Obviously, it’s not quite this easy to use Apple Pay Cash but it’s getting there.

I’ve known about the “nation” of Sealand for years and it always seems like an eccentric, odd little thing some rich guy did. The real story is much weirder and deeper.

The gadget guy in me loves Apple Pay and wishes I could use it more. My wife thinks it’s black magic and is deeply suspicious of it.

I rarely need to leave my car at the airport but if I did, I’d use this in a heartbeat.

Gibsons, on The Sunshine Coast, is where I live. The first three breweries in this video – Persephone (where my wife and I had our first date), The 101 and Gibsons Tapworks – are all within walking distance of our home. It really is a spectacular and naturally beautiful place. If you’re ever in the area for a visit, let me know – the first round is on me.

I happily watched the eclipse on a chilly Sunday evening over a fire with my wife and sons. It was a lot of fun but we didn’t see the meteoroid strike. We were too busy trying to stay warm.

Keep in mind that, like many contests like this, Apple won’t necessarily pay you if your submission is accepted as a contest winner. That being said, it can’t hurt to tag your photos to enter the contest.

I used a very early model of the Bose QuietComfort headphones and found them useful but bulky. If I get another set, I’ll make sure to give this list a good read.

How messed up is our cellular service here in Canada and the US when someone can describe a plan that offers pricing like $10 per GB as “affordable”?

I don’t have AirPods and didn’t know about this feature. Sounds interesting.

This affront to our great nation will not go unchallenged.

I love these analyses of the foods and products we ingest. This one is even more instructive, showing how useless this “cold medicine” actually is.

This Twitter thread is great. The Macintosh SE/30 was my first Mac and I absolutely loved it. I don’t know if it’s the “Best Mac Ever” but it certainly is my favourite if only for the path it put me on.

What an incredible undertaking. I know nothing about violins or their sound and couldn’t tell the difference between a Stradivarius and a Nova Scotia fiddle but I love that these people are undertaking the effort to capture the sound of these magnificent instruments.

Our American readers may not realize this but the role of the Speaker of the House in the British Parliamentary system is significantly different than that of the House of Representatives. They act more as a referee in the chamber than a politician.

Not only are the tiles spectacularly beautiful, the presentation by the Google website is very well done.

Not only is this a really good explanation of what’s happening inside these little cars, the animation is really well done.

The iPhone SE is still a beloved “little” phone, suitable for a lot of people. This is the best deal Apple has ever offered on it.

As the iPad “matures”, its ability to do the things formerly requiring a desktop or laptop becomes greater and greater.

There’s plenty of blame to go around as to why EVs are not more popular but with dealerships being some of the frontline troops when it comes to first information and then sales, they take on a good percentage of the responsibility for the lack of sales.

Like so much of technology, good or bad depends on how we use it. I had a blast flying my DJI Mavic 2 Pro (until it plummeted out of the sky and into our local harbour, never to be seen again), but there are enough horror stories of improper drone flying to make many of us understandably concerned about their use – not just by hobbyists but also by our governments.

There are few things I find more annoying during my sportsball viewing than this stupid robot.

Even though the study was funded by a motorcycle manufacturer which may throw its conclusions into question, I’d bet everyone who rides agrees with the study’s results. For me, I know that riding relaxes me while, at the same time, increases my focus. While it’s the most dangerous thing I do, it’s also one of the best things I do.

Ignoring all the silly qualifiers, this will be a pretty incredible event, especially for those of us on the West Coast of North America. Sadly for us here in the Vancouver area, the forecast is for rain Sunday evening.

We’ve mentioned often here how we give up way too much data voluntarily. Some of it, like this “challenge”, while seemingly innocent, may actually be sneaky and insidious.

We’ve heard a lot of these stories and we’ll hear a lot more. If nothing else, the Apple Watch is making many more people much more aware of the overall health and well being. I know it’s already helped me lose weight and I’ve only had it for a couple of weeks.

This is a great list for those of you who are looking for and can use alternative apps. There are a couple of apps I’m going to test out for color grading my drone footage.

It will likely eventually affect customers in other countries as well. We are a Netflix family but, at what point will these increases stop us from paying for the service?

This feels like a ruling that might make its way to the US Supreme Court.

I wonder why it wouldn’t be more cost effective to simply buy their own plane(s)? I’m sure they’ve already thought of that though.