Troy Patterson (@troypatterson.me)

Weekly Review 202506 ## Post Update: Idea Board (Padlet Alternative) I’ve updated the last Weekly Review to include the examples of **Idea Board**. I’ve also added it to one of my Moodle sites so that I can start playing around with ideas. ## Josh Ritter I Believe in You, My Honeydew is now available. My copy arrived last night. I listened to it on the way into work this morning. Solid album. I strongly encourage supporting local artists. There are tons of really great artists out there. Go see a show. Buy an album if you can. ## novelWriter I’m checking out novelWriter. It seems to be similar to Scrivner, but open-source. There is nothing wrong with supporting good, commercial software. I have purchased Scrivner, though I don’t use it much. It was worth the price. I also believe in open-source software. This may work out well for you. ## iOS 26, Mac OS 26 I’ve updated to the newest OS for all of my devices. I have to say that much of the interface looks a bit “fuzzy” to me. That is, the icons and text are just not a clear and crisp as they use to be. I do kind of like the visual structures (rounded rectangles), but the clarity thing is bothersome. Naturally, my main iMac decided to go into convulsions. It seems that when I update the iMac, I need to unplug the external drives that are attached. Of course, I forget this until there is an issue. While simply unplugging the drives usually returns the update process activity, this time I had to invoke the DFU process. This means dragging another Mac to put next to the iMac, connecting them up with a USB-C cord and following very specific instructions. Fortunately, all is well. Middle School Matters was recorded and published on time. ## Our Past, Their Future It’s long been a question to be answered in my educational career, > Are we preparing kids for our past or their future? That question has been persistent for me. This has come up again as the discussion around phones and screens is one of the hot topics. It’s something that I’ll be continuing to think about and discuss. Share this post on social media. Print 🖨 PDF 📄 eBook 📱 ### Share this: * Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon * Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn * Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket * Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email * Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit * More * * Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp * Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram * Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor * Click to print (Opens in new window) Print * https://troypatterson.me/2025/09/22/weekly-review-202506/