I used the chat function on Cox Communication’s web-site this week because there was an outage. Actually, they claim they were “doing maintenance” and that is why Cox was down, but at 2PM on a Monday, unless it is emergency maintenance, they are not doing maintenance. In other words, it’s an outage. The chat agent… Continue reading An entry in the “They don’t get it” list: Cox
Be wary of U*er asking you to book return trips from an airport
U*er has been pestering me every time I book a ride to the airport to reserve a ride for the way home upon arrival. I had resisted this until now because I never saw the point of doing it. This last trip out, however, U*er, once again, asked me to reserve the trip home, and… Continue reading Be wary of U*er asking you to book return trips from an airport
My iTunes Library – part 1
I was looking at my iTunes library and wondered how it was distributed across ratings and number of plays and such. [For those people who think I need more to do, to quote Bill the Cat: Thbbft!] So, for my first graph, this is songs by number of stars. A couple things should jump out… Continue reading My iTunes Library – part 1
Recap of the Mac apps I can and can’t live without
The recap of the Mac apps I can and can’t live without. Those apps I can live without: And those apps I can’t live without: As always, your experience may be different. I have no stake in any of these companies, and can’t promise you that they will work for you like they do for… Continue reading Recap of the Mac apps I can and can’t live without
The one Mac app I can’t live without
I’ve covered the four Mac apps I can live without and six of the seven Mac apps I can’t live without. Now, without further blathering, is the number one Mac app I can’t live without: GraphicConverter by Lemke Software GmbH Whether I am manipulating screen shots for the Apple App Store, editing photos, creating combined… Continue reading The one Mac app I can’t live without
The last two Mac apps I can live without
We’ve covered all but two of the Mac apps I can live without. Here are the last two. #2 Microsoft Teams Teams may be OK on a Windows machine [as if a Windows machine can be OK – ed], but on a Mac, it is barely usable. I would say 50%* of the time, Teams does… Continue reading The last two Mac apps I can live without
We interrupt the list of apps to talk hosting…
I was with Jumpline for the hosting of this website since September 2000. That is more than 25 years for you people keeping score at home. Jumpline went through some ups and downs along the way, as a lot of companies do, but they generally provided reasonable service at a reasonable price. A year or… Continue reading We interrupt the list of apps to talk hosting…
Two more Mac apps I can’t live without
Continuing my series of Mac apps I can and can’t live without. I present the #3 Mac app I can’t live without: Preview It is easy to hate on built-in apps, but Preview does what I need it to do. It opens lots and lots of file types, but my main use case is taking a… Continue reading Two more Mac apps I can’t live without
The next Mac app I can live without
Continuing my series of Mac apps that I can’t live without and those that I can, let me present the #3 Mac app that I can live without: Apple Maps. This is Apple Maps on the Mac, not on the iPhone. On the iPhone, Maps is adequate. On the Mac, it is less good than mapquest’s or… Continue reading The next Mac app I can live without
Next two Mac apps I can’t live without
I’ve talked about the first two apps I can’t live without and the first one that I can. Here are the next two Mac apps I can’t live without: #5 Virtual ][. You need to be a little bit of a geek and more than a few years old to appreciate this app, but Virtual ][… Continue reading Next two Mac apps I can’t live without