https://youtu.be/ZrIFihKKZa8 Reviewing the news this morn. Bored of all the election bullsh*t. When I'm bored of the news I always find myself turning the dial (aka clicking other links). In this case, instead of gawking at pretty cars and pretty sailboats, I clicked through tech news feeds. In it I found something akin to a pattern. … Continue reading A Pattern Of Doom, Learning How-To Video, New Refurbished MacBook Air
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Review Refurbished MBA New Toy
Not For Sale Although it may sound like it, I'm not selling anything. It's just another boring morning of rain and grey weather and contemplation about tech. Also. The only form of sunshine this time of year (in Germania) is when a new toy arrives. And. What for a toy! With that in mind, this … Continue reading Review Refurbished MBA New Toy
How To Print Your Own Money
When I was a kid I remember being confused about light bulbs. Beyond the fact that few of them would go off in my head, I couldn't wrap that same head around issues of wires, connectors and periphery that made lightbulbs an essential part of every night life. Plus. Why is it that there are … Continue reading How To Print Your Own Money
Pros & Cons Of The 6s
Pros: Force touch rocks even though I'm only using it to get to a cursor in order to edit text! Boy, do I dig this! Speed is ok, obviously a bump from my old 4s. But I actually thought about putting this in the cons. It's just not that impressive. The speed of the fingerprint reader is … Continue reading Pros & Cons Of The 6s
In The Land Of Jack And The Bean Counter
Depending on circumstance, I can get away with wifi usage on my phone when I enter the US. On the drive from PHL to Eastern Shore MD there are a few places one can stop to get a cup of earl grey, yawn from the transatlantic flight and check messages. And since the powers that … Continue reading In The Land Of Jack And The Bean Counter
Upgrade Hell
Quick run down of yesterday's Mac chaos. Although I've considered myself immune to it over the years, I fell for Apple's distortion field--or as others might call it: upgrade hell. I don't know what happened. I think it all started when I upgraded from Mavericks to Yosemite. It worked so well, so smooth, my digital (self) was flawless. Then, … Continue reading Upgrade Hell
Some Seeds For Your Billions
It caught my eye earlier today while reading through my feeds using the Flipboard app on my iPad. For posterity's sake, I've documented the experience in the pic above. On the left is the initial link with the short summary of a BBC news article about Apple's third quarter profits. On the right is the article as … Continue reading Some Seeds For Your Billions
Tech Doesn't Progress Because
Great article below. Love it when tech writers nail it. Also love it when they don't. That said, it's good thing I'm not a tech writer. Or does the tech world need worst-writer? Nomatter. Here's the one thing to keep in mind when considering whether or not business can progress. It can't. If it progressed … Continue reading Tech Doesn't Progress Because
Slice of Raspberry Pi With Your Led Zeppelin?
Kept putting it off. Didn't want to go there. Must adhere to minimalist principles. It's the only way to live. Or? Yeah. Oh what the heck! Life's too short. I broke down and ordered my first blu-ray drive Thursday. It arrived Friday. No player for me, though. It's an internal LG unit that fits perfectly … Continue reading Slice of Raspberry Pi With Your Led Zeppelin?
