2019-11-08: 🍎📺➕ I suppose even if folks are complaining about Apple’s TV shows, it’s a win for Apple …
2019-11-06: AirPods Pro 📱🎧🎤 The moment I saw version one of the AirPods I knew I wanted them. I had already had enough of my …
2019-11-04: 📺👱🏼♂️🏛 It’s been years since I watched The West Wing. Has it been 20? Boy, have I forgotten …
2019-11-01: 🎥📺👍 It’s been a banner week in our world of entertainment for me and the boy. We went to see …
2019-10-28: 🍎😠👎 I expect more out of Apple in absolutely everything they do. I also expect restraint. Just …
2019-10-26: 🍎 💻🤮 It’s hard to overstate how badly Apple has failed with its current line of portable …
2019-10-22: One of my favorite things about using an iPad is when I can’t find it, it’s usually on …
2019-10-05: 🧓👩⚕️🚫 My guess is that if Elizabeth Warren gets the Dem nod, she’ll begin to back away from …
2019-10-01: 🍊🏛⚖️ If Dubya wasn’t charged and prosecuted for crimes, then no U.S. president ever will be. …
2019-09-22: 👶👧🏻🧒🏼 The climate change walkout on Friday got me thinking. First, it got me thinking kids today …
2019-09-14: ⏱📱💪 As time marches on, it feels (literally) like the iPhones are going in the direction of cars. …
2019-09-13: 🤱🏫🖕There isn’t any bridge that’s too far to cross, is there? No war crime too horrendous …
2019-08-21: 🚀📚😐 I finished The Last Astronaut by David Wellington. While I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of …
2019-08-04: ☠️☠️☠️ There’s not a single person running for president who is talking about repealing the …
2019-07-22: 📺🤰🤯 Has anyone else watched the documentary The Handmaid’s Tale? It’s good.
2019-07-20: 🖕🖕🖕Hey person in charge of upholding the law but is actually a pretty terrible person who often says …
2019-07-17: 👳🏽♀️👨🦳🇺🇸The president of the United States regularly leads two minutes of hate. Well done right …
2019-07-13: 🍿😂😢 Defying Hollywood’s long-standing precedent of sequels being the pits, Toy Story 4 knocked …
2019-07-06: 🤬 🤓 🛠 With Jony Ive gone, Lisa Jackson needs to throw some face around to impress upon engineering …
2019-07-03: 🧑🧑🏽👱♀️ I think we’ll see a Warren/Harris ticket for Dems. Maybe be Warren/Castro ticket, but …
2019-07-01: ☠️☠️☠️ Where are the mass graves?
2019-06-29: 🤒🤷♂️🏛 Dementia makes for a better Manchurian candidate.
2019-06-26: 🏫👫❤️Many months ago I wrote about traditions. I guess it’s hypocritical of me to have poked …
2019-06-24: 🗽☠️⛺️ How long before we’re invaded because of our concentration camps?
2019-06-14: 💩👎🤷♂️ Wait wait wait. Huawei thought if this didn’t go well it could “destroy its reputation”? are …
2019-06-13: 💸🏫🖕Boomers pay just $10 per college credit. Nice! Now how about the rest of us?
2019-06-12: 👋🇺🇸🤒 Thanks to John Stewart for convincing Congress to do the right thing. Now how about the rest of …
2019-06-10: 🍓🤤❤️ My local grocery store (Park Slope Food Coop) has the good strawberries right now and I …
2019-06-08: 🤓🖥💪 It would be something if the folks who clamored for a pro Mac find the computer they actually …
2019-05-29: 🤕 👩⚕️ 🖕 Holy forking shirtballs! This is NOT awesome. It’s the perfect example of how forked our …
2019-05-22: 🏛 🍪 🖕 Here’s the deal: There is no talking to right wingers. They are not arguing in good faith. …
2019-05-13: 📱 Apps are, for the most part, dirt cheap. I do admit when I was first buying apps for iOS I was a …
2019-05-11: 🇺🇸 Republicans aren’t afraid of socialism. They’re afraid of democracy.
2019-05-10: ☠️ When it comes to gun violence, we have let our children down to the point they are now …
2019-05-09: 📺 I gulped down the Netflix series Dead to Me. I enjoyed it very much. The series starred two actors …
2019-05-08: 🧒 We sure do love our children. I’ll say this until things change: Everyday I’m thankful …
2019-05-05: 🚗 Flying cars will not save us from climate change. Unless, I guess, they fall out of the sky in …
2019-05-04: ☠️ This used to be a big deal. Now you (and I) can’t recall the one before the most recent …
2019-05-01: 🛠 The right to repair is so obvious it’s hard to believe we have to even discuss it. Apple is …
2019-04-29: 📰 I mentioned recently that I went to school for journalism but didn’t pursue it as a career. …
2019-04-28: 📽 I watched movie Obit. While it’s maybe not your typical Saturday night movie, it was …
2019-04-26: 🚀 I worry about getting older. Not scary health things (though I’ve had at least one I …
2019-04-23: 🏫 The GOP is not working towards a better America. The GOP is working towards a dumber, more …
2019-04-22: 📻 The splintering of podcasting is here and it’s disheartening.
