For those who don’t know, Be Best is a public awareness campaign promoted by United States First Lady Melania Trump. The program focuses on well-being for youth, and advocates against cyberbullying and drug use. In their own words: The mission of BE BEST is to focus on some of the major issues facing children today,… [Read more]
Thoughts
Is the Apple era over?
Apple’s warning on Wednesday about weak iPhone demand in the holiday quarter is a serious deal for Wall Street, and the tech industry in general. Kara Swisher explains … Is This the End of the Age of Apple? By Kara Swisher for The New York Times / January 3, 2019 … some other terrible news… [Read more]
Carole Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall died on Monday, December 17, 2018. I enjoyed the world a little bit more just knowing she was in it. I haven’t thought of her in ages, but I miss her already. This is the way it’s going to be, I think. Penny Marshall, ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star and Movie Director, Dies at… [Read more]
How could it be so?
Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small, Was singing! Without any presents at all! He hadn’t stopped Christmas from coming! It came! Some how or other, it came just the same! And the Grinch … … with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: “How could it be so?”… [Read more]
All about Christmas
Linus explains the true meaning of Christmas. Charlie Brown: “Everything I do turns into a disaster. I guess I really don’t know what Christmas is all about. Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” Linus: “Sure Charlie Brown. I can tell you what Christmas is all about.” Lights please … And there… [Read more]
The majesty of thunderstorms
The gods were still asleep on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 6:33 AM when a spark ignited an inferno that devoured the gentle towns of Concow and Paradise in Northern California. The totality of the destruction was unprecedented. Having lived near Paradise for almost 40 years, I’ve seen enough of fire and the charred remains… [Read more]
Navigating the future of technology
A funny thing’s happened in the last few years; most technology has gotten pretty good. Almost gone are the days of crummy smartphones with indecipherable interfaces and desktop operating systems overrun with crapware. So with most popular tech products at parity, how do you choose one over the other? Farhad Manjoo of The New York… [Read more]
How to control your browser
A terrific article appeared on Wired the other day about how to protect your computer from the prying eyes of the web. The story explores privacy and cookie settings for the following browsers: Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Apple Safari How to lock down what websites can access on your computer Written by David… [Read more]
The scariest movie ever made
Scene for scene, John Carpenter’s Halloween may reign as the greatest horror movie of all time. The simplicity, the suspense, the music, and the style have often been imitated, but never duplicated. Released in 1978 on a dinky $300,000 budget, the 30-year-old filmmaker terrified us by bringing an evil, relentless force to a place that could… [Read more]
The end of Google Plus
On October 8, Google announced that it was shutting down Google Plus for consumers, citing low user engagement, and a software error that potentially exposed the data of hundreds of thousands of users. Google indicated that Google Plus would operate until August 2019, allowing users to download and migrate their information. There’s a lot of… [Read more]
