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 - 🎧 [Recent Music via Music](https://itunes.apple.com/profile/kylereddoch)
 - 📺 [Recent Watched via Trakt](https://trakt.tv/users/kylereddoch/history)
-- 📖 [Recent Books via GoodReads](https://www.goodreads.com/kylereddoch)
+- 📖 [Recent Books via BookWyrm](https://bookwyrm.social/user/kylewritescode)
 
-<div style="width: 100%; text-align: center;">Updated: March 2023</div>
+<div style="width: 100%; text-align: center;">Updated: June 2023</div>
 
 ## What's New?
 
-Finally getting around to updating y'all on what I have been doing. I have been pretty busy with work and life in general. I have been working few chages to my site here that are now live and you should be seeing. Let's see if you can spot them. 😃 I am also working on a new SwiftUI that will be available for both iOS, iPadOS, and Mac. I am pretty exicted about it. I will be sharing more information and updates about it on my [Mastodon](https://iosdev.space/@kylewritescode) account so be sure to follow me there.
+This update is a pretty big one as I have been busy with my personal life these past few months that I haven't updated this page unfortunately. With the craze of the migration off of Twitter and onto another social media platform, mostly Mastodon, I have had the privledge to become an admin of a server along with [Cliff Wade](https://allthingstech.social/@cliffwade). It has been a blast so far and I am enjoying it. We are a small server but we are growing. Our server is called [All Things Tech](https://allthingstech.social) and we are a server for tech enthusiasts but welcome all sorts of people. We are a safe space for everyone. We also setup up both a Wiki, Blog, and Discord for the community. You can find the Wiki [here](https://wiki.allthingstech.social), Blog [here](https://blog.allthingstech.social), and the Discord [here](https://chat.allthingstech.social).
 
-I have also been working on a revamp of my personal brand. I have been working on a couple of new logos/icons that I will be using across all of my social media accounts, etc. I am pretty excited about it. I will have a press kit available soon that will have these logos/icons. Be on the lookout here for that soon. I have also moved way from using About.me and am now using [Bento](https://bento.me/kylereddoch) for the place to list all my social accounts, etc. Check it out!
+As I use the Fediverse more and more, I find myself loving it that much more. I have started to look into the other services that are part of the Fediverse and are in the process of moving my more centralized social accounts to Fediverse accounts. Account like Goodreads (Bookwyrm), Instragm (Pixelfed), Reddit (Lemmy), and more. What happened in the Twitter debacle really opened my eyes to how centralized social media is and how much control they have over you and your data. I am not saying that the Fediverse is perfect, it has it's own issues, but it is a lot better than the centralized social media platforms.
 
 ### Apps I'm Using
 
-**[Ivory from Tapbots](https://tapbots.com/ivory/)** - Ever since I packed up and left Twitter behind, I have been having a blast on Mastodon. One thing I found out early though in the web interface leaves a lot to be desired. I hate it! I quickly started looking for apps that would allow me to use Mastodon on my iPhone. I found a few, and some of them are really good. I then found Ivory from Tapbots (you know, the makers of Tweetbot). I was a faithful user of Tweetbot so it just seemed right to download it. I have been using it for a few months now and I love it. It is a great app and I highly recommend it. There's even a Mac version of it too though right now it is in beta.
+**[Mona for Mastodon](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mona-for-mastodon/id1659154653)** - I have been using Mona for awhile now as my go to Mastodon client and I have been absolutely in love it with. It is a beautiful app with a lot of features and customizations. One of those customization that I really love is the ability to customize the theme of the app yourself. You can the most every aspect of the app to your liking. It even has the ability to share your theme with others. I created a AllThingsTech theme based on the colors of our logo for the server. You can find that [mon-cat://37a9](mon-cat://37a9). I highly recommend this app if you are looking for a Mastodon client.
 
-**[CouchPal](https://apple.co/3v4Az3Y)** - I came across this app on Mastodon and have fallen in love with it! Mostly in part because the developer has added the feature of logging into your Mastodon account/instance and allowing you to be able to automatically post your watch history to your Mastodon account. Trakt currently doesn't have that, yet they are working on implementing this but I am impatient. CouchPal is also a wonderfully designed app and I am also working with the developer on polishing up and adding features to the app. You should give the app a try. There's also a TestFlight beta if you want to join. You can find that [here](https://testflight.apple.com/join/3EZSoiKU).
+**[Book Tracker](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1491660771)** - I am trying to get myself back into reading more and I have been using Book Tracker to help me track my reading. It is developed by indie developers so of course I back it! It is privacy focused and doesn't take any of your data like say Goodreads does. I use this app along with Bookwyrm (for the social aspect) to keep track of my reading and hoping to get back into reading more. Definitely check this app out if you are looking for a privacy focused book tracker.
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+**[Waterllama](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1454778585)** - I have been off and on with tracking my water intake and have been using Waterminder for the longest time. I have been wanting to move away from it for awhile now and I finally found an app that I finally like. Interestingly though, the app was shown to me by my oldest daughter. Once I saw the app I feel in love. Waterllama is a beautfil app that is simple to use and has a great widget. I have been using it for a few weeks now and I am loving it. I highly recommend this app if you are looking for a water tracking app.
 
 I think that sum's it up for this update of What I'm Up To Right Now. Until next time, cheers 🍻.