Boxing Day, explained

For my family, Christmas Day was always for relatives’ visits. Boxing Day was the day you went to visit friends.

Give your Amazon box new life

Lots of us will have lots of Amazon boxes left over from this holiday season. This is a great way to give a little back.

The sound of science

This is an interesting article if only for the fact that every audio engineer I’ve ever known (and I’ve known quite a few), hate the way Bose devices sound. They would often say, “No highs, no lows, must be Bose”.

Steve Jobs sold NeXT to Apple 20 years ago today

It’s hard to overstate the importance of this sale, not just for Apple (I don’t think the company would still be around if this hadn’t happened) but for the entire technology industry. It can be easily argued that, if it weren’t for this sale, we’d all still be using boring beige computers and talking on flip phones.

Refurbished Apple Watches now on sale

Apple has a limited selection of refurb Watches now available. Don’t wait too long to decide. Even though the savings are fairly minor (but every little bit helps), refurbs tend to sell out quickly and I’d imagine the Apple Watch even more so this time of year.

Wrap gifts without tape

I don’t have the gift wrapping gene my mom had so my attempts at wrapping gifts is always a disaster but I might give this method a try.

Peabody Hotel duck march

I’ve seen this duck march and it’s a wonderfully silly Southern tradition. If you’re ever in Memphis (it happens in the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Fl as well but it’s just not as good), you owe it to yourself to go see the ducks.