It's good to revisit them. I get to help people experience the city the way I did or at least provide that feeling of novelty. We're here for a good time and not a long boring life.</p> <h3 id="questions-or-comments">Questions or Comments</h3> <p>If you have any questions, or comments on this episode, please email me at <a href="mailto:podcast@lifeofpablo.com">podcast@lifeofpablo.com</a> or send a webmention to the podcast episode page on my website. Thanks for tuning in!</p>]]></content:encoded><enclosure url="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-4/s1e4-showing-loved-ones-around.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:duration>00:03:34</itunes:duration><itunes:subtitle>Today's episode talks about making a friend on a bus.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<div class="measure center"> <p><img src="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-4/IMG_4092.jpeg" alt="Rami & Pablo at Golden Gate Bridge" title="Rami & Pablo at Golden Gate Bridge" /><br />Rami & Pablo at Golden Gate Bridge</p> </div> <h3 id="episode-4">Episode 4</h3> <p>Today's episode talks about becoming comfortable where I live and showing friends near where I live.</p> <p>[audio <a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-4/s1e4-showing-loved-ones-around.mp3]">https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-4/s1e4-showing-loved-ones-around.mp3]</a></p> <p><a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-4/s1e4-showing-loved-ones-around.mp3">Download this episode</a></p> <h3 id="transcript">Transcript</h3> <p>Welcome to Pablo’s Thoughts Podcast hosted by me, Pablo Morales. This is a podcast where I share the things that are interesting to me such as technology, blogging, the IndieWeb and more.</p> <p>Thanks for tuning into the fourth episode of the podcast! Today's episode talks about becoming comfortable where I live and showing friends near where I live.</p> <p>I've been living in California for three years now. In these three years, I've covered a lot of ground on places visited in the state. I've been as far north as Chico to as far south as San Diego. I live in Sacramento, which is in Northern California. I'm close to Napa, you know? Wine country, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, snowboarding, the mountains, hiking and lots of agriculture not too far from me. Wandering around has been beneficial for me but it has also prepared me to show friends and family the area where I live.</p> <p>It's also noted I am no expert on the region. And much less the State of California. Simply, that "I'm new here!" feeling is slowly going away. I can confidently show visitors where they should go.</p> <p>I live in Downtown Sacramento and I would consider myself comfortable with knowing places and activities near and around the Sacramento area. I also <a href="https://lifeofpablo.com/blog/train-rides-and-trader-joes">travel/go to San Francisco</a> all the time. I feel that I know the city pretty well enough to wander off to different places. I'm not a native but I feel comfortable knowing where I can get from point A to point B. I'm very fortunate to have friends in San Francisco who encourage me to visit all the time.</p> <p>Here's an example:<br />I'm showing my colleagues' brother, Rami around Northern California since he's visiting from Lebanon. Such a cool down to earth guy! He is eager to make the best of it while staying in Sacramento. We've done so many outdoor activities. We've gone to the mountains or we've gone hiking on a trail. We've been all around the San Francisco Bay area. I feel comfortable and confident walking around in San Francisco and planning out our days here. It's been a blast making sure he feels at home. I've felt that I've been a good tour guide. We're both dudes who are young and like to have fun. So we like to go out! We like to hit concerts and go to the club to catch a drink. He's never had Mexican food, so I took him to a delicious place in the Mission District. (Later, I took him to a couple places in Sacramento.) That makes it easy to keep our minds open and try new experiences.</p> <p>When friends and family come to visit, I don't mind doing all the touristy things again especially when friends or family come to visit. It's good to revisit them. I get to help people experience the city the way I did or at least provide that feeling of novelty. We're here for a good time and not a long boring life.</p> <h3 id="questions-or-comments">Questions or Comments</h3> <p>If you have any questions, or comments on this episode, please email me at <a href="mailto:podcast@lifeofpablo.com">podcast@lifeofpablo.com</a> or send a webmention to the podcast episode page on my website. Thanks for tuning in!