2019-04-12: 👳🏽♀️ The president’s attack against Ilhan Omar is awful, yet predictable. Still, it’s …
2019-04-10: 🛠 Now that Lisa Jackson has gone on the record saying Apple wants its products to last longer (iOS …
2019-04-07: 🤭 I finally decided, after years, that Instagram doesn’t make me happy. At least when I follow …
2019-03-22: My mom and I didn’t get much time together as adults. Well, as two adults. So I never got a …
2019-03-20: 🗽 If voting is to be meaningful, here’s what America would do in regards to voting: Have same …
2019-03-19: 📰 I sure do like all the new doodads Apple has been releasing lately, but I think this is likely to …
2019-02-18: 🤮 I remain completely confident that Facebook will go down as a net negative on the world. Twitter …
2019-02-15: 🖥 When there’s a big acquisition like Amazon buying Eero (sigh), there’s always talk …
2019-02-13: 📱 I know Apple is a big corporation that I clearly have too much invested in (mentally and …
2019-02-12: 📺 I’m now following all the cast members of Travelers on Instagram in some weird way, I guess, …
2019-01-24: 👩 Casey Smitherman did the right thing and if she gets any punishment for this, well… …
2019-01-24: 👏 Now this is how to write about these bullshit Apple stories. It’s like arguing with much of …
2019-01-17: 👩🏻🎤 I bumped into my son’s kindergarten teacher the other night. At the time my son was in …
2019-01-15: 👩⚕️ A lot of people are talking about Apple’s next big thing. Many people are claiming …
2019-01-12: 🎥 I just saw the latest Spider-Man movie with my son. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is such a …
2019-01-09: 💔 I gotta wonder how well this article from The Verge is going to age. Because I can’t imagine …
2019-01-07: 📲 Apple so needs to up its game when it comes to the App Store. This kind of crap is exactly what …
2019-01-05: 👩🏽🦰 We’re going to impeach the motherfucker?! Oh no, get me to the fainting couch, stat! How …
2019-01-02: 📷 I know it’s incredibly old school and kinda weird, but I’ve been so happy messing …
2018-12-28: ⌨️ I’ve run into a weird bug with my clicky keyboard when using it with my iPad Pro. When I …
2018-12-27: ⌨️ Hobbies are a weird thing. Some of us get totally into some obscure area of interest while others …
2018-12-22: 🥤 I have begun my first attempt at cold brew from scratch.* I bought my first-ever burr grinder and …
2018-12-18: 📺 If there is not a fourth season of Travelers then the world is shite and I don’t want to …
2018-12-16: 🤝 I spent some time on Friday and Saturday trying to get a Drafts action working, although honestly …
2018-12-14: ☠️ It’s shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone the United States of America would let a little girl …
2018-12-13: ☠️ Now we’re killing the children we’ve kidnapped. How anyone -anyone at all- can remain …
2018-12-12: 💻 Here’s the thing, Jeff with a G, the best products aren’t always the most expensive. I …
2018-12-12: 🖥 I hope others are worried the one company which controls much of what’s seen on the internet …
2018-12-12: 🏛 For years now I’ve been going on and on* about how we should lower the minimum age for …
2018-12-10: 🛰 Voyager 2 has entered interstellar space. If I had a vocabulary that was more majestic or …
2018-12-09: 🤓 I used my new 11” iPad Pro without the keyboard folio this weekend. It’s so incredibly …
2018-12-08: 🚗 Of course cars are a problem. If/when (OK, it’s really just IF) I ever leave NYC and my …
2018-12-07: 🤓 I don’t get jealous about non-Apple tech all that often, but this NUC that my friend got is …
2018-12-06: 💡 I’ve reached the point where my watch needs a software update (and sometimes restarted) but …
2018-12-06: 🖕 Believing both sides of the science is like saying “I believe Tom Petty is alive and …
2018-12-05: ⚖️ Welcome back to the game of Worst State of the Union. Florida is still in the lead, but a new …
2018-12-04: ⚖️ When things like this happen, it feels like the truth doesn’t matter at all anymore.
