Blog anniversary
Posted December 10th, 2014 @ 09:00am by Erik J. Barzeski
Well, it turns out I did remember.
Happy 12th birthday, blog.
Posted December 10th, 2014 @ 09:00am by Erik J. Barzeski
Well, it turns out I did remember.
Happy 12th birthday, blog.
Posted December 9th, 2014 @ 03:58pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Six Colors: Amazon Fire TV Stick review
We got one.
I honestly didn't think it needed to be plugged in to a power source. I figured it either used its own little battery or got power from the HDMI port or something.
That severely limits its usefulness.
Posted December 8th, 2014 @ 02:34pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Meh. It had its moments, but it was not particularly well done.
Posted December 7th, 2014 @ 02:17pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Two things for now:
Posted December 6th, 2014 @ 02:07pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Gonna give Flashlight a try today based on this.
Edit: Quick testing of the iMessages plugin have all failed. Hmmmm.
Posted December 5th, 2014 @ 01:59pm by Erik J. Barzeski
I knew how aperture worked (pinhole cameras), but I didn't think to make my own eyesight better by looking through a hole formed by my fingers!
Posted December 4th, 2014 @ 01:52pm by Erik J. Barzeski
I bought the game mostly to show support against idiots going back and re-rating it with 1 star.
Turns out it's a great game and worth multiples of the money I paid for it. Particularly if you have a Family Share plan set up.
Posted December 3rd, 2014 @ 01:25pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Posted December 2nd, 2014 @ 01:08pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Posted December 1st, 2014 @ 08:46am by Erik J. Barzeski
Finder Windows Disappearing, Finder Windows Disappearing, How do I stop Finder-Tabs from closing after Shutdown/Restart
I've had this issue for years.
I have a Finder window with tabs showing. Sometimes it's just one tab ("Downloads"), sometimes it's two or three. Rarely is it ever more than one window.
I leave them minimized almost all the time.
When I reboot, they'll still be in the Dock. When I click them, they'll zoom out of the Dock, and then immediately vanish. They're still listed in the "Window" menu, but you cannot "get" to them at all.
In Terminal, killall Finder
brings them back after the Finder re-launches.
Why can't they just work the first time? I don't know. I've tried deleting the saved state, the finder.plist, and other things along the way. Nothing seems to work.
Posted November 30th, 2014 @ 03:26pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Posted November 29th, 2014 @ 12:46pm by Erik J. Barzeski
52 Of The World's Most Widespread Myths And Misconceptions, Debunked
The image file is here:
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And from InformationIsBeautiful.net, 78 Cocktails Every Bar Person Should Know.
Posted November 28th, 2014 @ 12:44pm by Erik J. Barzeski
The Core wireless speaker system
Dave and I each have one of these things coming.
It supposedly sounds really good, so… Yeah. I really have almost no actual use for a speaker. Maybe I can use it as a PA system or something when I give a talk. A bluetooth microphone would be all that's needed, I think.
Posted November 27th, 2014 @ 12:40pm by Erik J. Barzeski
This Verbal Confrontation Shows Why Walmart Will Never Accept Apple Pay (Video)
As Tim Cook said, people like their credit cards. They're reasonably secure, they provide a record for billing, they offer rewards and points if used responsibly, they're easy to use, etc.
CurrentC or MCX is none of those things.
Posted November 26th, 2014 @ 12:37pm by Erik J. Barzeski