Two Ways To Watch The Embarrassment
Just watched Apple WWDC 2015. Recommendation: if you want to watch it, watch it with the commentaries from twit.tv. Leo LePorte & Co. have a blast making fun of goliath Apple and its inability to be stunning. I suppose I'm not shocked at how boring Apple has become. I've been through this before in the 90s. … Continue reading Two Ways To Watch The Embarrassment
Fail Upwards Galore
Why does it feel like telecom carriers are consolidating out of fear? What are they afraid of? Why can’t T-Mobile or Verizon make a logical consolidation? Don't get me wrong. I think consolidation at this level should be prohibited. Let's not get into that, though. I actually like T-Mobile. When I travel home I always use … Continue reading Fail Upwards Galore
Tossing Crumpled Up Bills
The simple things that give pleasure. Fresh air. New pair of sneakers. The first sips of red wine. Convinced just the tip is in. Working on an old swiss typewriter. Crumpling currency and throwing it at people. Etc. Yeah. That's about where worst-writer is these days. Pleasures beyond comprehension abound. In fact, these pleasures are … Continue reading Tossing Crumpled Up Bills
Less Better
That's his name, btw. Less Better. Almost an ornery type from the 'burbs. Moved to the city because he wanted to be hip. But you know what they say? You can take the hipster out of the suburbs but you can't oil him up enough to make him go that way. Or something like that. … Continue reading Less Better
Forced Obsolescence
Rant about corporate goliath Apple, dear worst-reader. Yeah, I'm sitting by the fire and my better-half is sewing, my pug is snooring and the MBP on my lap is roaring. While trying to get some work done I get this strange notice from Apple while trying to access their/my iCloud data. Yeah. Talk about a … Continue reading Forced Obsolescence
More Money Than
Say what you will about success and failure, dear worst-reader--because none of what is said matters anymore. As far as business and making money goes, Apple seems to transcend it all. The only question I have is, as Apple prances around the globe with more money than most nations and potentially even more cash than the … Continue reading More Money Than
WindowsXP Stuck
--Update--see below. Better half bought a new printer recently to replace the bloated HP device we bought only a short while ago. Even though worst-writer is the family system administrator, I don't print anymore so I gladly turned the task of print-media over to the head of household. Which meant that every other month there was a frustrated … Continue reading WindowsXP Stuck
True Greatness
"I told my dad someday I'm gonna own a big computer." -Steve Wozniak. http://youtu.be/pJif4i9NRdI
Is This Huge
NSA spying? Privacy? Digital footprint? Why isn't this being covered more? Is there any other hardware maker that has ever offered something like this? It is in its infancy but the more I worst-think about it the more worst-baffled I get. Apple is offering a way to protect your privacy by randomly generating identifier codes (MAC … Continue reading Is This Huge
Obsoletism 101
Even though worst-writer knows they're coming, he's relieved there were no hardware announcements at today's WWDC14, Apple's developer conference. Reason? I dread all Apple announcements because they are only another indication that the krapp I've bought so-far is that much closer to what Apple does best: making krapp obsolete. Sure. In a day or three or maybe in a … Continue reading Obsoletism 101
Hungry For More
http://youtu.be/XVZgZSSJtz0 As mentioned here, I was hungry for more when I finished Isaacson's book on Steve Jobs. The book really didn't get into anything down & dirty about the man or Apple, which made it a disappointment. Obviously I'm not alone in wanting more about Steve Jobs and also more about the nit & gritty … Continue reading Hungry For More
Awash In Projection
As I've waddled down the creek of trying-to-say, failing to say before, one of the main reason I'm skeptical regarding the significance of Edward Snowden and his data dump--which we all have to wait to see based on advertising revenues of those who posses the data--is that I'm not sure what exactly motivated him to … Continue reading Awash In Projection
Wozed
There is a culture worth not forgetting. Especially when you know that culture is being forced to reach its end. For you see. There is an alternate universe to the baby boomer war-mongers that are going to be our demise. Indeed. There was once a group of hippies, even though some weren't exactly hippies. Well. … Continue reading Wozed
Hybrid Hippie
I mean, come on, this guy was most definitely a hybrid hippie. Meaning: he did all the counter culture shit but there was something else that made him tick. Or? I don't know. I couldn't get into the drugs that freed this guy or any of the others I've met/known that were freed by them. … Continue reading Hybrid Hippie
Moving Backwards
Subtitle 1: The intricacies of a minimalist computer user with too many choices. Subtitle 2: Returning to Snow Leopard Note: Been drinking too much. Aka the byproduct of Xmas season and gluttonous living that has reared me. With that in mind... Oh, dear worst-reader, it’s been yet another long, moist, obnoxious and humdrum season of … Continue reading Moving Backwards
Tech Fail Upward
In order to move one step forward you have to first go five steps backward. It's true. At the age of (insert number of choice here), I finally got my first contracted cell/smart phone. Of course, I used various cell phones when I worked for the man (corpos), and even used a cheap pre-paid cell … Continue reading Tech Fail Upward
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