</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>Podcast, San Francisco, friendship, International, showing loved ones around</itunes:keywords><itunes:author>Pablo Morales</itunes:author></item><item><title>S1E3 - The Friend I Made on the Bus</title><link>https://lifeofpablo.com/podcast/s1e3-friend-on-bus</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lifeofpablo.com/podcast/s1e3-friend-on-bus?1703214000</guid><dc:creator>Pablo Morales</dc:creator><description>Today's episode talks about making a friend on a bus.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 id="episode-3">Episode 3</h3> <p>Today's episode talks about making a friend on a bus.</p> <p>[audio <a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-3/s1s3-friend-on-the-bus.mp3]">https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-3/s1s3-friend-on-the-bus.mp3]</a></p> <p><a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-3/s1s3-friend-on-the-bus.mp3">Download this episode</a></p> <h3 id="transcript">Transcript</h3> <p>I was browsing the web and I happened to stumble upon this <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CwtXlnmpkEQ">Instagram post</a>. It was a screenshot of a tweet OP posted about two girls on a cruise who became best friends for the day. One of the girls was looking for her best friend that day.</p> <p>Here is what the post said, if you don't want to open an Instagram link. The post also has the picture of two girls on the cruise sitting next to each other.</p> <blockquote> <p>in Hawaii in 2006. We were basically best friends for that night so I need y'all to help me find my bestfriend because I miss her and I need to see how she's doing now. Please retweet this so we can be reunited.</p></blockquote> <p>This helped me unlock a memory of an experience I had as a young kid. I remember my family and I took the Greyhound bus back from Mexico all the way to Nebraska. This was in the early 2000s. Let me tell you. When you're six or seven on a bus from Southern Mexico to Nebraska, you feel like dying, died, and forgot you died on a 48+ hour (or however long) ride. Maybe I'm being dramatic. It wasn't a pleasant ride, at least most of it.</p> <p>I remember when the bus made a stop somewhere in Texas possibly in Austin or Dallas. I remember I was already having a bad time since I've been on a bus for an extended amount of time. Then some kid around my age got on the bus with his family. I gave him the nod to acknowledge him. He happened to sit near us. An hour or so had passed and I was curious and was desperate to talk to someone who wasn't in my family. So I said hello to the kid. I don't regret doing so.</p> <p>When I said hello, right off the bat we hit it off. We were talking about a bunch of nerd stuff that kids our age were interested in.. I remember bringing up our computers and we lost our minds. I was telling him about the iMac G3s I would use at school or how my friend built a small website on his computer. He would tell me about things he'd create on Kid Pix. We also talked about our favorite TV shows, our hobbies, and upbringings. We shared stories. This kid was super cool! I hope he thought I was cool too. We had a grand old time.</p> <p>At some point, he and his family had to get off to their transfer point or it was their final destination. We said our goodbyes. Then I waved at him, he waved back when he was on the ground. It was a very warm and sad moment to say goodbye to my best friend of that day.</p> <p>I unfortunately don't remember his name and I doubt he remembers mine. At that time, it wasn't common for young kids to have a cell phone. We didn't exchange numbers or email. I think about this often. I wish I could find out where he is and if he is doing well. Who knows what paths we've taken? Have we crossed paths and not known it? I hope we get to meet someday and this post comes across him and we could reconnect.</p> <p>If you're out there man, say hello!</p> <p>Do you have a story similar to this? I'd love to hear from you.</p> <h3 id="questions-or-comments">Questions or Comments</h3> <p>If you have any questions, or comments on this episode, please email me at <a href="mailto:podcast@lifeofpablo.com">podcast@lifeofpablo.com</a> or send a webmention to the podcast episode page on my website. Thanks for tuning in!</p>]]></content:encoded><enclosure url="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-3/s1s3-friend-on-the-bus.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:duration>00:05:16</itunes:duration><itunes:subtitle>Today's episode talks about making a friend on a bus.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<h3 id="episode-3">Episode 3</h3> <p>Today's episode talks about making a friend on a bus.