2018-12-04: 💻 I agree it’s a cute ad poking a little fun at the iPad, but why in the world would MS show …
2018-12-03: 💀 American football should be banned from schools. It’s literally hurting children every day …
2018-12-02: 📷 I received a picture of my father today. It was sent to me by my cousin and I didn’t think …
2018-12-01: 🗽 I’ve learned more about how Congress works from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram …
2018-11-30: ☠️ What am I supposed to say here? Things are going swimmingly and everyone will be okay? I wonder …
2018-11-29: 😬 Google subsidiary doing a thing. That by itself gives me pause, even if it’s a bit (or …
2018-11-28: 📲 Thanks to Jason Snell’s site for pointing out this great post criticizing the App Store. …
2018-11-27: 😞 I was one of the people who crapped all over Monica Lewinsky during the whole stupid Clinton …
2018-11-26: 💻 Engadget asks Do you really need a tablet? By tablet they mean, of course, iPad. There’s no …
2018-11-25: ☠️ Romaine lettuce needs to ask the NRA for tips to find out how it can keep being sold regardless …
2018-11-24: 📲 Out with the old and in with the new. My 12.9” iPad Pro and our old 2011 MacBook Pro left …
2018-11-23: 🎥 I think it’s funny I fell asleep during the movie Inception and am therefore a little …
2018-11-22: ☠️ All I want to do is write how I’m thankful for my family and friends, but, really, …
2018-11-21: 🤓 My big tech purge project is coming to a close. While the goal wasn’t to go without using a …
2018-11-20: 💪 In the world of superpowers everyone picks invisibility or flying, right? I never thought of …
2018-11-19: 📺 We just finished the series House of Cards and, while I loved the series overall, I really …
2018-11-18: 🤔 How come we never see things like this posted about Apple? I am genuinely curious. Is it that …
2018-11-17: 📰 Thanks to Kate Aronoff for pointing out that those on the “left” opposing the …
2018-11-17: 🏛 This has to be the most positive I’ve felt about politics in years, maybe decades. When I …
2018-11-16: 🎂 My son turned 13 today and now there’s no getting around he’s not my little boy… I love …
2018-11-15: 👊🏻 The right would ignore Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez if they weren’t afraid of her. But they …
2018-11-14: 👩🏾🦱 A week ago I was almost inconsolable. Then I saw this picture and I saw the future of America …
2018-11-13: 💻 I was so close to buying an 11” iPad Pro until Jason Snell posted the perfect picture in his …
2018-11-12: 🗳 While I certainly appreciate the sentiment, I am not sure this is something that can happen on a …
2018-11-11: 👩🏻💼 ❤️ 🇺🇸 If Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t cut out this do-gooder crap, she’s going …
2018-11-10: 💻 I just stopped at the Apple Store (Downtown Brooklyn) to touch the new MacBook Air and the new …
2018-11-09: 🥃 Whenever I have one of those weeks (or days), I get into a cleaning mode. Since I can’t …
2018-11-08: 👩🏻💻 Thanks to Jason Snell for introducing me(1) to more women in tech through his podcast …
2018-11-07: 🏛 I’ve spent a lot of the last 24 hours being angry about the outcome of the election. Stacy Abrams …
2018-11-06: 🗳 I voted today and it felt great. As soon as I was done, the pit in my stomach came back and …
2018-11-05: 🗳 I’m so excited to vote tomorrow I can barely stand it. I know things won’t radically …
2018-11-04: 🌎 On Friday (November 2), during my lunch break, I decided to take a long walk to clear my thoughts …
2018-11-03: ⚖️ I keep reading about people who have never voted and it blows me away. I’d love to read …
2018-11-02: ☕️ My superpower is being able to (continue to) drink coffee at the opposite temperature it was …
2018-11-01: 🎃 When I was younger I used to think traditions only came from people trying to relive the past. My …
2018-10-31: 💻 My daughter is in need of a newer computer for school. When it comes to schoolwork, it makes …
2018-10-30: 💻 I am insanely jealous of everyone who has already ordered an iPad Pro. But I am super happy for …
2018-10-30: 📚 I am not sure how I came across this app, but boy is Libby a piece of cake to set up, use AND …
2018-10-29: 📱 If you watched me use my XR you’d think I miss the home button. Muscle memory is a hard thing to …
2018-10-28: 📻 I love podcasts. I listen to podcasts more than watch movies or shows, more than listen to music, …
2018-10-27: 📱 I haven’t had my iPhone XR 24 hours and it’s my favorite phone since the iPhone 5. …
2018-10-26: 📷 I wonder if I could do this with my X-100F which, predictably, sits on my nightstand as another …
2018-10-24: 📚 I’ve been reading Arthur C Clarke’s book The Nine Billion Names of God. I read that …
2018-10-06: 💻 I find most of the complaints about Apple to be nonsense. It’s typically done for clicks: …
2018-09-14: 🚀 I’m with my son and we’re about to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey at Lincoln Center with the …
2018-09-12: ⌚️ The Apple Watch Series 4 feels like the beginning of something much bigger than a notifcation …
2018-09-12: 📱 I’ve been hoping for colors for all the products for a while now. I guess I’ll jump on the iPhone …
2018-09-02: ❤️ The Apple Heart Study has ended. I submitted 1,560 heart rhythm data points. In the big picture I …
2018-09-01: 📚 I finished two books while on vacation. The first one was Unlocked by John Scalzi. I have no idea …
2018-09-01: 🔥 I built my first campfire last week. It was pretty decent for a city slicker. We made …
2018-08-24: 🚙 The second row behind the passenger in a modern minivan is the secret to a wonderful vacation. I …
2018-08-17: 📷 Jason Snell’s Six Colors site offers tips from time to time and I always find them to be super …
2018-08-16: I like Seattle.
