by Scott Feldstein | Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | rants, tech
If you know me you know that I’m a fan of Apple and most of their products. But lest you think I never find fault with them, let me tell you about the goddamn proxy icons. What they did to me, and to all Mac users, in November of 2020 was truly irritating. It was a...
by Scott Feldstein | Tuesday, November 30, 2021 | rants, tech
Common wisdom used to be that Apple’s Mac computers were “premium priced.” Which is a nice way of saying that you don’t get as much bang for your buck as you do with a Windows computer. I think there was always an element of truth to that, especially if you just went...
by Scott Feldstein | Sunday, November 14, 2021 | food, rants, tech
My “Keurig K-Compact Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker (Imperial Red)” died a few days ago. The electronics just stopped working. When I plug it in, every light lights up (which is weird), and the buttons are non-responsive. So I ordered a new one. But...
by Scott Feldstein | Wednesday, June 16, 2021 | music, tech
I got a new bag to hold all my music-related tools. This meant going through all that stuff item by item before putting them in their new home. That is when I rediscovered a cheap wireless system I bought two years ago and never really used. I say cheap because I...
by Scott Feldstein | Friday, April 30, 2021 | tech
A few weeks ago I posted a picture of my desk at work. It showed my M1 MBA up on a stand so that I could place it next to an external display. A few things have changed. First, I got some speaker stands so they actually point at my ears. Second, the most obvious...
by Scott Feldstein | Thursday, April 22, 2021 | rants, tech, were you aware of it?
Your iPhone is going to start letting you know if an app wants to track you. Facebook is mad about it. That’s it. You really could just stop reading now and you’d still walk away with a solid, if basic, understanding of the issue. Apps like Facebook currently track...
