Author: Jarrett

Digital Lives For Sale – Please Save Our Privacy
This month, it was discovered that Ring – an Amazon-owned company- has allowed unfettered access to the videos that its doorbell cameras were recording. No user had ever given access to something like this. Combined Ring’s news with the…
First-Generation iPod Shuffle Turns 14 Today – MacRumors
Happy Birthday iPod Shuffle. It was a wild ride. Today marks the 14th anniversary of the unveiling of the first-generation iPod shuffle, presented by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs on stage at the… — Read on www.macrumors.com/2019/01/11/first-generation-ipod-shuffle-14/
T-Mobile adds Caller Verification
T-Mobile added a new service to help combat spam callers today. The service is called Caller Verification. As the explain, Caller Verified is T-Mobile’s implementation of the STIR and SHAKEN standards. These standards combat illegal caller ID spoofing,…

Running Diary – Run 3 – Nike Run Club’s Popular App
Well, I’ve stayed with it heading into week 2 of the year. I’ve now completed 3 runs, which I’ve tracked on my Apple Watch. The first two runs were completed using the standard Workout App on the Apple…

AirPlay 2 and iTunes coming to smart TVs
The Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing. While Apple usually doesn’t have a major presence at the show, it seems to be making headlines anyway. Yesterday, Samsung announced that it will bring iTunes Movies and TV, as…

Forrest Design Co – Custom woodworking by Bud Farmer
Update: Forrest Design Co wasn’t ready for all the attention just yet. They decided to take the site down for a bit while they work on ramping up work so they can provide the best experience for you.…

Bandersnatch And The Struggle to Watch
Bandersnatch, Netflix’s chose your own adventure Black Mirror episode, was released last week. With company over, it took me a while to get to the episode. Once I did, Bandersnatch felt like I was stuck in a choose…

Aquaman Review – Better than I thought it would be
Over the Holidays between visiting family, parties, and New Years my wife and I hosted some of our friends for a few days. This has become an annual tradition. To add to that tradition, we usually go see…

Apple’s Stock Plummet – What They Should Have Done
The stock market plummeted in the last few weeks. If you’re invested in Apple stock, you have probably looked at your portfolio and started to cry a little – at least on the inside – just like I…

The Rock Solid Workout App – Running App – Diary Day 1
Update: I updated this after my second run. Check out the pace alerts and other new tidbits So I managed to get my first run of 2019 yesterday. I’m off to a great start if I do say so myself. As I mentioned yesterday in my first post about using tech to get…







