Kinda retired, but not very good at it. Freelance tech columnist for the Houston Chronicle. Project manager for Space City Weather. Still a pizza lover, aspiring cat lady.
I live in Houston. It's worth it.
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If you live in an apartment or a condo where using a gasoline or natural gas generator isn't an option, a giant battery on wheels called a power station is the best solution to power outages. Even better: add an expansion battery to double its charge.
You know, I have never looked at what the Internet Archive (aka the Wayback Machine) has stored of my personal website, https://dwightsilverman.com. I checked a very early capture, from 5/20/2000 and OMG: What a trip!
This was all hand-coded, by the way.
USB-C was supposed to be the one cable to rule them all. But different cables have different capabilities; telling them apart isn't easy. WhatCable is a free, open-source app for Macs will tell you what a cable can (and can’t) do.
My column this week details how each of the major airlines is restricting the usage of power banks by their customers. One of the carriers I mentioned is Spirit, which at the time I wrote the column and it was prepped for online and print publication, was still a going concern. Not anymore.
When you're in flight and your phone, tablet or laptop is in dire need of a charge, a power bank can be your best friend. But the FAA now restricts how they can be used, and airlines have added their own tweaks. Confusing? Yes, but I help you sort it all out.
Apple's change in leadership - CEO Tim Cook hands over the reigns to John Ternus, while still remaining as executive chairman and resident Trump whisperer - could have implications for Houston, where the suddenly red-hot Mac mini will be assembled.
I’ve been warning potential buyers of consumer tech to make their moves sooner rather than later. The price of gear has been surging thanks to a shortage of memory and solid-state storage chips. Sadly, “later" has arrived, and if you buy now, you're going to pay more. Maybe a lot more.
