Gordon's Tech

I've mentioned here a few times that progress is not linear. Howard Oakley has a piece on a related topic today . For example, no applic...

This morning's heart attack: " CCC no longer excludes 1Password by default ." What the fork were they thinking ?! ----------- ...

My daughter is auditing Coursera's Intro to Python class . It's pretty standard stuff, but I was surprised by the development enviro...

For 3yrs I’ve used a Samsung SSD (1TB) in a cheap Inatek IDE enclosure with UASP/USB 3 connection to an Elgato T2 dock connected to a 2015 M...

I’m old enough to remember when it was inexpensive and convenient to time shift football games. In the US and Canada that died with the anal...

Google is tracking a curious uptick in government-backed (Russia, China, ?) attacks on journalist gmail accounts . They are suggesting two ...

I'm using Scrivener to write  Smartphones for All - Using iPhone and Android to build independence for atypical minds . It’s brilliant ...

My 93yo father is a resident of a long term care facility in Montreal. It’s been working well for him, but it’s not easy to reach him. He ha...

Remember the great American Digital TV Transition of 2008 ? Our elected representatives explained that while some would see more channels an...

[This post was first written in 2013 and then revised in April 2016.] When Emily said she was interested in Trello , on a day when I was at...

I'm scrambling as usual, so no time for a full post. I've been running through Feedbin, Newsblur and Feedly today. I paid for both F...

I think with the HL-2270DW  and its TN-450 toner cartridge Brother has figured out how to apply the ink-jet business model to the previou...

I have managed family credentials and web site data in a FileMaker database since 1996  [1]. That database now holds over 1600 records, of w...

Apple has long had trouble with truly basic concepts of authentication, but lately they've gone off the rails. It's not just the new...

The more  I study analog to digital video conversion and export compression the more I see I've left civilization. This is a domain of ...

In the twilight of the general purpose computer , I struggle to balance OS X and Apple tech, Google services, parental obligations, and gett...

While I wait to see if Pinboard can fix their Google Reader JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) import , and while I consider Google Reader Sh...

It's tough to replace Google Reader Social ( damn you Google ). I've been generating tweets from Google Reader, but the workflow is ...

Apple has recently updated their OS X Parental Controls documentation for 10.5 and 10.6. It will be interesting to see if they improve Paren...

How to Make a Small Business Seem Much Bigger - Eileen Zimmerman -  NYTimes references these tools .... Batchbook : CRM MailChimp : emai...