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.
Author: Michael Rowe
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 […]
NAS and Media Maintenance
I have a problem, I like to own my media. Yes, I know in this age of streaming music, streaming video, and streaming games, why would anyone want to own their media. First off, if you watch the changing landscape of services like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Apple, etc. The various media services are constantly adding […]
Why Digital Downloads Suck
I’ve always had issues with DRM, as I like to own my content. Years ago, I went thru and converted a bunch of my old music collection (Casette Tapes and LPs) to MP3s so I could put them in my digital music library. There were many albums that, over the years, I have replaced by […]
“Collectivity” – I coined a new word today
One of the really cool things about language is you can create new words, that have meaning. Today I was on a call about the Internet of Things, and we were discussing connectivity. That layer of the stack that allows you to send data from a device to the cloud or a data store. As […]
WWDC 2017 Keynote – My Raw Notes
I had the idea to do my yearly write up of all the things I saw watching the WWDC keynote.. instead this year, I thought it would be cool to just post my raw notes.. see how I am thinking while watching the keynote.. Let me know what you think: ============== WWDC 2017 – Keynote […]