Author: cysix

After giving it a try for about a year, I’ve officially reverted from Microsoft OneNote back to Evernote. Reasons: (1) OneNote was/is painfully slow opening up notebooks, (2) it doesn’t allow any sort of subfolder organization of notebooks, and (3) the app on macOS is essentially crippleware (worse than the online version). If you don’t […]

Public service announcement… with winter coming on and the increased use of fireplaces, etc… if you don’t already have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in your home, get one and install it now. I have experience with being poisoned and it wasn’t fun.. very lucky to be alive.

When I need tech support…

One of my favorite aviation stories

These days I use Samsung Pay for virtually everything I buy with a credit card. It rocks! I even use it with 20+ year old point of sale systems where vendors are amazed that it works. My one BIG grip is that most restaurants I the US still insist on disappearing with my card; something […]

Amazing how much tech is packed into personal yachts these days… at the Annapolis Sailboat Show

We managed the Berlin Airlift back in the late 40’s, yet we can’t manage to get basic supplies to our own citizens in PR because it’s “very far away”… what’s wrong with this picture!?!

Tried to be prepared and bought eclipse glasses well ahead of time; but, thx Amazon, they are fakes. So decided to go old school, but F’d it up with WAY to big of a hole. Ok… minds out of the gutter folks. And no I didn’t copy POTUS and simply look straight at the sun… […]

Out pursuing one of my hobbies… pretty old tech in use (Canon 70D), but it gets the job done.

2011 Toyota Corolla decided to try and give me an enema while I was stopped at a stop light. Lady was cell phone browsing, but no way to prove it. Testament to modern car safety that no one was injured. PITA now to deal with insurance and repair. (her car in the picture btw). I […]