</p> <p>[audio <a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-3/s1s3-friend-on-the-bus.mp3]">https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-3/s1s3-friend-on-the-bus.mp3]</a></p> <p><a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-3/s1s3-friend-on-the-bus.mp3">Download this episode</a></p> <h3 id="transcript">Transcript</h3> <p>I was browsing the web and I happened to stumble upon this <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CwtXlnmpkEQ">Instagram post</a>. It was a screenshot of a tweet OP posted about two girls on a cruise who became best friends for the day. One of the girls was looking for her best friend that day.</p> <p>Here is what the post said, if you don't want to open an Instagram link. The post also has the picture of two girls on the cruise sitting next to each other.</p> <blockquote> <p>in Hawaii in 2006. We were basically best friends for that night so I need y'all to help me find my bestfriend because I miss her and I need to see how she's doing now. Please retweet this so we can be reunited.</p></blockquote> <p>This helped me unlock a memory of an experience I had as a young kid. I remember my family and I took the Greyhound bus back from Mexico all the way to Nebraska. This was in the early 2000s. Let me tell you. When you're six or seven on a bus from Southern Mexico to Nebraska, you feel like dying, died, and forgot you died on a 48+ hour (or however long) ride. Maybe I'm being dramatic. It wasn't a pleasant ride, at least most of it.</p> <p>I remember when the bus made a stop somewhere in Texas possibly in Austin or Dallas. I remember I was already having a bad time since I've been on a bus for an extended amount of time. Then some kid around my age got on the bus with his family. I gave him the nod to acknowledge him. He happened to sit near us. An hour or so had passed and I was curious and was desperate to talk to someone who wasn't in my family. So I said hello to the kid. I don't regret doing so.</p> <p>When I said hello, right off the bat we hit it off. We were talking about a bunch of nerd stuff that kids our age were interested in.. I remember bringing up our computers and we lost our minds. I was telling him about the iMac G3s I would use at school or how my friend built a small website on his computer. He would tell me about things he'd create on Kid Pix. We also talked about our favorite TV shows, our hobbies, and upbringings. We shared stories. This kid was super cool! I hope he thought I was cool too. We had a grand old time.</p> <p>At some point, he and his family had to get off to their transfer point or it was their final destination. We said our goodbyes. Then I waved at him, he waved back when he was on the ground. It was a very warm and sad moment to say goodbye to my best friend of that day.</p> <p>I unfortunately don't remember his name and I doubt he remembers mine. At that time, it wasn't common for young kids to have a cell phone. We didn't exchange numbers or email. I think about this often. I wish I could find out where he is and if he is doing well. Who knows what paths we've taken? Have we crossed paths and not known it? I hope we get to meet someday and this post comes across him and we could reconnect.</p> <p>If you're out there man, say hello!</p> <p>Do you have a story similar to this? I'd love to hear from you.</p> <h3 id="questions-or-comments">Questions or Comments</h3> <p>If you have any questions, or comments on this episode, please email me at <a href="mailto:podcast@lifeofpablo.com">podcast@lifeofpablo.com</a> or send a webmention to the podcast episode page on my website. Thanks for tuning in!</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>Podcast, Bus Ride, 2000s, traveling, friendship</itunes:keywords><itunes:author>Pablo Morales</itunes:author></item><item><title>S1E2 - Firefox</title><link>https://lifeofpablo.com/podcast/s1e2-firefox</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2023 00:34:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lifeofpablo.com/podcast/s1e2-firefox?1701592440</guid><dc:creator>Pablo Morales</dc:creator><description>Today's episode talks about Mozilla Firefox and my experience of using it for the last 20 years and why I like the browser.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 id="episode-2">Episode 2</h2> <p>Today's episode talks about Mozilla Firefox and my experience of using it for the last 20 years and why I like the browser.</p> <p>[audio <a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-2/firefox.mp3]">https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-2/firefox.mp3]</a></p> <p><a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-2/firefox.mp3">Download this episode</a></p> <h2 id="transcript">Transcript</h2> <p>Welcome to Pablo’s Thoughts Podcast hosted by me, Pablo Morales. This is a podcast where I share the things that are interesting to me such as technology, blogging, the IndieWeb and more.