A blog about things that interest me.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.