So, last week I was traveling and using a brand new 13inch MacBook Pro, with Touch Bar, and 12.9inch iPad Pro (first gen), a iPhone 7 Plus, and an Apple watch. When I upgraded to the MacBook Pro with Touch bar I replaced all my travel cables with Apple USB-C cables, this would allow me […]
Author: Michael Rowe
Bug Fixes live
Apple turned around my update quickly. At 5pm yesterday the updated version of the app is now live on the App Store. Let me know what you think!
Squashing bugs!
yesterday I had an epiphany – I realized that a bug that had been hiding in Wasted Time for years was actually trivial to fix! So I sat down and within seconds I fixed it! (Boy that hasn’t happened in a very long time – probably because I don’t get to program much anymore.). So […]
Releasing new version of Wasted Time App
I started writing this app years ago, and I try to put out a new version each year, just to keep up with Apple’s API changes. The last two versions are the biggest changes I’ve had to make in a while. First, Apple has removed their social sharing capabilities, requiring me to re-write the app […]
Site has officially moved
Hope to get the Domain name moved over as soon as I can, but for now you can find my posts at http://rowewp.mydrobo.com – Hope to be posting more soon. Btw, I did just submit an updated to my app -WastedTime to the Apple App Store. Nice to be able to program a bit.
Either Shutting or Moving the Site
after checking the price increase of my hosting provider, I will be either shutting down or moving this site next month. In the end, for a hobby site, it is not worth the hosting fees to keep it running on this provider. It’s not that they are too expensive, but that the return is not […]
What am I thankful for as 2017 comes to an end
I had originally thought about writing a post for Thanksgiving, about all the things that I am thankful for, but realized I just didn’t have the time. I have decided to write a bit later and think thru the last year and all the things I am thankful for, and all the things I am […]
A quick poem
A quick poem I created during a walk today: Too much Information Connecting unknowable Knowledge Transparency Over sharing Cooking Knives Titter Instagram Communities Kindergarten Tale-tale Opportunities Consumerism Kremlinology Bad Offering Orthogonal Madness
Why the N@zi’s would love DRM
While the title may seem like click bate, I really believe this is true. I’ve been thinking about how many people have gotten rid of their libraries (Music, Videos, Games, etc,) for the convenience of streaming content. All you have to do is start the latest app and you now have access to most of […]
The Fallacy of Shareholder Value
We are 30 years into the business cycle of Shareholder value. And over those thirty years we’ve seen a major shift in how businesses behave. The idea of Shareholder value was popularized by Jack Welsh. The basic idea can be netted out to the idea that if you take care of the Shareholder, by increasing […]