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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…

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 🙂

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

OK, you are seeing a bunch of posts here that were accidentally put on my unused WordPress hosted blog. The problem is that the really great WordPress editor by default goes to their sites only. You can’t set a custom site (probably because they want to promote their own hosted…

The Markdown elements outlined in John Gruber’s design document. Two quick tips: If you are using the WordPress on an IOS device, it has two very different ways to integrate. If you choose the share button, then from the text actions, you can pick “Save as draft”. This let’s you…