Technology Archives - Page 6 of 31

04/12/202104/18/2021

STS-1

STS-1 was the first of four orbital flight tests to verify the design and performance capability of the Space Transportation System. Veteran Astronaut John Young was the commander of the mission. Rookie Astronaut Robert Crippen was the pilot. The mission was approximately fifty-four hours.… Read the rest

03/14/2021

Just Say No to Kernel Extensions

I’m generally a fan of Google products. Recent developments in Google Drive have me worried. I’m hoping that Google can fix these issues. Specifically I have talking about the musical chairs game that Google is playing with their cloud storage app.… Read the rest

02/28/202104/18/2021

Space Shuttle Project

In 1981 I lived in Florida and the Space Shuttle Program was about to launch the first test of their new system. My father subscribed to the local newspaper, The St. Petersburg Times. He started pulling out newspaper clippings. At first I collected them in a box but then had the idea to put them in a scrapbook.… Read the rest

11/17/202001/07/2025

Farewell YML

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.… Read the rest

11/17/202011/17/2020

This update is not allowed on this system.

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

11/05/202012/17/2022

Domain Registry Letter

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.… Read the rest

06/28/202012/28/2024

My New Data Plan

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.… Read the rest

06/27/202006/27/2020

iPad Data Plan Cost

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.… Read the rest

10/12/201910/12/2019

Don’t Upgrade to Catalina… yet

So Apple has released macOS Catalina with all sorts of new shiny features. However there is one feature/change that is going to catch users by surprise. That is the drop of support for “legacy” 32-bit applications. Any program that needs to run on macOS going forward will have to be a 64-bit application.… Read the rest

06/22/201906/23/2019

Harry Potter Wizards Unite

The folks that brought us Pokemon Go have partnered with the Harry Potter and Warner Brother media empire to bring us Harry Potter Wizards Unite. The media says its like Pokemon Go but better with more character depth. I downloaded the free app to try it out but got stuck when I was presented with only two options to share my personal information.… Read the rest

06/09/201906/23/2019

Resist iOS 13

Every year about this time, I’m tempted by the allure of a suite of new operating systems for my computer and mobile devices. This year is no different except for the addition of iPadOS which has the promise of letting my backward corporate web applications be functional on my primary daily device.… Read the rest

05/06/201910/27/2023

AT&T: Is There an Activation Charge or Not?

I’m trying to get a SIM added to my AT&T data plan for 60 days. I’ve looked at pay as you go options like Tracphone. It looks like I can add a line to my existing plan for $15. Mind you that this is AT&T so $15 actually means $20.… Read the rest

02/28/201901/24/2024

Apollo 11 Documentary

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, CNN Films put together a 92 minute documentary from video shot on those days in July 1969. Some of the footage has of course been seen before but here was an opportunity to see a full clip in context.… Read the rest