Yesterday I had to answer my phone. Does that sound odd? First of all, what's a phone for if you don't answer it? But second, who answers the phone any more, given the overwhelming volume of spam … [Read more...]
Unlocking + Tethering
When I upgraded from iPhone 4S to iPhone 6, I was on AT&T. As a “reward” for upgrading, after being a loyal customer ("We want to thank you for being the best part of AT&T"), AT&T charged m … [Read more...]
Fingerprint mode for my iPhone, please
I need a mode for my iPhone where I can leave an app running on the screen and ”turn off touch” so that I can watch what’s happening but not cause anything to happen if I accidentally touch the scree … [Read more...]
Top sysadmin tools for iPad
Digital nomads, you can finally and really be the system administrator for your cloud (and other) servers from your iPad. Since December, each time I’ve left town, I have intentionally left my MacBook … [Read more...]
“Eyeballs-on-site” yielding to “eyeballs-on-content”
When the web was new, the goal was to get as many "eyeballs" as possible looking at your site content—to aggregate readership with your site being the aggregation point. This pretty much followed the o … [Read more...]