Memorial Day
I usually wind up writing a blog post on Memorial Day, even if it’s just a short one, since Memorial Day is kind of an enforced holiday for me. The […]
May 2016
Spoiler Alert
When I was a kid, the thought that, someday, plot developments in Marvel and DC comics would be discussed in the New York Times would have seemed completely ludicrous. Yet […]
Office 365 Home
Some time ago, I broke down and paid for an Office 365 Home subscription. I paid for my first year with a card I bought from eBay, and my second […]
too many (digital) comics
I’ve been trying to be careful about buying too many comics from Comixology and via Humble bundles lately, but it hasn’t been easy. At this point, I have enough digital […]
To Write Better Code, Read Virginia Woolf
There’s some truth to this article. But you do really need to understand those algorithms too… I’ve worked in software for years and, time and again, I’ve seen someone apply […]
Warby Parker
Interesting story in the NY Times on Warby Parker vs. two of the older eyewear stores in Manhattan, Moscot and Cohen’s. I bought a pair of Warby Parkers about a […]
File History on Windows and photos in OneDrive
In addition to the backups I did last weekend, I also turned on File History on my desktop PC. This is kind of like Time Machine for Windows. I’m using […]
Darwyn Cooke
I’m definitely going to miss Darwyn Cooke. His New Frontier series was just great. I have his Parker books in Comixology, but haven’t read them yet. Ditto for his Catwoman […]
catching up with backups
With yesterday being Friday the 13th, I thought this weekend might be a good time to review and catch up on backing up my desktop PC and my MacBook. I […]
scary iTunes bugs
This week, I’ve been following the unfolding saga of the guy who says that iTunes ate his music. There was a lot of FUD being tossed around after his initial […]