Rather nice documentary on Amazon Prime about (East) German Daniel Rintz and his motorcycle trip from Berlin to Australia. Like Motorcycle Diaries, Jupiter Travels, and Long Way Round, the story focuses on the interactions with the people along the journey and the hardships or travel.
HBO Europe has a new show from Norway that is a new take on the Alienation formula using time travel instead of space travel as the source of the refugees. It is an interesting look at 21st century Norway and how it relates to their Viking heritage.…
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Back in August Shawn King announce the end of the Your Mac Life Show after many, many years. I wish him well on his future endeavors.
I had the pleasure of meeting Shawn twice. The first was a Mac World San Fransisco 1998.…
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Just got my new Mac mini (M1, 2020) spun up and taking it for a test drive. I’m immediately impressed by how many apps that I use are showing up as “Apple” in the Architecture column of the Process Monitor. For apps that still required the old Intel chip, there’s Rosetta.…
Read the rest “This update is not allowed on this system.”
Every year I get calls and emails from my customer about a “bill” they received that apparently requires payment to keep their domain. The letters are intentionally formatted to look like an invoice complete with a spot to fill in your credit card number.…
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I’ve been thinking about zoom lenses lately. I bought my first SLR camera back in 1990. It was the then new Canon EOS 10s. With it I bought an EF 50mm f/1.8, an EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5, and an EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM.…
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As discussed in my previous post, the cost of always-on data plans are too high for users like me who only occasionally need mobile data and occasionally need data overseas. While looking for a data plan for overseas use, I accidentally solved my domestic data needs.…
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I have an iPad Mini 5 that I use as my primary computer when I travel. I got the version with a cellular modem so that I can use it anywhere without having to worry about finding WiFi. This is not my first iPad with cell service.…
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My experiment with Citibank’s AAdantage MasterCard is (almost) over. Their security verification features pushed me over the edge. Every time I tried to talk to them on the phone I would come away frustrated.
Citi + Pay advertisement
Their phone verification system assumes that all their customers will have a land line or addition accounts with Citi.…
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Recently I picked up the 1992 movie for $4.99 starring Sandra Bullock, Wesley Snipes, and Sylvester Stallone named after a 1981 song by The Police, Demolition Man. There’s no way this 1993 rated R film could/would get made today. It is a very strange film mixing violence, action, satire, and comedy.…
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I broke down and ordered the Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo. It satisfies the deficiencies of the Mavic Mini and costs half what the Mavic 2 Pro would cost. My two key needs, 4k video and Occusync, cannot be satisfied by the Mini.…
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Texas is reopening for business and I’m not sure how I feel about that. Last month I started seeing more masks appearing in public. Maybe one in three people wearing masks at Total Wine. Yesterday I made a quick dash into a local convenience store and there was no one but me wearing.…
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This is the third drone that I have owned. I have had it long enough to be familiar with its strengths and weaknesses. With the imminent release of the Mavic Air 2, I have had a chance to review my purchase.…
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