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5 year old Android tablet… most popular apps install and run. 5 year old iPad Mini… 90% of popular apps won’t install, rendering it nearly useless. This issue isn’t directly Apple’s fault, as there is a way for developers to support older versions of the iOS… they simply don’t as a rule.

If you think Apple isn’t going down the tubes in this post-Jobs era… take a look a this video that demonstrates their current idea of customer service and support. The video is by a very reputable PC expert, not a fly-by-night sensationalist YouTuber. This incident is in addition to the recent news that Apple is […]

This is the type of budding technology that deprecates spending billions of dollars on super carriers etc. Much of what’s necessary to build drone swarms is readily available commercially. Makes me concerned that our military is once again gearing up to fight past wars. https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/11/aquabotix-aquatic-drone-swarm/

You may not believe or even care that man is the cause of global warming. However, there can be no doubt on this one… we are killing our oceans. It may not impact those alive today; but, if plastic pollution continues unabated, the world will be a very different place for your children and their […]

I find it ironic that the company that removed the headphone jack on their phone manages to have THE WORST bluetooth functionality on their desktop OS. Arggg… macOS.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/20/technology/how-to-protect-facebook-data/index.html

In a rush to cast doubt on technology, what many articles fail to mention (this one excluded) is that in the recent tragic autonomous Uber incident, there was a safety driver at the wheel who didn’t have time to respond. As with humans, no autonomous system will be full proof If a pedestrian suddenly veers […]

SiriusXM now wants over $30/month sans additional fees for traffic. I can get Spotify, Amazon Music AND Google Music combined for that price. See ya SeriusXM…

When you’re making a sandwich and run out of mayo; but, you can still see some in the squeeze bottle…

For those who enjoy learning about medical history, BBC’s program around the Polio Vaccine is quite educational and up lifting.