Continuing my irregular schedule… Decades Many people, many smarter than me, are talking about “the decade” having just begun. I’m one of those people — yes those people — that likes to suggest (in the right company, at least) that Read more…
Yikes, it has been a while and I’m out of the habit. Just one topic today because it runs a bit long. I have more in reserve for next time so the wait will not be so long. Activity tracking Read more…
Beginning I found a workout app that claims to address all fitness levels and all goals (weight loss, strength, fitness). It also uses body-weight exercises so they can be done just about anywhere. I started! I took the fitness test. Read more…
Followup After waiting three weeks for a response from Apple I decided to take things into my own hands. I wiped my MacBook Pro again and installed High Sierra. Imagine my surprise when the iCloud bug was still there with Read more…
It’s a time to give thanks to those whom I have appreciated recently. Thanks When my current cheap sunglasses were getting difficult to see through due to the mirror coating wearing off, I decided to give up on cheap, less-than-$100 Read more…
Moan, moan, moan, I’m afraid. Require (in)attention Current model iPhones and iPads Pro have Apple’s face detection system, Face ID. This uses multiple sensors to “see” your face as a means of authentication. It’s pretty clever technology, but there’s an Read more…
This week I’m actually holding back additional topics for next week. Feast or famine, it seems. Proofreading If you’ve ever been responsible for proofreading your or someone else’s work, there’s a good chance you’ll know a trick or two — Read more…
OK, so I’ve decided the weekly thing isn’t going to work. Rather I shall seek to write when I can and publish when it’s worth reading. The nature of search I’ve known this for a while but it has recently Read more…
Late, again, and not what I had planned. Bugs I had two headings for this post, which I jotted down during the week. To my dismay, the second of those headings disappeared. Now, it was only a heading to prompt Read more…
Sleep tracking I’d previously tried sleep tracking with my Apple Watch but it didn’t go well due to two things. First, the charging regimen required in order to wear my Series 2 watch all night was challenging. Over several days Read more…