</p> <p>Thanks for tuning into the second episode of the podcast! In today's episode, I dive into a tool that most of us use daily – our web browser. It's our window to the digital world. We’re all guilty of having so many tabs open that you wonder why your computer hasn’t crashed yet. If you know, you know? This could be an episode in itself. Anyway moving on…</p> <p>Let’s dive into an internet browser that has been making waves since its inception, none other than <a href="https://firefox.com">Mozilla's Firefox</a>.</p> <p>The earliest concept of Mozilla’s browser, Firefox, had been around since the late 1990s and early 2000s. It’s gone through so many changes. We’re currently on version 120 at the time of this recording. This browser offers so many features and it is easy to use.</p> <p>I want to talk about how long I’ve used it and why I use it.</p> <p>So I’ve been a Firefox user since I was a little kid using Windows XP. It’s been my browser of choice for two decades. I would consider myself a die-hard Firefox user. The first time I heard of it was Reading CNET’s <a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/mozilla-releases-firefox-1-0/">Mozilla releases Firefox 1.0</a>. I actually remember the moment when I installed it on the family desktop. I thought it was the best day ever installing version 1.0 of Firefox. I recently researched the list of features and performed an image searched screenshots of the early days of the browser and what it what it has to offer today. Man, so much nostalgia.</p> <p>I think many people are tired of Internet Explorer for various reasons such as the lack of web standards. Many sites were coded where they only seem to function correctly by using Internet Explorer. It hurts to think about those times. In modern times, Google Chrome has been doing the same thing.</p> <p>That’s where Firefox came in to help to fix many of the problems of Internet Explorer..</p> <p>I will admit there were dark times with Firefox. At one point it was bloated and not very fast. It wasn’t pleasant for your computer resources to spike in usage and making the experience unpleasant on your entire environment.. I’m really happy they fixed many of these issues. I’m super happy Mozilla redeveloped Firefox’s engine to Quantum.</p> <p>My two cents on using other browsers are the following. I prefer to not utilize Google Chrome unless absolutely required. Safari is okay.</p> <p>Here are some moments I had with Firefox, these are the ones that I recently remembered. I remember extensions that would enable the use of the Internet Explorer engine right in Firefox and allow ActiveX plugins in firefox. Now looking back, man that was so cool but such a security risk at the time.</p> <p>One of my favorite projects related to Firefox was <a href="https://www.mozillalabs.com/en-US/prism/index.html">Prism</a> from Mozilla Labs. I’m going to read this description form Mozilla Labs:</p> <blockquote> <p>Prism is designed to create a better environment for running your favorite web-based applications. Much of what we used to accomplish using an application running locally on our computers is moving into the web browser. Thanks to advances in web technology, these apps are increasingly powerful and usable. As a result, applications like Gmail, Facebook and Google Docs are soaring in popularity.</p></blockquote> <p>Basically running certain websites as a desktop application. I used to manage the home router portal using Prism. I thought it was the coolest thing ever.</p> <p>Let me share some of my favorite features of Firefox in no particular order:</p> <h2 id="firefox-browser-sync">Firefox Browser Sync</h2> <p>I use [Firefox browser sync] along with my Firefox account to sync my tabs and history between my desktop/laptop devices and my mobile devices. It’s pretty nice that I can rely on my tabs and pick off where I left on my my laptop to my phone and vice versa. It’s nice being able to send tabs to my devices as well. I know this is standard in popular browsers.</p> <h2 id="picture-in-picture">Picture in Picture</h2> <p>Firefox’s Picture in Picture or PIP for short. I love being able to watch a Youtube video or watching a live feed in a pop-out. It comes in handy when I want to compare different videos at one time.</p> <h2 id="fingerprint-blocking">Fingerprint Blocking</h2> <p>Fingerprinting is another method of online tracking that’s more invasive than ordinary cookie-based tracking.</p> <p>I am looking forward to seeing what Mozilla does with Firefox for user privacy around the web.</p> <h2 id="questions-or-comments">Questions or Comments</h2> <p>If you have any questions, or comments on this episode, please email me at <a href="mailto:podcast@lifeofpablo.com">podcast@lifeofpablo.com</a> or send a webmention to the podcast page on my website.</p>]]></content:encoded><enclosure url="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-2/firefox.