Am I angry with Subaru or Maura Healey? — I signed a lease on a new 2023 Subaru Outback this past weekend. I didn’t really want that model; I’d prefer something smaller and less expensive in a hybrid, but comfort is important for my wife’s arthritic bones, so this is what we chose. We’ve leased Outbacks since 2008, but…

Full book available in a Kindle format — This is a chapter from my “Introduction to Unix and Linux Troubleshooting” book, originally published 2009 in Kindle format by me, Anthony Lawrence. Available at Amazon for $2.99 if desired. Updated and modified for Medium. A Dream I am taking a test. It is an important test, and I and all the…

Why buy a special stand when I have tripods? — I finally got around to playing with Continuity Camera, but unlike everyone and his brother, I didn’t buy a special Continuity Camera Stand. Why would I when tripods give me far more flexibility? And because I have two fairly new iPhones to use, I used both of them, though there…

But you do you, ‘kay? — Yes, I suppose that if you think a cheap clone running Linux is the same as a Mac, then the Mac certainly does cost more. But that’s not why I have a hard time seeing a new Mac as an expensive purchase, because for you, some dirt cheap Linux or…

PBS is always a hot mess — As I explained at this post, I bought one of the new Apple 4K TV streaming boxes for two reasons: Wi-Fi 6 and support for being a Matter hub. I Bought the New Apple TV 4K Even Though It Doesn’t Matter Yes, that’s a geeky punmedium.com It just came last night. I thought I’d set it up the next morning, but my wife was busy with some…

Safer and maybe faster, too — It’s beginning to look like we won’t be seeing real self-driving cars anytime soon. It wouldn’t surprise me a bit if over-reaching AI like Tesla’s is banned — all it might take is a few more deadly accidents. Even without that, Level 5 driving AI doesn't presently seem attainable. …

And I don’t need same day delivery either — Our town owned gas and electric company has informed us that our heating bills could easily double from last year. They strongly recommended using electric heaters to curb the expense because electricity costs are not rising. We already have two nice little DeLonghi oil filled electric radiators, but I immediately…

Yes, that’s a geeky pun — Our internet has been flaky for a month and has finally reached the point of being too annoying to ignore. Almost every morning, I would have to power off the old Verizon router in order to regain wireless access. …

The shortest shortcut of all — I am a big fan of I*OS Quick Notes. This is a somewhat new feature that originally let you swipe up from the lower right corner of an iPad to access a Note that could either be new or something previously worked on. That swipe went away with Stage Manager…