Technology: One Month with the 2018 MacBook Pro (Core i9)
In January 2018, I wrote: In every other way, I don’t think the “pro” is appropriate. It’s a…
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Technology: My late-2013 MacBook Pro versus the 2018 MacBook Pro with Core i9 Chip
Finally, some stats are out. I was smart to purchase the fastest CPU Apple offered in Late, 2013…
My Bike: Every Modification and Farkle on my R1200GS Adventure
On 3/22 yours truly: “As far as the list of mods, I NEED to document this but it’s…
Technology: Parallels Desktop for Mac Ad-Ware
I went to launch Windows 10 and an advertisement popped up. I’ve written the company that I want…
Tech: Will I be getting an Apple HomePod?
tl;dr – Yes…eventually but not right now. —— Our use-case in the household is one Apple Fanboy and…
Technology/Rants: Developers need to stop lying in their ChangeLogs on the App Store
I blame an uneducated consumer who doesn’t fight back when developers abuse the change-notes. Fuelly has introduced advertisements…
My iOS Homescreen 2017
I haven’t done this in a few years although I am in the habit of taking SpringBoard screenshots…
Technology: My first Plus-Sized iPhone Model
3.5 —> 4 —> 4.7 —> 5.5 Apple has added 2” diagonally to my primary mobile computing device…
Technology: A Brief Reaction to Apple’s September 2017 Event
I’m going to briefly start by saying Apple’s decision to dedicate the theatre after Steve and in his…
Technology: Is this the first time I’ve disagreed with XKCD?
via XKCD: This actually reminds me of an argument I’ve had for a while that we’ve made the…
Technology: Still against Software Subscriptions
With all of the recent news about a rumor of 1Password going subscription for their applications, I wanted…
Technology: Ten Years of iPhone
Theres’ a lot to say about iPhone on its 10th anniversary. I’ve spent an hour today reading many…
Technology: Automatic Acquired by Sirius XM + Change to Mapbox
I didn’t update to the latest version of Automatic because I saw this: What’s New in Version 3.9.3…
Technology: My fundamental misunderstanding on why Apple has any competition in any sector
As I read Ben Thompson’s note about Apple’s China Problem, this line really stuck out: Naturally, WeChat works…
Technology: Apple and Developers really need to step up GPU support
2 Hour + video file in 4K (UHD) weighing in around 40 gigabytes. It’s taking Handbrake 12+ hours…
Technology: How to Clean the MacBook Pro Retina Fans
P5 Pentalobe Screwdriver + Compressed Air..EASY!
Technology: Apple HomeKit Deployment Plan (2017)
Apple’s HomeKit API is a system Apple owns, only works on Apple devices, requires an always-on iOS or…
Technology: My New Home Network Design (2017)
It’s 2017 and while there will be a collection of posts over the next few months of various…
Technology: Being there for iPhone’s Launch
The press coverage around iPhone’s 10th anniversary had me reminiscing and thinking that Apple has sold one billion…
Technology: Is the Birdi Smoke Detector System Vaporware?
I spent a few hours reading about smoke detectors in October. No two are alike and some just…