After I graduated college, I had the good fortune of joining an R&D team at Intermec, where I was surrounded by incredibly talented engineers.
- July 5, 2023Continue...
My Backup System (2023 Edition)
June 19, 2023Continue...Every few years, folks start talking about backup solutions for their personal computing needs. In fact, I wrote the original version of this post a few years ago when it popped up in my Twitter feed.
Apple's AR Glasses Could Slip To 2026
November 7, 2022Continue...An article on Tom’s Guide says Apple’s infamously rumored AR glasses, which have been “coming soon” since the late 2010’s, are now at least another year or two away:
Blog Analytics with AWStats
November 4, 2022Continue...I’ve used quite a few different web hosting providers over the years, and most of them offered some kind of log file analysis tool. As part of my recent blogging renaissance, I did some exploration in to how I could measure website traffic for this blog.
This entry will cover some history, as well as a brief overview of how I set things up on my server.
Twitter Data Exports
November 1, 2022Continue...A couple of days ago, I requested an export of my account data from Twitter. As a business subject to the rules of GDPR, Twitter makes account data exports available to all users. It takes a day or two for the data to be ready, so Twitter emails you when it’s ready.[1]
When I downloaded and extracted the zip archive, I was pleasantly surprised.
Twitter Pause
October 28, 2022Continue...Now that the Twitter sale is complete, I’ve decided it’s time for me to hit the pause on that account. This isn’t the first time I’ve done this on social media - it’s something I do on other platforms pretty often, for a variety of reasons.[1]
Restoring Firefox's Icon
October 19, 2022Continue...Firefox recently introduced a redesigned icon to match the other squircles now prominent on macOS. I’m not a fan of this particular design trend, and appreciated that Firefox hadn’t given in.
Well, they gave in recently. c’est la vie.
Viewing DICOM Images on macOS
October 13, 2022Continue...In the year 2022 of our Lord, the medical systems in America continue to frustrate patients and their caregivers by exposing the internal complexities of patient data storage and interchange formats.
Today, I’m going to share a story about viewing DICOM images on macOS.
Dual-Booting macOS Ventura on M1
June 7, 2022Continue...Historically, it has always been pretty easy to run a macOS beta beside a released version. Admittedly, it’s been a few years for me, though. This year, I’ve been playing with a macOS app and a friend of mine reported a couple of glitches, so I wanted to try and fix those up.
The Story of BMBX
January 27, 2022Continue...Over the last couple years, my music listening habits have changed (among so many other things). I started wanting something different than algorithmic suggestions that my music subscription provides. I wanted something that felt more (a)live. I missed feeling like I was participating in something that was bi-directional and happening right now.
I realized I missed listening to the radio.