Things I think about or just find and want to share. https://craigmcn.ca/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:11:49 +0000 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:11:49 +0000 Jekyll v3.10.0 The office didn't kill the phone call so much as expose what it was never good at. The real failure isn't Slack or email versus calling, it's how rarely any of them get used with any care. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/the-office-killed-the-quick-call.html https://craigmcn.ca/the-office-killed-the-quick-call.html technology productivity social media Opinion Thoughtful Thursday This week's instalment of Music Monday is You Can't Hurry Love. The 1966 The Supremes original and a 1982 cover by Phil Collins. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/you-cant-hurry-love.html https://craigmcn.ca/you-cant-hurry-love.html covers music video The Supremes Phil Collins People Music Monday We've built an entire etiquette rulebook around the phone call, from asking permission to text before you dial to policing speakerphone in public. None of it existed fifty years ago, and all of it adds friction to a tool that used to have none. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/the-new-rules-of-phone-etiquette.html https://craigmcn.ca/the-new-rules-of-phone-etiquette.html technology productivity social media Opinion Thoughtful Thursday This week's instalment of Music Monday is Blackbird. The 1968 The Beatles original and a 2002 cover by Sarah McLachlan. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/blackbird.html https://craigmcn.ca/blackbird.html covers music video The Beatles Sarah McLachlan People Music Monday Nobody answers the phone anymore, and it's not because we've gotten rude. It's because the phone still expects a live response in a world built entirely around asynchronous ones. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/why-nobody-answers-the-phone-anymore.html https://craigmcn.ca/why-nobody-answers-the-phone-anymore.html technology productivity social media Opinion Thoughtful Thursday This week's instalment of Music Monday is Hallelujah. The 1984 Leonard Cohen original and a 1994 cover by Jeff Buckley. Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/hallelujah.html https://craigmcn.ca/hallelujah.html covers music video Leonard Cohen Jeff Buckley People Music Monday BMW, Ring and every streaming service have converged on the same trick, charging you monthly for something you already own outright. Here's where the line actually is. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/you-already-paid-for-that.html https://craigmcn.ca/you-already-paid-for-that.html technology Opinion Thoughtful Thursday This week's instalment of Music Monday is Zombie. The 1994 The Cranberries original and a 2020 cover by Miley Cyrus. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/zombie.html https://craigmcn.ca/zombie.html covers music video The Cranberries Miley Cyrus People Music Monday Nobody at Fitbit decided to make their product annoying. They just built a system where annoying you made the numbers go up. That's enshittification, and it's coming for every app you pay for. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/apps-forgot-who-they-work-for.html https://craigmcn.ca/apps-forgot-who-they-work-for.html technology Opinion This week's instalment of Music Monday is Jolene. The 1974 Dolly Parton original and a 2021 cover by Lil Nas X. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/jolene.html https://craigmcn.ca/jolene.html covers music video Dolly Parton Lil Nas X People Music Monday