The iOS 7 beta schedule was disrupted a few weeks ago when Apple suddenly shut down its developer portal due to a security breach. Without access to the developer portal Beta 4 was delayed for a week but Apple got right back on schedule (almost) with Beta 5's release last Tuesday. As mentioned in my …
Vacation – Summer 2013 Edition
Boy it's been a whirlwind two weeks with my trip to Ireland the fourth week of July and then my real vacation the week after. The majority of our summer vacation was spent at a cottage at the NASWA Resort in Lake Winnipesaukee with the Roberges. We stayed Monday through Thursday in a two bedroom cottage …
Ireland in Summary
I left for Ireland on Sunday and had planned to post throughout the week but it didn't work out. Fitting evening writing sessions in between dinner, work events, and city exploration turned out to be harder than I imagined, so hard that I didn't type a single letter on the keyboard. Now that the trip …
iOS 7 Beta 3
As the internet promised, iOS 7 Beta 3 was released on Monday, two weeks after the previous beta. As I've been having such stability problems with beta 2 I installed it over-the-air almost immediately at work. There are a few new visual changes in this build but the biggest improvements are: Overall stability - my …
One Week Until Ireland
One week from today I will be on my way to Ireland UK for a week-long work trip. It's been a couple of weeks since I initially posted about the trip and not a lot has happened since. It has been too early to plan or pack so I've been waiting. Now that I'm a …
Time for a MacBook Air
Almost exactly a year ago I posted that my next laptop would be a MacBook Air because I no longer need a cutting-edge portable machine. I have a desktop with a big screen that I can use for photo editing, gaming, and development if I need to. I said that I was ready to trade …
The Taylor Twins at 2
If I were to describe the boys to someone who didn't know them I'd describe them this way. Adam and Zachary a pair of extremely active individuals. They do not sit for long periods of time and have little interest in television (except for some special cases). They prefer to move around and explore their …
Mavericks Power Usage is Amazing
Battery life has always been important for laptop users. In recent years it has become increasingly important as devices like the iPad have set even higher expectations for battery life. Laptops have been trying to catch up and have been steadily improving. Ultrabooks like the MacBook Air trade features and performance for size while also …
Taming Twins: It Talks
It's amazing to watch children learn and grow, particularly in the area of speech. What starts out as grunts and blabbering turns into a couple of repeated words here and there, slowly becomes short simple phrases, buds into short observatory sentences, and then explodes into full-out conversation. Having twins provides a unique perspective on language …
iOS 7 Beta 2
Apple dropped beta 2 of iOS 7 last Monday, just two weeks after the WWDC keynote, setting the precedent for a two week pace that was unheard of in previous beta releases. The Internet and its “sources” say that this two week schedule is indeed going to stick around for the foreseeable future as the …
Relatively Ambitious 