Category: blog

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 […]

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 […]