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All the things about tech that drive us nuts.
(also some occasional kvetching about other idiotic things)
Tech Conflicted
Tech Inflicted
Techflicted
All the things about tech that drive us nuts.
(also some occasional kvetching about other idiotic things)
Fact:
I have seen ZERO people wearing an Apple cross-body strap in public or private.
Who is buying these at $60 a pop!?
I have seen ZERO people wearing an Apple cross-body strap in public or private.
Who is buying these at $60 a pop!?
October 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Fact:
I have seen ZERO people wearing an Apple cross-body strap in public or private.
Who is buying these at $60 a pop!?
I have seen ZERO people wearing an Apple cross-body strap in public or private.
Who is buying these at $60 a pop!?
Really annoyed that I went all-in on Apple and then Tim Cook went all-in on Trump.
1 thing keeping me from going Linux with @proton.me services instead:
Proton Drive Linux app/integration.
Come on, Proton.
1 thing keeping me from going Linux with @proton.me services instead:
Proton Drive Linux app/integration.
Come on, Proton.
October 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Really annoyed that I went all-in on Apple and then Tim Cook went all-in on Trump.
1 thing keeping me from going Linux with @proton.me services instead:
Proton Drive Linux app/integration.
Come on, Proton.
1 thing keeping me from going Linux with @proton.me services instead:
Proton Drive Linux app/integration.
Come on, Proton.
Can't wait to pick up twitter dot com on GoDaddy domain auctions one day.
October 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Can't wait to pick up twitter dot com on GoDaddy domain auctions one day.
I'd like to see the country come together: left, right, MAGA, socialists, young, old, rich, poor, etc over ONE thing:
Can we PLEASE all agree on ONE social media platform and let the others DIE!?
Can we PLEASE all agree on ONE social media platform and let the others DIE!?
October 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I'd like to see the country come together: left, right, MAGA, socialists, young, old, rich, poor, etc over ONE thing:
Can we PLEASE all agree on ONE social media platform and let the others DIE!?
Can we PLEASE all agree on ONE social media platform and let the others DIE!?
BTW - this means early November was when Proton Visionary was available a few years ago. If @ProtonPrivacy offers it again and you're a Proton fan you should TOTALLY get it while you can!
Even though I've mostly moved off of @proton.me I've decided to renew my Visionary plan based on cost alone. I get 6 TB of Proton Drive space for $360/year or 6 TB of Backblaze B2 storage for $432/year. And if Proton beefs up their other services I may be back on those, too.
October 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
BTW - this means early November was when Proton Visionary was available a few years ago. If @ProtonPrivacy offers it again and you're a Proton fan you should TOTALLY get it while you can!
Even though I've mostly moved off of @proton.me I've decided to renew my Visionary plan based on cost alone. I get 6 TB of Proton Drive space for $360/year or 6 TB of Backblaze B2 storage for $432/year. And if Proton beefs up their other services I may be back on those, too.
October 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Even though I've mostly moved off of @proton.me I've decided to renew my Visionary plan based on cost alone. I get 6 TB of Proton Drive space for $360/year or 6 TB of Backblaze B2 storage for $432/year. And if Proton beefs up their other services I may be back on those, too.
Please just make the core features of iCloud work better!
Give us more custom domains. Give us email groups. Give us another domain option other than just iCloud dot com. Give us labels or tags in Mail. Give us the option to turn off Conversation View in the web interface.
Give us more custom domains. Give us email groups. Give us another domain option other than just iCloud dot com. Give us labels or tags in Mail. Give us the option to turn off Conversation View in the web interface.
Apple One got four recent additions, here’s everything new
Apple One got four recent additions, here’s everything new
Apple One is a discounted bundle that, depending on your plan, brings together different services like Apple Music, Apple TV, and more. And recently, the bundle got even better thanks to four additions across various services. Here’s what’s new for Apple One.
more…
9to5mac.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Please just make the core features of iCloud work better!
Give us more custom domains. Give us email groups. Give us another domain option other than just iCloud dot com. Give us labels or tags in Mail. Give us the option to turn off Conversation View in the web interface.
Give us more custom domains. Give us email groups. Give us another domain option other than just iCloud dot com. Give us labels or tags in Mail. Give us the option to turn off Conversation View in the web interface.
THIS is why the younger generations are against capitalism. It started with Citizens United.
It’s not just Apple. Other donors include Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, HP, and more. This is not good.
Apple Donating to Trump's $350M White House Ballroom Project
Apple is one of several tech companies that will contribute to the construction of U.S. President Donald Trump's 90,000-square-foot ballroom,...
www.macrumors.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
THIS is why the younger generations are against capitalism. It started with Citizens United.
Et tu, Apple? Disgusting.
October 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Et tu, Apple? Disgusting.
Save a Waymo and get 2 free lives!
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Save a Waymo and get 2 free lives!
Which lead to the iPhone which lead to faster cell speeds and app stores which lead to being "always on" which lead to social media succeeding which lead to the downfall of civilization.
1,000 songs in your pocket. 🎶
24 years ago today, Apple launched the iPod.
24 years ago today, Apple launched the iPod.
