On July 4th I gave the Citi Bike program a try and found the technology somewhat frustrating. The actual riding was fun. Yes, I did have a helmet, and no, there wasn't much traffic so it wasn't the true NYC biking experience where you take your life into your hands. However I had 3 distinct ...
MacBook Pro or MacBook Air Is Slow To Wake Up? Here’s a Solution
If you have a fairly new MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, and you put it to sleep a lot instead of shutting it down, you may notice that if it sleeps for less than an hour it wakes up fast. But if it sleeps for longer, it takes 10-15 seconds to wake back up again. The screen comes on immediately, but ...
Samsung’s new enormous 85” TV
I just saw an ad for Samsung’s new 85” LCD television. The design looks quite beautiful, it’s got a minimalist metal frame which is only about 3” deep. The picture is “Ultra HD” which is supposed to look great even at this very large size, and the blacks are extra black. The speakers are built ...
Frustrations with Yelp Advertising
We did a 2-month trial of Yelp advertising. That experiment is now concluded, and we've decided not to continue because we weren't satisfied with the experience. Here are a few things you should know about Yelp if you are considering advertising, you have a Yelp page for your business, or you write ...
Thunderbolt triumph when setting up a Mac Mini Server
Unlike most Macs, Mac minis and Mac Pros that are sold to be servers are supposed to come with Screen Sharing (VNC) turned on in OS X, so that you can set them up from another Mac even if you don't have a screen and keyboard attached. This Apple Knowledgebase Article explains how. Except we've now ...
Jury Duty and Technology
I've been on jury duty this week, and my case is finishing up today or tomorrow. I'm at the Manhattan courthouses on Centre Street in lower Manhattan. A lot has changed since I last did jury duty a number of years ago. Here are the most striking differences. 1. There is free wifi everywhere, ...