Tech
Co-authoring books - twice! - with David Pogue
Twice. Not once, but twice, I have co-authored - sort of - a book by the legendary tech writer David Pogue. Oh, and we co-keynoted a conference.
Giving kids the "Where Do Emoji Come From?" talk
well, it happens. At some point you have to explain to kids where Emoji come from. I was delighted to do this at the Bay Area Science and Engineeering Fair.
Adventures in hacking, 20 years ago this week.
20 years ago, I won a security challenge. Even though the guy who ran the challenge still maintains nobody got in. I know I did.
Hello, MacSysAdmin!
Links to a few things I talked about during my MacSysAdmin presentation in Göteborg, Sweden on October 4, 2025
Not THAT Steve Hayman, THIS one
A 2012 Malaysian poster leads me on a quest to learn who that Steve Hayman with the drumsticks is
Switching away from Rogers after being a loyal customer for almost three weeks
You don’t need to read this, but I hope someone from Rogers will, and will think about what they’ve done.
1 Gig for $1225 in 1993
I bought a 1 gig SCSI drive for $1225 in 1993. It’s about 50,000 times cheaper today.