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Which lead to the iPhone which lead to faster cell speeds and app stores which lead to being "always on" which lead to social media succeeding which lead to the downfall of civilization.
The one that started it all. It started as a better music player and has ended with AI and the end of civility on the internet.
On October 23, 2001, Apple introduced the first-generation iPod.
October 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The one that started it all. It started as a better music player and has ended with AI and the end of civility on the internet.
I will always have a boy-boner for Adam Neumann's WeWork. I think the whole story is epic, the product was remarkable, and the fall was just as spectacular as the rise. He remains a FASCINATING character to me. For a brief moment there was magic there!
a man and a woman wearing sunglasses are walking down a hallway with an exit sign in the background
Alt: a man and a woman wearing sunglasses are walking down a hallway with an exit sign in the background
media.tenor.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I will always have a boy-boner for Adam Neumann's WeWork. I think the whole story is epic, the product was remarkable, and the fall was just as spectacular as the rise. He remains a FASCINATING character to me. For a brief moment there was magic there!
Isn't it weird how we never hear about social media platform wars anymore? I guess we all just agreed to disagree?
October 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Isn't it weird how we never hear about social media platform wars anymore? I guess we all just agreed to disagree?
So... I guess if you're a member of the military that's now NOT GETTING PAID... be sure to go home, lose some weight, get in shape, and shave that beard for your supreme leader... that's now not paying you...???
October 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So... I guess if you're a member of the military that's now NOT GETTING PAID... be sure to go home, lose some weight, get in shape, and shave that beard for your supreme leader... that's now not paying you...???
Meanwhile... over on X...
September 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Meanwhile... over on X...
No lies detected here.
The best thing that could happen to western civilization would be for all of Metas servers to permanently go offline.
September 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
No lies detected here.
The season finale of Foundation was sooooo good. Didn't see half of those events coming till they happened!
September 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The season finale of Foundation was sooooo good. Didn't see half of those events coming till they happened!
If we're insisting on still using social media in 2025 going into 2026... can we at least agree to stop using Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp)?
The company is just HORRIBLE.
The company is just HORRIBLE.
September 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If we're insisting on still using social media in 2025 going into 2026... can we at least agree to stop using Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp)?
The company is just HORRIBLE.
The company is just HORRIBLE.
In other words:
"Multiple platforms and multiple subscriptions? In THIS economy!?"
"Multiple platforms and multiple subscriptions? In THIS economy!?"
In 2025 I'm focusing on simplicity. This means I had to choose a single platform between Google, Microsoft, Apple, Linux, and Proton.
We've gone with Apple.
Everything else can kick rocks.
We've gone with Apple.
Everything else can kick rocks.
September 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In other words:
"Multiple platforms and multiple subscriptions? In THIS economy!?"
"Multiple platforms and multiple subscriptions? In THIS economy!?"
In 2025 I'm focusing on simplicity. This means I had to choose a single platform between Google, Microsoft, Apple, Linux, and Proton.
We've gone with Apple.
Everything else can kick rocks.
We've gone with Apple.
Everything else can kick rocks.
September 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In 2025 I'm focusing on simplicity. This means I had to choose a single platform between Google, Microsoft, Apple, Linux, and Proton.
We've gone with Apple.
Everything else can kick rocks.
We've gone with Apple.
Everything else can kick rocks.
I very much appreciate Numbers as a better alternative to Excel.
But...
Just use LibreOffice (free) and save in ODS, an open standard format.
But...
Just use LibreOffice (free) and save in ODS, an open standard format.
Apple's Numbers spreadsheet is not as powerful as Microsoft Excel, but most users will be hard-pressed to find its limitations -- and will immediately see how much easier Numbers is for practically every use.
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Inside Apple's Numbers - how it compares to Microsoft Excel
Apple's Numbers spreadsheet for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, is not as powerful as Microsoft Excel, but most users will be hard-pressed to find its limitations -- and will immediately see how much easier Numbers is for practically every use.
appleinsider.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I very much appreciate Numbers as a better alternative to Excel.
But...
Just use LibreOffice (free) and save in ODS, an open standard format.
But...
Just use LibreOffice (free) and save in ODS, an open standard format.
I know absolutely nobody will care about this but...
We've decided to go full-on Apple again. Sorry, Proton but we're not going to renew that $360/year Visionary plan.
I'm just tired of holding my breath for Proton Drive for Linux.
We've decided to go full-on Apple again. Sorry, Proton but we're not going to renew that $360/year Visionary plan.
I'm just tired of holding my breath for Proton Drive for Linux.
August 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I know absolutely nobody will care about this but...
We've decided to go full-on Apple again. Sorry, Proton but we're not going to renew that $360/year Visionary plan.
I'm just tired of holding my breath for Proton Drive for Linux.
We've decided to go full-on Apple again. Sorry, Proton but we're not going to renew that $360/year Visionary plan.
I'm just tired of holding my breath for Proton Drive for Linux.
All I have to say about Taylor Swift...
a woman holding a cupcake with the words good for her above her
Alt: a woman holding a cupcake with the words good for her above her
media.tenor.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
All I have to say about Taylor Swift...