Just as you keep your workspace tidy to promote organization and being able to think clearly each time you need to flex your mind and solve problems, you should take some extra time to clean your code up. Recently I …
Recently I’ve been doing some AppClip development and investigation. I personally believe that AppClips are very cool and have the potential to be very useful. One of the limitations of AppClips is the fact that one AppClip target is available …
I have been working remotely for ages now. When things first began and we couldn’t be in the office, I used to work on the couch. In my den in a leather chair. At my kitchen table. On my deck. …
Wouldn’t it be efficient and wonderful if all points of team contact and team sharing of ideas documents, large system disk images, polls, etc. could all be located within the same software package? Right now we have Confluence, Teams, Trello, …
Hailing from Erie, Pennsylvania certainly has it’s share of wonderful memories for me -mostly taken for granted when I grew up there. Being equidistant from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Buffalo meant there was no lack of things to do even when …
What I feared might happen has become something to fear. I am trying to maintain some sanity in my approach to the task at hand. That is to improve the audio equipment I am using with research, experience, and the …
For the past I’m not sure how long, I’ve rolled out of bed and was in my office. In about two weeks time my work schedule is undergoing a change. Mondays and Fridays will remain work-at-home, Tuesday through Thursday will …
My company uses Cylance on the company-owned Macintosh desktops/laptops. It well-intentioned virus software that normally works pretty well. I routinely use Xcode for a slew of ongoing projects and efforts. It’s been wonderful. Recently on my Big Sur installation and …
Without spending too much money I think I have a pretty decent Apple Music Hi-Resolution setup for both MacBook Pro laptop and also my iPhone. FiiO Q1 Mark II DAC/Amplifier (around $90) Apple Music subscription Shure SE215SE (blue) (around $90) …
My company takes security very seriously. My work laptop had something called Cylance Protect installed on it by our IT department – after I installed Xcode 12 on it. I have been using Xcode for ages without any issues. Big …
For a great number of outdoor explorers, this will be old news. For developers and other people – this could be revolutionary. In a town called Leadville, located in Colorado, there is a shop called Melanzana. It used to be …
lately I find the evenings the most lonely. The day has succumbed to the absence of light and activity for any number of hours. The day is essentially over until the morning. A still silence blankets everything and only the …
It’s been ages since I have posted anything here – having me almost question my continuance of hosting and domain service. I do enough development where having a cloud presence that isn’t just AWS is a nice convenience – so …
Recently I lamented to my Friend’s Facebook feed that I missed family holidays. My dear Aunt Linda, living in Maryland, saw that post and contacted me over Messenger. She wanted my address for something. Days later a package arrived – …
For over sixteen years a beautiful Beagle named Molly blessed our family with her presence. We first met Molly at a pet store in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. She was the only Beagle puppy there, and we instantly fell in love. We …
I recently updated an old but still fairly popular analog clock application I originally uploaded in 2017. Apple wants apps updated to a list of certain criteria or face removal from the store. So after digging around, I found my …
This self-isolation from the office, our parks, and generally anywhere out in the world has caused mild discomfort to me. And I am sure to a great many others. I recently installed an iOS application that was new to me …
I recently had the need to invite a few people to a private GitHub repository of mine. No big deal, log in, go to my repositories, select the repo I want, and then click… on… wait a minute. Where is …
Sometimes when coding, you need music to develop a rhythm that you can attach your mind to. The code flows easier, and you start thinking about connections that you need to wire up in your code to expose and procure …
Summer is about over, but your Pastis drinking doesn’t need to be. Here are some alternative Pastes-Related drinks to try before the leaves turn. La Soleil (The sunshine) – with a dash of Lemon syrup La Mazout (Fuel) – with, …