tl;dr (although this is unlikely to be “l”) - SuperDuper v3.9 Beta 4 is now available for download. This is the release candidate for v3.9. (St|F)umbling Towards Sequoia Probably the wrong headline, since our Sequoia tes…
A few weeks ago, The Tracking Angle posted a YouTube video comparing two turntables, using the same arm, cartridge and phono preamp. The two unit sounded surprisingly different to my ear, given the only change was the ac…
I’m sure it’s clear from everything I write, but I am, as they say, an Old. Part of that involves going through many technological transitions: computers; cars; TV; cable, satellite; cell phones; BBS systems; internet; t…
I’ve probably mentioned on the blog before that I’m a big fan of electric cars. Starting in 2013 with a first generation Tesla Model S P85, both Z and I have been powered by electrons, with two leased BMW i3s and we’ve n…
Off-topic alert! Over the past few months, I’ve been enjoying brewing beer at home with a Pico Pro. No doubt purists scoff a bit at the automation involved during the mash and boil, but it’s a relatively small part of th…
My friend Jonas Salling has started blogging again, and that’s always a good thing. He’s got some recent posts up there as he tests the WiFi support for Clicker, and the results may surprise you! Jonas is one of the hard…
Some time ago, I switched from MarsEdit to ecto. Mostly, I did this because I liked writing posts with “real” formatting — that is, using the RTF editing view that ecto offered. At the time, I was only allowing myself 15…
It’s hard to believe another year’s gone by, but dates rarely lie, and there it is - the 31st, soon to flip. Rather than turn inward and reflect on events here, I’d like to turn outward and thank each and every reader; a…
Looks like Rich Siegel, of BBEdit fame, has started blogging. And he’s ragging on bad drivers! Go Rich! (And don’t miss the great Oktoberfest Special they’ve announced over at Bare Bones. $99 is an incredible bargain for…
Brent Simmons has just blogged a bit about the design of one feature in NetNewsWire 2.0on his blog. If you’ve been enjoying my posts about this, you’ll probably enjoy Brent’s, too! Brent classifies himself as an Experime…
So, what should you expect from this blog? My plan is to write about a relatively eclectic set of topics. I’ve sketched out my first 30 posts or so, and they seem to be falling into the following broad catagories: News a…
So, I’ve been avoiding blogging. More than that: I’ve been avoiding making eye contact with blogging. But it keeps jumping up and down, waving its arms frantically, desperately trying to get my attention, insisting that…