A post to the Mac Geek Gab. Fist shake at Dave, Pete and Adam OK, here is an omnibus fist shake at Dave, Pete and Adam for a few things over the last few weeks. I listen to the show, as I have done for more than a decade and a half (and it’s my… Continue reading In tech, think reduce, not add to solve a problem
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Digitising my life
This year I have decided to digitise everything— all of those boxes of “stuff” which haven’t been peered into for years. There’s some pretty interesting stuff in those boxes. The first ‘release’ will be a project from my radio days. So my big project starts with the digitising four x 30-minute reel-to-reel master tapes. That’s 1,500… Continue reading Digitising my life
Sign in with Apple crisis
I recently had a personal existential crisis. I planned a visit to one of the more popular fast-food outlets, so I whipped out my app on approach to place the order for the drive-through. On this app, I use “Sign in with Apple,” but it just didn’t want to sign in. It would bounce back to… Continue reading Sign in with Apple crisis
Powering your Macbook, iPhone, iPad, modems and radios on a big battery
I have had a major issue come into focus recently as… I got caught. I am on the east coast of Australia, and we recently had a Tropical Cyclone (Alfred). This cyclone brought loads of rain and high winds, flooding me in and cutting power due to falling trees and poles. Yes, the MacBook, iPad… Continue reading Powering your Macbook, iPhone, iPad, modems and radios on a big battery