Seriously trivial thoughts
I had some expiring Dell reward points and spent in on a Logitech K480 Multi-device Bluetooth keyboard. What’s unique about this keyboard is that you can switch it between up to three devices using a little knob. This means I can use one keyboard with my Windows PC, my iPhone and an iPad.
When the Surface Pro 3 came out, I was all over it. A tablet with the power of a full-blown PC, a super-high res screen and a nice stylus. As much as I thought that I wanted (needed?)–a tablet with the abilities of a PC–, what I eventually realized is I really wanted a PC …
I just upgraded from a Surface Pro 3 to a Dell XPS 13 laptop, but found that the XPS13 could not access any shared folders on my Synology DS212j NAS even though I had no problems doing the same thing on my Surface Pro 3–both PCs are running the latest version of Windows 10. Based …
In my May 7, 2016 post, “Nikon D7200/D750 owner can’t click the buy D500 button…so far,” I laid out the reasons for my hesitation in upgrading my D7200 to the new D500. Basically, I felt that my D7200 was “good enough” and I used my D750 most of the time anyways. Well, Nikon finally put …
Well, it’s Black Friday and I had to–quite literally–get up at the crack of dawn to…that’s right, take photos of some dogs! HAHA This special group of dogs from the Kirby Animal Shelter was boarding a transport captained by Matt Montes bound for the great Pacific Northwest and beyond! Good luck my canine friends!
Here are some shots at an adoption event at Pet Supplies Plus on November 15, 2016. The dogs are from the Kirby Animal Shelter, if you’re interested. Finally got to take my Nikon D500 out for a spin! It is everything people are saying and more. Incredible camera!
I finally got fed up tolerating my frequent connection issues with my Slingbox M1. (Note this is using a LAN and not even going through the internet.) The most likely suspect was my cheap-ass router, flashed with DD-WRT, so I decided to roll the dice and pony-up for a high-end gaming router. I figured this …
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. DVRs and cameras have got to be some of the most insecure internet devices on the planet. Definitely interesting. Record-breaking DDoS reportedly delivered by >145k hacked cameras Once unthinkable, 1 terabit attacks may soon be the new normal.
For many of my playlists, I prefer to have the latest additions at the top and not the bottom, but this isn’t the way Spotify works. Of course, you can drag songs to the top with your mouse, but this is kludgy with long playlists. The better way is to use good old fashion cut and paste, but …
Back in the day, I was a total Amiga fanboy. The show Halt and Catch Fire–which is a must-watch btw–continues to tip it’s hat to the beloved computer that just never quite fulfilled it’s full potential. Often, the name Amiga is thrown into some off-handed remarks, but in season 3 episode 9, they went a …