Stephen Hackett wrote a short post last week about a couple of data points that make him worry about the future of Twitter. In addition to Stephen’s points, I’d add to the list a concern that Twitter is trying way too hard to turn itself into…

SplashData released their list of top 100 worst passwords of 2018. “123456” tops the list and “password” is a close second. Take a look at the list and make sure you’re not making it easy for the hackers. I happily use 1Password (full disclosure: sometimes an…

Troy Hunt did some digital spelunking and found a group of shared files, “Collection #1,” with 773 million emails and passwords. Yikes! I bang on about password security a lot; this is why. Read this article and check your email against the database to see…

When I announced the Siri Shortcuts and OmniFocus Field  Guides, I explained the introductory price of $24 would eventually go up to $29. That’s going to happen on January 27 so it is the last call if you want to get in on the…

Lately, I’ve had the itch to try a mechanical keyboard again. It has been many years since I last used one but every time I start to think about pushing the button to order one, I get cold feet because I don’t like the…

It seems like that just about every time we write off the Apple AirPower, the charge-everything-in-one device announced but never shipped, rumors start up again about it going into production. Again we are hearing it is back from the dead.  While Apple watchers love…

I’m hitting the publish button on this post as I am about to board a plane for Seattle to attend the Podcon conference. The decision to attend came pretty late in the process for me but one of the main reasons I’m going to…