End of An Era, Apple Discontinues The First-Ever Web Server
It’s had an amazing run, but Apple’s continued emphasis on the iPhone has claimed another victim – the first-ever web server.
Best Buy Says Bulging Batteries Are Okay to Recycle At Their Stores
Best Buy answers the question that’s becoming all-to-common – will you take my bulging battery off my hands?
Lenovo Moto G5 Plus – Potter – Baseband / Modem Versions
One R&D project I chose to do myself involved flashing each Moto G5 Plus firmware release in sequence, and recording the baseband and modem firmware versions, and when they changed. This is for the device named “potter” only.
Dr. Bill Wattenburg, 1936 – 2018
It’s rare that I mourn the death of an engineer. We don’t recognize them the same way as pop culture tech titans. Listening to Dr. Bill Wattenburg (or as most of us knew him, Dr. Bill) was something that spanned generations in my family. For forty years, Dr. Bill was an anchor of weekend radio on KGO 810. Back when it was a real, independent radio station, that is.
The Twilight of The Macintosh
In the history books, you could call today the official beginning of the end. Today really marks the end of the Macintosh as an independent computing platform.
Fifty Years Ago Today
Fifty years ago today, a man was murdered. When you kill a man out of hate, you create a martyr that lasts forever.
No, 50 Votes In The Senate Won’t Restore Net Neutrality
Apparently Engadget doesn’t understand basic law. No, 50 votes in Senate would not restore Net Neutrality. At all. When people wonder why “fake news” is such a thing today, here’s a case study in why.
Old Mac Pro’s, It’s Time for Windows 10
I take the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update for a spin… on a Mac Pro from 2008.
Sorry, Trump’s Right On Repealing ACA – Now He Owns It & Must Replace It
I’m going to skip the usual bury-the-meat-until-the-3rd-paragraph. The journalists got this one wrong. The Affordable Care Act depends on the Individual Mandate. Without it, all sides agree, the bill will self-destruct. Well folks, the Individual Mandate has been repealed. It will be gone in a little over 365 days from today.
Epson PrecisionCore 1S & PrecisionCore 2S – The Difference Between Them
One thing I wanted to figure out was the difference between the two PrecisionCore versions. More specifically, I wanted to know what really was different between them.