Monthly Archives: December 2020

Tiny company comes to the rescue of Apple

Apple has suffered a huge embarrassment with their recently announced Air Pods Max headphones. While the super expensive $500 headphones get excellent reviews for their audio quality, design, materials and build quality, it’s been ridiculed for the dinky “Smart case” that’s supplied with it. It’s less of a case and more a cheaply made cover […]

Clash of the Titans

Facebook has been relentless in selling our personal information to their customers in order to target us with ads and messaging, some even encouraging people to join groups with like interests, including hate groups. They’ve done this with little opposition as they sweep up more and more of our data, to the point where they’ve […]

Facebook faces the wrath of… most everyone

After running amok for years, Facebook has finally gotten some serious pushback from state attorneys general and the FTC, each filing lawsuits against the company, accusing it of engaging in monopolistic practices.  It’s been a long time coming, and few companies deserve it more. Not just for its monopolistic behavior, but for abhorrent behavior cooked […]

Protecting a new MacBook

Staying home in voluntary isolation, I’m spending more time than ever with my 13-inch MacBook Pro, purchased earlier this year shortly after it was announced. This is the first MacBook Pro in five years without the unreliable butterfly keyboard design that caused no end of grief for many, including myself. With that change, it’s been […]