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:duration>00:11:08</itunes:duration><itunes:subtitle>Today's episode talks about Mozilla Firefox and my experience of using it for the last 20 years and why I like the browser.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<h2 id="episode-2">Episode 2</h2> <p>Today's episode talks about Mozilla Firefox and my experience of using it for the last 20 years and why I like the browser.</p> <p>[audio <a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-2/firefox.mp3]">https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-2/firefox.mp3]</a></p> <p><a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/season1/episode-2/firefox.mp3">Download this episode</a></p> <h2 id="transcript">Transcript</h2> <p>Welcome to Pablo’s Thoughts Podcast hosted by me, Pablo Morales. This is a podcast where I share the things that are interesting to me such as technology, blogging, the IndieWeb and more.</p> <p>Thanks for tuning into the second episode of the podcast! In today's episode, I dive into a tool that most of us use daily – our web browser. It's our window to the digital world. We’re all guilty of having so many tabs open that you wonder why your computer hasn’t crashed yet. If you know, you know? This could be an episode in itself. Anyway moving on…</p> <p>Let’s dive into an internet browser that has been making waves since its inception, none other than <a href="https://firefox.com">Mozilla's Firefox</a>.</p> <p>The earliest concept of Mozilla’s browser, Firefox, had been around since the late 1990s and early 2000s. It’s gone through so many changes. We’re currently on version 120 at the time of this recording. This browser offers so many features and it is easy to use.</p> <p>I want to talk about how long I’ve used it and why I use it.</p> <p>So I’ve been a Firefox user since I was a little kid using Windows XP. It’s been my browser of choice for two decades. I would consider myself a die-hard Firefox user. The first time I heard of it was Reading CNET’s <a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/mozilla-releases-firefox-1-0/">Mozilla releases Firefox 1.0</a>. I actually remember the moment when I installed it on the family desktop. I thought it was the best day ever installing version 1.0 of Firefox. I recently researched the list of features and performed an image searched screenshots of the early days of the browser and what it what it has to offer today. Man, so much nostalgia.</p> <p>I think many people are tired of Internet Explorer for various reasons such as the lack of web standards. Many sites were coded where they only seem to function correctly by using Internet Explorer. It hurts to think about those times. In modern times, Google Chrome has been doing the same thing.</p> <p>That’s where Firefox came in to help to fix many of the problems of Internet Explorer..</p> <p>I will admit there were dark times with Firefox. At one point it was bloated and not very fast. It wasn’t pleasant for your computer resources to spike in usage and making the experience unpleasant on your entire environment.. I’m really happy they fixed many of these issues. I’m super happy Mozilla redeveloped Firefox’s engine to Quantum.</p> <p>My two cents on using other browsers are the following. I prefer to not utilize Google Chrome unless absolutely required. Safari is okay.</p> <p>Here are some moments I had with Firefox, these are the ones that I recently remembered. I remember extensions that would enable the use of the Internet Explorer engine right in Firefox and allow ActiveX plugins in firefox. Now looking back, man that was so cool but such a security risk at the time.</p> <p>One of my favorite projects related to Firefox was <a href="https://www.mozillalabs.com/en-US/prism/index.html">Prism</a> from Mozilla Labs. I’m going to read this description form Mozilla Labs:</p> <blockquote> <p>Prism is designed to create a better environment for running your favorite web-based applications. Much of what we used to accomplish using an application running locally on our computers is moving into the web browser. Thanks to advances in web technology, these apps are increasingly powerful and usable. As a result, applications like Gmail, Facebook and Google Docs are soaring in popularity.</p></blockquote> <p>Basically running certain websites as a desktop application. I used to manage the home router portal using Prism. I thought it was the coolest thing ever.</p> <p>Let me share some of my favorite features of Firefox in no particular order:</p> <h2 id="firefox-browser-sync">Firefox Browser Sync</h2> <p>I use [Firefox browser sync] along with my Firefox account to sync my tabs and history between my desktop/laptop devices and my mobile devices. It’s pretty nice that I can rely on my tabs and pick off where I left on my my laptop to my phone and vice versa. It’s nice being able to send tabs to my devices as well. I know this is standard in popular browsers.