Tech to cheat consumers

Uber is the future

Used Uber extensively on a recent trip to Orlando and have nothing but 5 star praise for the service. Normal taxi service is a dead model. http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/01/uber-50-billion-value-microsoft-investment/

Windows on 2013 Macbook Pro

As discussed in the prior post around switching to LaunchBox for retro gaming, I decided to convert my early 2013 Macbook Pro 15″ Retina to Windows. It had the latest version of MacOS on it and I could (and probably should) have simply followed the steps to convert it to a dual boot configuration using […]

Composite fail

Today’s composite materials are amazing, making many things we touch lighter, cheaper, and often stronger than wood/steel. However, you occasionally bump up against the product designed “just strong enough” in the engineer’s mind, but in fact a failure in real world application. These pruners are a perfect example. Nice light and relatively cheap… but put […]