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Freshly Squeezed OpEd: Automating The Disabled

Those of you who follow this blog regularly (seriously, go outside and catch some air) know that I have health issues. I’ve had Multiple Sclerosis for half of my life. But this past year, my body decided to up the ante and throw in a few more maladies for giggles. If...

Freshly Squeezed OpEd: Now I Begin

I finally pulled the trigger, completing my rig. But I had to improvise due to the chip shortage. Instead of a 24” 4.5K iMac, I went with a 16 GB RAM, 1 TB MBA. Thirteen inches is too small for these aging eyes, so I went in the opposite direction. I purchased a 32”...

Freshly Squeezed Review: Podcasts That Uncover Buried Treasure

In this review, I want to tell you of three podcasts that I have found indispensable. They range in length anywhere from 7 minutes to 15 minutes. They have in common one thing: revealing hidden, extremely productive features cloaked in Apple’s apps. Features that turn...

Freshly Squeezed Op-Ed: Apple, Gimmie Some Truth

I was a regular bar playing musician for many, many years. Despite limitations due to health, until now, I still dabble in composition. When Apple announced Spatial Audio, their version of Dolby Atmos, I was very interested to hear their results. I wanted to revisit...

Freshly Squeezed OpEd: The Siri Wars

Because of disability issues, it's easier for me to use my voice than to type. This means that I lean quite heavily and often on Siri.Though not the sharpest crayon out there, it'll do. Most of us have likely experienced the odd situation when someone says "Hey Siri'...

Freshly Squeezed OpEd: 1Password 8 Has Called Me Out

A couple of weeks ago, I was telling you about my experience and opinion of Safari Technology Preview for Mac. I would appear to be in the minority. But as I said, it keeps me from adding to my collection of hundreds of bookmarks. “Groups” is my savior. At the same...

Freshly Squeezed Reviews: I Have To Admit I’m Using Beta

For a slow news/rumor month, there’s an awfully lot of change going on. Believe it or not, it’s already been practically a year since the M1 SoC turned the concept of computing upside down. You can accomplish what with 8GB RAM? Not to be left in the rearview mirror,...

The Hills Are Alive With Lossless Music

Some people use music as aural wallpaper, like walking into a room and mindlessly turning on the TV. It keeps them company to simply chug along throughout their day. Others play music because it’s their favorite song(s). I wager any of us quickly turn up the car...

Freshly Squeezed OpEd: Resolutions Are Made To Be Broken

New Year’s Eve has come and gone. Every year we all swear not to make resolutions as we won’t honor them past February. But I have to get serious this year. Resolution 1: Learn computing. I’ve been writing software and hardware reviews for near two decades now and I...

Freshly Squeezed Reviews: Text Sniper Takes Aim

Late 2015 4K 21” iMacOS X 11.0.116GB RAM1 TB Samsung T5 SSD external boot drive I don’t know were I would be without Setapp. They are constantly introducing new apps that inevitably become an integral part of my workflow. To paraphrase Steve Jobs, ’They introduce me...

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