Last week I posted about a long-time issue I’ve had with wobbly desktop monitors. With your advice in hand, I proceeded to purchase an Echogear dual-monitor mount for my Uplift sit-stand desk. I just assembled it a few hours ago, and I’ve been using it since then to excellent results. My left monitor is rock-solid … Read more
One of the troublesome thing about taking 1000 selfie photos in New Zealand and relying on your phone for navigation, email, Instagram, and restaurant recommendations is that you constantly run out of battery power. This was particularly annoying for my iPhone 7 because the port that holds the charging cable rarely works. It only charges … Read more
YouTube: I’ve noticed that more and more of my favorite long-form channels on YouTube–those that post videos over 20 minutes–have ads that force the videos to pause every 5 minutes or so. This wouldn’t be a problem for a shorter video, but I often listen to the longer videos while doing something else away from … Read more
I’m back to continue my occasional series about rooms I’d love to have in my house if I can ever afford to design such a place. So far I’ve discussed a ball room, cat tower room, game room(s), shower room, and fictional room. One of my lifelong technological dreams has been for virtual reality to progress … Read more
My online dating days ended many years ago when I made my company my greatest love, but I enjoyed my experiences with Match and OkCupid. This was before Tinder was a thing (or at least before I was aware of it). In recent years, I had heard of Tinder’s competitor, Bumble, but I wasn’t aware … Read more
Today as I walked to my car after a lunch out, my friend asked how my car was holding up. The car in question is a 2003 Camry XLE, and it’s doing great, at least partially due to the fact that I work from home and rarely drive more than 10 minutes away. My hope … Read more
One of my favorite movies as a kid was “Honey I Shrunk the Kids.” I loved technology and weird gadgets, and I thought the movie did a great job of capturing what it might feel like to shrink down to a tiny size for a while. Of course, the physics behind the concept seemed impossible. … Read more
A few days ago, I tried something for the first time: I posted a Facebook recommendation request. I’m in awe of how well it worked. I’m heading to Los Angeles for a few days in mid-December. I’m mainly there for the Survivor finale, but I have a little bit of free time. So I opened … Read more
One of my lifelong dreams is to see jetpacks become widely available and even commonplace (and, of course, for me to use or even own one). This might at least partially stem from my adoration of Iron Man. So I was really excited to see a watch a new video about the latest developments from … Read more
I actually don’t mind unobtrusive advertising, especially if it’s targeted towards me. When Google knows I’ve been looking at a specific game and that game starts to appear in ads, I’m happy to see it. But I also see ads all the time that have nothing to do with me. I’ve put up with them … Read more