Really good explainer of the seemingly bizarre movement of Mars and Mercury in our night sky.

This is definitely a museum I’ll check out next time I’m in Seattle.

It has been said of being a supplier to Walmart that, “it’s the best and worse thing that can happen to your company”. I’ve heard the same about Apple.

This might be the coolest, nerdiest thing you watch all weekend. But, to be honest, some of the landings were awfully sketchy.

I’ve only had the opportunity to be in a “fancy’ sushi restaurant a couple of times but watching the master chef is always an amazing experience.

I’ve been doing this for the past week. It’s a lot of fun.

“Uncle Walt” as he was known (sometimes disparagingly) to many in the tech media has been around for a very long time. His retirement is hard earned and very well deserved.

When I was younger, I would have wanted some of these gorgeous images as posters on my bedroom wall.

There is no better example of a guilty pleasure for me than these movies. Objectively, they are not very good and sometimes, they are downright awful but the stunts and the general “so bad it’s good” feel makes me love them all the more.

Downloading now.

This is actually very good news. It means there’s competition in the tablet space. Competition breeds better tablets for all of us. And, make no mistake, Apple’s iPad still ranks very high in this study.

Jim posted about this back in March but now Spotify has posted an actual audio test for you to try to see if you can actually hear the difference.

I don’t eat any of these of these except “processed meats”. No way I’m giving up bacon or sausage.

I’m a big fan of food in general and a bigger fan of “ethnic” food and, while I haven’t had a lot of it, I really enjoy Jewish food, especially for the stories behind it.

Is it because pop music is so ephemeral and music tastes change so rapidly?

As a MotoGP motorcycle racing fan, I find Formula 1 to be sometimes boring from a racing point of view but these kinds of technical details are fascinating.

Solar has become not only a lot less expensive but a lot easier to install so it’s become very popular. If you are in the US, you can use this tool to see whether it makes financial sense for you to go solar.

I’ve gotten into the habit of doing this at ATMs I go to. Luckily, I haven’t found any skimmers but better to be safe than sorry. I also rarely have any money so skimmers won’t get much out of me regardless.

95% of the time, deleted scenes are deleted for good reason.

Go to the linked web site to see how to check for iOS 11 incompatible apps. I’ve got several dozen apps that will break and some are ones I still use regularly.

This stuff is fascinatingly weird.

I’ve been looking for an “all day” heart-rate monitor for a while now. This article helped narrow down my choices.

There are some great photos here and some details I hadn’t read before.

As a native Nova Scotianer, I love to eat anything that comes out of the ocean. And, even after reading this scary article, that won’t change. But I’ll definitely be more mindful.

Mogull is my favorite guy to talk to about Mac security issues. With all the talk about ISPs (potentially) selling your browsing data, there’s been a lot of talk of VPNs and what they can (and can’t) do for you.

I loved The Fifth Element for its visuals and even enjoyed the utter goofiness of the movie. And I’ve been a fan of Besson since I saw “Léon: The Professional” so I’m really looking forward to this movie.

I love these photos. Make sure you watch the associated video as well.

Good news for Apple but shameful that other manufacturers’ stated claims fall so far short.

I haven’t had to travel for a while but, when I did, I used aggregator sites heavily. But I always checked with the individual airline before I made the sale just in case. Looks like that’s even more true now.

In the days before widespread internet, April Fools Day was kind of fun. Granted, I was much younger then. But now, it’s just tedious, lame, and unfunny.