Pi 5
One of the things I did early during the COVID shutdown was buy myself a Raspberry Pi 400 (the one built into a keyboard) along with the camera module and some lenses. I did not realize that the Pi 400...
View ArticlePi 5 follow-up
So far mostly so good. The not-so-good. Random Aside—Vector Editors Those of you who for some reason follow my blog will know that I am a former heavy user of Adobe products and became disenchanted...
View ArticleAndré Braugher, RIP
Never been lonelyNever been lied toNever had to scuttle in fearNothing denied to —Paul Simon, “Born at the Right Time” I first remember André Braugher from his performance in Glory where he played...
View ArticleBBEdit 15. Still doesn’t suck!
I launched BBEdit 14 today and was duly informed that there was a major upgrade. This means a paid upgrade. And for most apps this means, deciding whether to (a) continue using the App as is, (b)...
View ArticleVisionPro, Netflix, and Osborne
Apple’s stock price fell a bit (relative to other big tech companies with which it is perpetually associated) because Mac sales tanked in Q3. Gee, I wonder why? The usual suspects suggested that...
View ArticleVisionPro… the way forward
I don’t have and haven’t used or even touched a VisionPro, but I am working on building software for it so I can build software with it. I’ve been thinking about augmented reality as a leap forward in...
View ArticleNova: long-term review
I’ve posted previously about my experiences with Panic Nova, an IDE I want to love from a company I’ve loved ever since I complained about timezone support in v1 of Transmit and Cabel wrote back to me...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Cross-Platform Development
The Raspberry Pi 5 is about 40% as fast as an M1 Macbook Air, which means its not much slower than my old 2013 Mac Pro. I/O speeds aren’t great (I’m thinking of ordering an M.2 hat for mine to see how...
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