apple finally did what i asked for 6 years ago
Thanks, Apple. About time someone did this! We can now charge a laptop from either side. Like should have been possible for decades. Reference – Do any laptops exist with multiple power connectors?
here seems like it would be perfect for pilots
With Here, you can download maps to use offline. And, via personal experimentation, I can attest to the rapidity with which the screen will update (even in “airplane mode”) on my iPhone when in a commercial jet if I have Here open. So why don’t they advertise their mapping product(s) to pilots? Or do they,…
automating mysql backups
I want to backup all of the MySQL databases on my server on a routine basis. As I started asking how to get a list of all databases in MySQL on Stack Overflow, I came across this previous SO question, entitled, “Drop All Databases in MySQL” (the best answer for which, in turn, republished the…
change your default font in windows 10
Starting from a tutorial I found recently, I want to share how to change your default font in Windows 10 – but in a shorter edition than that long one (and in, I think, a less-confusing way). Back in the Good Ole Daysâ„¢, you could easily change system font preferences by right-clicking on your desktop,…
hov lanes are misnamed
I dislike HOV lanes on principle, but I also dislike them grammatically: "high-occupancy vehicle" states the vehicle can hold many people (ie, it has a "high-occupancy"). They should be labeled "highly-occupied" vehicle lanes – same acronym, but with better grammar.
browsers should have integrated sharing ability
Mobile browsers can all share pages via whatever is available on your tablet, iPad, Android, iPhone, etc. Why do ‘full’ browsers not offer the same thing without goofy extensions?
tesla’s solarcity bid isn’t about energy production
Ben Thompson* (temporary paywall) makes an excellent first-order analysis of Elon Musk's bid to acquimerge SolarCity with Tesla. But he, uncharacteristically, stops short of seeing the mid- and long-term reasons for the acquimerge. It's about SpaceX. It's about Mars. It's about the Moon. Musk knows that he needs an incredibly-solid pipeline of technology to get…
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