This is my first time at MoogFest (and I’ve been dying to go since I first heard about it a few years back). This year is the first year that it is downtown Durham, and they are doing it up right! I ended up getting the VIP Engineer setup, so I can make my own […]
Author: Michael Rowe
Why do routers suck so much?
I’ve had a wireless network in my house since about 2001, and in these 15 years.. I’ve noticed that the quality of routers has declined a lot. I don’t know if this is caused by my ISP, or by the routers themselves. When I first setup my house, I actually had a dial up modem […]
The joys of work related travel
I can’t sleep on planes anymore. This is a big problem when traveling to Europe, as you almost always have a redeye, which to me means working thru the night on the plane, and then trying to get a hotel to let me do an early check-in, so I can shower, and perhaps catch a […]
Apple Watch Notifications
One of the biggest benefits that most people use the Apple Watch (and I would assume any smart watch) for is notifications. I am beginning to wonder if I have nerve problems in my wrists. The reason I say this is that I don’t feel the notifications very often, even though I have the watch […]
Delay in App Update and Thoughts on Drones/Robots
Well, it seems that if you upgrade your development mac to a Beta version of OS X, the App Store won’t let you submit an update to your app. While I understand the limitations in the past, that if you used a beta version of the compiler the app could not be submitted, this one […]
IPhone Updates, Downloads, and Monday Mornings
Ok, I didn’t start this process on a Monday morning, but there was an “emergency” update by apple on Thursday that seemed to hose my iPhone. The update was 9.3.1 and was to address a problem some people were having when they tried to click on links in emails. To be honest, I rarely try […]
Minor Bugfix Update
I have just uploaded a new version of WastedTime to the iOS AppStore. It should be posted by Apple in a few days. I realized that my choice of hot keys for the iPad Pro edition didn’t work with all external keyboards. So I had to change the keyboard short cuts. Would love to […]
IPhone Updates, Downloads, and Monday Mornings
Ok, I didn’t start this process on a Monday morning, but there was an “emergency” update by apple on Thursday that seemed to hose my iPhone. The update was 9.3.1 and was to address a problem some people were having when they tried to click on links in emails. To be honest, I rarely try […]
Wasted Time 6.0 finally released yesterday
Just a quick post to say that my App – Wasted Time, was finally updated yesterday on the App Store. After an abortive attempt at a Watch OS2 extension, I have completely re-written the app in Swift, made it fully compatible with the iPad Pro and made it so that it can run side by […]
Recovery and Scars
In the past Scars were considered a badge of honor. People got most scars in battles, fights, and while pursuing survival (hunting, farming, building shelter, etc.). My I scar has been generated due to a surgery to improve the use of my hand. I have two scare, one is small and will disappear into […]