Jessica Journals

Welcome!

Hello! I'm Jessica, and welcome to Jessica Journals, to my little home on the internet! A cartoon image, from the shoulders up, of a curly brown haired white woman wearing glasses, a purple top, and gray dungarees. Behind are large stripes in black, gray, white and purple, with faint stars.

This is a website where I write about various interests of mine, mostly involving various aspects of techonology including self hosting, productivity and applications.

However, I have recently expanded to include more interests of mine, taking note from the resurgence of websites inspired by those from the 1990s and 2000s, the era I began participating online.

The content has been organised into a series of rooms, as if this website were a house. You can click on “Rooms” in the navigation bar above to find out more about the rooms and what is inside of them. Posts can also be navigated through the “Tags” page if you prefer instead, or by clicking on “Posts” which lists all the posts chronologically, both also found in the navigation bar. Lastly, “Recent Changes” of the last ten updated posts has been listed below.

Recent Posts:

How I Swap Between Mac and Windows

Although I have written about Macs so far, I do also have a Windows computer. I built it after becoming frustrated with the lack of gaming options on Macs, as while they have grown considerably in the past few years, many are still Windows exclusives. However, while I am pleased with my decision to have a more work/study focused Mac and a more recreational Windows, challenges are presented in using and swapping between them.

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Tags: Hardware Setup Mac Windows

Replacing Day One

The benefits of journaling have long been espoused, and as I decided to take greater care of my mental health, I decided to take up journaling. However, being conscious of the environment and wanting to save on costs in the long term, I wanted to keep it digital.

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Tags: Applications Setup Mental Health

Music Organisation

Without ageing myself too much here, I vividly remember receiving my first music CD and CD player, and while overtime I have grown a sizeable collection, I exclusively listen to music via devices such as my phone and computer, and have done for many years now.

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Tags: Applications Setup Music Self Hosting Mac Android

How I Study

Having been a student for many years, I have become attached to certain products to assist in my workflow. Here is a list of various applications I use to assist me, as well as how I use them. I also discuss which pieces of software I previously used, and why I moved on from them.

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Tags: Applications Productivity

Getting Here Mentally

When I tell people I have depression and anxiety, I always seem to want to state how long I’ve been unwell, and it’s an answer I’m unsure of. On the one hand, I would argue it has been gradual, so gradual it is hard to know when it got to the point of being a problem and needing to seek help. On the other hand, there are certain events in my life which I can point to as when things became worse or took a turn. It’s probably a combination of both.

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Tags: Mental Health Personal