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 […]
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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 […]
High Sierra and other updates
I updated my iPhone and iPad to iOS 11 some time ago, with no issues. There’s really nothing much in iOS 11 that I’m terribly enthusiastic about, but also nothing […]
iTunes vs Swinsian
My nit-picking complaints about iTunes 12.7 (see here and here) have led me to start experimenting with Swinsian (on my Mac) and MediaMonkey (on my PC). I’ll get to MediaMonkey […]
Equifax, iTunes, and some alternatives
There are a number of links I could post as follow-ups to my post on Equifax, but I’ll stick with just one: You Can’t Protect Yourself from the Equifax Breach, […]
Today’s Apple Complaint
Yesterday’s big announcement about the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X and all that stuff was very impressive, but my main Apple concern right now is, yet again, annoying iTunes […]
1Password subscription thoughts
I seem to be blogging about subscription software a lot lately. Recently, I’ve been considering switching over to 1Password’s subscription service. I paid for their apps (macOS, iOS, and Windows) […]
Subscription software, books, and comics
I found out this week that Day One is switching over to a paid subscription model, much like other Mac software has done over the last few years. (TextExpander and […]