</p> <h2 id="picture-in-picture">Picture in Picture</h2> <p>Firefox’s Picture in Picture or PIP for short. I love being able to watch a Youtube video or watching a live feed in a pop-out. It comes in handy when I want to compare different videos at one time.</p> <h2 id="fingerprint-blocking">Fingerprint Blocking</h2> <p>Fingerprinting is another method of online tracking that’s more invasive than ordinary cookie-based tracking.</p> <p>I am looking forward to seeing what Mozilla does with Firefox for user privacy around the web.</p> <h2 id="questions-or-comments">Questions or Comments</h2> <p>If you have any questions, or comments on this episode, please email me at <a href="mailto:podcast@lifeofpablo.com">podcast@lifeofpablo.com</a> or send a webmention to the podcast page on my website.</p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>Podcast, Firefox, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla, history, internet browsers</itunes:keywords><itunes:author>Pablo Morales</itunes:author></item><item><title>S1E1 - Blogging to Express Myself</title><link>https://lifeofpablo.com/podcast/episode-1-blogging-to-express-myself</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:34:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lifeofpablo.com/podcast/episode-1-blogging-to-express-myself?1700814840</guid><dc:creator>Pablo Morales</dc:creator><description>Episode 1 I talk about blogging and how I got into blogging and it is apart of my life now, [audio https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/episode-1/e…</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 id="episode-1">Episode 1</h2> <p>I talk about blogging and how I got into blogging and it is apart of my life now,</p> <p>[audio <a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/episode-1/episode1/episode-1-blogging.mp3]">https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/episode-1/episode1/episode-1-blogging.mp3]</a></p> <p><a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/episode-1/episode1/episode-1-blogging.mp3">Download this episode</a></p>]]></content:encoded><enclosure url="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/episode-1/episode1/episode-1-blogging.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:duration>00:05:52</itunes:duration><itunes:subtitle>Episode 1 I talk about blogging and how I got into blogging and it is apart of my life now, [audio https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/episode-1/e…</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[<h2 id="episode-1">Episode 1</h2> <p>I talk about blogging and how I got into blogging and it is apart of my life now,</p> <p>[audio <a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/episode-1/episode1/episode-1-blogging.mp3]">https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/episode-1/episode1/episode-1-blogging.mp3]</a></p> <p><a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/episode-1/episode1/episode-1-blogging.mp3">Download this episode</a></p>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>Podcast</itunes:keywords><itunes:author>Pablo Morales</itunes:author></item><item><title>Coming Soon: Pablo's Thoughts Podcast</title><link>https://lifeofpablo.com/podcast/coming-soon-pablos-thoughts-podcast</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 15:30:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">https://lifeofpablo.com/podcast/coming-soon-pablos-thoughts-podcast?1700782200</guid><dc:creator>Pablo Morales</dc:creator><description>Hey! If you're stumbling upon this, you're in for a treat! I'm making a podcast called Pablo's Thoughts Podcast. I'm going to talk about various…</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey! If you're stumbling upon this, you're in for a treat! I'm making a podcast called Pablo's Thoughts Podcast. I'm going to talk about various topics from the IndieWeb to technology and things that interest me!</p> <p>[audio <a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/coming-soon/coming-soon.mp3]">https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/coming-soon/coming-soon.mp3]</a></p> <p><a href="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/coming-soon/coming-soon.mp3">Download this episode</a></p>]]></content:encoded><enclosure url="https://static.lifeofpablo.com/podcast/coming-soon/coming-soon.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg" /><itunes:duration>00:10:00</itunes:duration><itunes:subtitle>Hey! If you're stumbling upon this, you're in for a treat! I'm making a podcast called Pablo's Thoughts Podcast. 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