new MacBook Air
I have now officially given up on my old MacBook Pro and bought a MacBook Air. I’m not entirely happy about this, but it seemed like the path of least […]
Apple
probably giving up on my MacBook
I think I’ve gone from worried about my MacBook to “almost ready to consign it to the scrap heap.” I’m pretty sure the hard drive cable has gone bad again, […]
Worried about my MacBook
My MacBook has done a fair bit of random crashing today. I’ve had it since 2013, and I’ve had problems with it before, so it wouldn’t be surprising if something […]
Day One outage
It might be time to stop using Day One. I last blogged about Day One in 2016, when they had released a new version and switched to their own proprietary […]
1Password subscription
I recently decided to give in and switch to a 1Password subscription. I blogged about maybe doing this last year, but decided not to do it then. I originally bought […]
TidBITS redesign
I’ve been reading the TidBITS newsletter for years. They’ve been publishing it for 28 years; I’ve been subscribing to it for more than ten. (I’m not sure how long exactly, […]
HomePod reviews
I’ve been reading a bunch of HomePod reviews. Even though I’d already decided not to buy one, I guess I’m still kind of curious about it. Since I bought a […]
Sonos One
I had, up until today, resisted the urge to spend any money on a “smart speaker” device. The tech is interesting, of course. Ever since ST:TNG, all good nerds have […]
Spillo for Pinboard
I’ve been using Pinboard to manage my bookmarks since 2010. It replaced del.icio.us, which, humorously, is now owned by the guy who runs Pinboard, and is read-only. I like Pinboard […]
Slacker Radio changes
I got an email yesterday announcing that the Slacker Radio Plus subscription I have will no longer include offline streaming, as of 12/31/2017. This is a bummer for me, since […]