I’ve not had too much time to be able to work on my apps lately, even though I’ve been using my Holiday card tracker app a lot lately. It can be frustrating not to have the time to really dedicate learning new capabilities and APIs. On top of that, the paid (day) job has gotten […]
Author: Michael Rowe
Converting Videos
Over the years, I have converted almost my entire music library to digital (from LPs, 45RPMs, CDs, cassette tapes, and even a few Reel-to-Reel tapes). I have also taken my entire DVD and Blu-ray library and created local backup copies to make it easier to binge watch some of my favorite old movies and TV […]
API’s and Open Development
I rarely write posts about my day job on this blog, the focus of this blog is to address my hobbies and passions. When those intersect with my day job I will try and post a few thoughts. Having said that, I recently took a new job focusing on improving the API strategy of IBM’s […]
The new toys!
I try to upgrade my iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPads every other year (it get’s really expensive otherwise). This year is an off year, as I picked up the iPhone 12 Pro Max last year. I am not going to second guess people who upgrade every year. I think if you can afford it and […]
Summer 2021 WWDC Impacts
For the last 12 years or so, I’ve really enjoyed playing with the various beta’s of Apple’s operating systems. Discovering new features, and updating my apps each summer have been a great way to keep my technological skills current, while scratching the itch to write code. I’ve had good summers and bad summers, based on […]
Podcasting and iPhone 12 Pro Max
Before I get start talking about my new iPhone 12 Pro Max, I wanted to show you the podcast that I do: Apple’s podcast system now allows me to create an embedded for this website. Let me know what you think of the episode. Now we can start talking about the iPhone 12 Pro Max.
What is a Senior Technical Staff Member?
I’ve been working at IBM for almost 25 years now! During that time I have spent my career going back and forth between the technical and business paths. I’ve done that because I really don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. I love learning and at various times technology had more […]
Getting back to Wasted Time
I’ve finally gotten back to Wasted Time app for the Mac. Having figured out much of the issues with packaging for including the Mac version as part of a bundle. Now if you’ve paid the $0.00 for your copy of Wasted Time on iOS or tvOS, you will have a copy of Wasted Time for […]
WWDC 2021 Day 1
I never learn. Each year I love the start of WWDC: The excitement of what is new, the demos of how Apple sees features working, and the inevitable download of new tools, apps, and operating systems. And this year, like WWDC19, something goes wrong. I picked up the new iPad Pro 11inch (with the M1), […]
Getting ready for WWDC 2021
While sitting at home and watching a live streams for 8 hours a day all week, is not the same as being at WWDC in person, I am really looking forward to see what Apple introduces this year. To prepare this year, I am doing the same as I did last year. I have setup […]