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Continue reading →: Getting ready to ride outside again… of firmware updates and new fangled bike tubes
Ok, so I’m starting to ride outside (yikes!) again, I literally have forgotten how to ride a bicycle outside and more importantly, when you are on a trainer, there are a zillion little things that you need to do to get ready for the outside. Firmware updates galore Well, the…
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Continue reading →: Baby Back ribs, Chicken and Steak – ShareMyCook.com
Wow, trying the latest BBQ gizmo for a Kamada Joe egg barbecue, a Wifi connected, temperature controlled blower and it works incredibly well. This thing is expensive, but it is basically a pit temperature probe and then three food probes. You connect it all up, then put a plate on…
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Continue reading →: Belkin Soundform Connect
Ok, I’ve been using a literally 10 year old Apple airport express to connect Apple devices to a stereo. But with airplay 2 out, one of the big features is that you can hang multiple airplay 2 devices together. So off to buy the way too expensive $99 airplay 2…
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Continue reading →: Woohoo!!! M1 MacBook pros could be near
Mini LED 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro production begins https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/08/09/mini-led-14-inch-and-16-inch-macbook-pro-production-begins And, series 7 watch for those of us with series 3 and an eight hour battery life 🙂
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Continue reading →: iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard Case
We’ve just loved the Magic Keyboard on the iPad Pro 12.9”. The thing is incredibly expensive ($349 for the 5th generation version and $199 for the 4th generation one), but it really works super well particularly with the touchpad support in iPadOS. So, now that we have it, it’s important…
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Continue reading →: How to Connect AirPods to an Apple TV
The Apple TV can send audio directly to your AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max wireless headphones, letting you watch videos, play games, or work out with Apple Fitness+ without disturbing anyone else in the room. Here’s how. I never thought I’d need this but it is super handy. Supposedly…
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Continue reading →: Chinese: BBQ Ribs and Wedding phrases
OK, quick ethnic happiness, I’ve been using a tried and true family recipe for BBQ ribs for a while. It’s not complicated, dump some Coca Cola, soy sauce, vinegar and honey into an aluminum foiled wrapped ribs and slow roast. But I decided to actually read up and am trying…
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Continue reading →: Losing my wallet for the last time: Airtags
OK, particularly with the pandemic, I’ve been just horrible with my wallet. When the iPhone 12 came out, I immediately got the MagSafe Wallet and since there were not many around back then, I got the way overprice Apple one. When you combine it with a clear MagSafe case, it…
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Continue reading →: MacBook Pro 2016 and Dual GPS-160A Logging
OK, this is a bit mysterious, but if you are trying to do data recording from the Mac, it is super convenient to be able have a GPS log with time stamps along with your video. While the Mac does capture time super well, what about location. Here is one…
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Continue reading →: Fixing WordPress crashes due to MySQL out of space
OK I get this about three weeks or so on our new DigitalOcean Droplet running WordPress. The good news is the JetPack does inform you when it dies. On Bluehost, this basically has never happened. A restart of the droplet seems to help, but it would be good to figure…