2018-08-12: When Old Friends Visit I’m using all my powers to get Rob to move back to NYC.
2018-08-11: Go @Marco, Go!
2018-08-11: 📚 I just finished reading Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. I liked the story, but the writing …
2018-08-09: Apple should absolutely remove the Infowars app from App Store. It makes no sense delist the podcast …
2018-08-08: 📰 I am so glad to support Pro Publica each month. This reporting is the kind of work I only dreamed …
2018-08-07: 🇺🇸 Even if they don’t all win, this is what the future looks like. And it sure as hell …
2018-08-06: 🖕 Apple removing Alex Jones from its database is the first step (and one that was long overdue) in …
2018-08-04: 📚 I just finished The Heart’s Invisible Furies, by John Boyne. It was a lot of story. Despite …
2018-08-04: 🎧 I just thoroughly cleaned out my AirPods and I think I have PTSD.
2018-08-03: 💻 Apple must realize not only is 5GB an embarrassingly small amount of storage to offer as its free …
2018-08-01: ☢️ Wow, hell of a grift. And so many fell for it.
2018-07-26: 💻 Between age and better technology, I am finding it harder and harder to use my 11” MacBook …
2018-07-18: ☢️ While it may bring some joy, as a whole, Facebook is detrimental to society.
2018-06-25: 📲 iOS 12 Public Beta is a little pokey on iPad Mini 2, but perfectly serviceable. I think it’s even …
2018-06-20: 🏨 As part of being a U.S. citizen, it’s now become necessary to tell our government to NOT do …
2018-06-19: 🏛 Do we really have to call our elected officials to let them know we don’t support putting …
2018-06-18: ⚖️ It will take a lifetime to undo just 18 months of this administration. The world is listening.
2018-06-06: 🏛 I just completed jury duty and, because Brooklyn is awesome, got a ton of work done thanks to …
2018-05-30: 🚘 Can you imagine if people walking on sidewalks acted the way many do while driving? You’d be …
2018-05-21: 👨🏾 On May 9, I had a small medical issue which resulted with me falling down some of an escalator at …
2018-04-27: 💻 Today is the first time (ever!) that I’ve gotten bitten by the “Apple changed the …
2018-04-25: 📺 The second season of A Series of Unfortunate Events is far darker (so far) than season one. Far …
2018-04-24: ✊🏻 My son and daughter each walked out of their schools on Friday to protest gun violence. My …
2018-04-23: 🏫 💻 Apple created a Pro Workflow Team to study how professionals work in order to make better …
2018-04-22: 📺 Using a scale of thumbs up/thumbs down I’d give the Netflix version of Lost in Space a …
2018-04-20: ⚖️ Now this what change looks like (before it actually changes). These meddling kids are going to …
2018-04-16: 🏛 It’s one thing to be upset at the current administration, but this has been going on for decades. …
2018-04-13: 📺 I watched the rebooted Lost in Space on Netflix tonight. Meh. I watched it because I’ll watch any …
2018-04-05: 🏫 My time to help my children pay for college is rapidly approaching. I am fortunate enough to be …
2018-04-05: 💻 News of the Mac Pro not coming until 2019 doesn’t affect me at all, but I sure am glad they …
2018-04-04: 💻 I love Apple Pay, but I am not sure I’ve convinced anyone else to enable it. These ads that Apple …
2018-03-17: 📺 David Letterman’s show on Netflix is such a pleasure to watch. I wish it was weekly rather …