I feel like I have another blog post out there with a similar title. It has been a bit since I have written anything. I miss it but it has been hard to find the motivation over the last year. Life with a family is busy but that is no excuse. I can’t promise I… Continue reading It’s Been a While
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Jim Dalrymple Retiring
Though long-time Apple commentator, Jim Dalrymple, has been doing his thing for around 30 years, I was introduced to him around 2010. I was in the military at the time and he was a guest on Leo Laporte's This Week in Tech or MacBreak Weekly podcast. I didn't know who this big-bearded guy was but… Continue reading Jim Dalrymple Retiring
Still Using the iPhone 12 mini
It has been a year and a few months since the iPhone 12 mini has been released and I am proud to say I am still using it. For years I have been wanting to keep an iPhone longer than a year- I know, what a privileged problem to have. None of my other tech… Continue reading Still Using the iPhone 12 mini
Review – mophie snap+ juice pack mini
Finally! One of my favorite battery pack companies released some MagSafe charging products. This is the one I have been waiting on, a MagSafe battery pack. What this is is an external battery pack that charges your phone wirelessly. On top of that it uses the iPhone 12 line of phones new MagSafe feature to… Continue reading Review – mophie snap+ juice pack mini
Native Union Leather Case for AirPods
As a recent birthday gift, I received this leather case for my AirPods. It is such a simple thing but I absolutely love it. I could care less about protecting the case-it is beat up already. But my wife recently took a case off of her AirPods and we have mixed them up a few… Continue reading Native Union Leather Case for AirPods
My Favorites from WWDC 2021
I was full-on set to download the latest developer betas for iOS and iPad OS 15 after the World Wide Developer Conference keynote but nothing stood out enough to make me rush out and do it. But here are a few of the things that caught my attention. FaceTime is getting a bunch of Zoom-like… Continue reading My Favorites from WWDC 2021
Books of 2021: May
May was a slow reading month and kind of put me behind my goal. But anyways, here are the two that I read during the month of May. Book 14 of 2021 Origin by Dan Brown Goodreads rating: 3.87/5 My rating: 4/5 From Amazon: “Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim… Continue reading Books of 2021: May
Books of 2021: April
I knocked out five books in April. Most were really good! Book 9 of 2021 Neighborly by Ellie Monago Goodreads rating: 3.57/5 My rating: 3/5 From Amazon: “Kat and Doug felt like Aurora Village was the perfect community. Minutes from the city, affluent without pretension, low crime with a friendly vibe—it’s everything Kat never had,… Continue reading Books of 2021: April
Books of 2021: March
Last month I started this new type of blog post about the books I have read in February. If you missed it, check that out here. Here are my books of March. Book 3 of 2021 A Marriage in Dog Years by Nancy Balbirer Goodreads rating: 3.49/5 My rating: 2/5 From Amazon: “When Nancy Balbirer… Continue reading Books of 2021: March
Relationship Reflections
A very good friend of mine, that I served with in the Air Force, just released the Kindle version of his book, Relationship Reflections. Matthew Glikman, who writes over at Journeyman’s Legacy, has compiled some great thought-provoking ideas and philosophies in the new book. I was fortunate enough to read it early on and happy… Continue reading Relationship Reflections
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