HomeKit is Apple’s home automation solution, with compatible accessories from a number of vendors. But how do you diagnose it in the rare occasion it doesn’t work perfectly? …
When I was very small, I had toys that were mostly non-electronic. They had strings, and you pulled them. There was a dog with offset, lop-sided wheels, so that it would rock from side to side when pulled, and there…
Governor of Missouri, Mike Parson, thinks people who load a web page and click “View Source” are hackers. A reporter for the St. Louis Dispatch found that by viewing the source of a web page maintained by the state’s Department…
Apple is holding an event on October 18 which they’re calling “Unleashed.” The event is set for the day before Google’s Pixel event, strategically to capture all the attention from Google’s phones. Here’s what I think you can expect to…
Raspberry Pi, the group in Cambridge, England, has split their site into two. Technically, they were always two groups that worked as colleagues, but now it’s more apparent, and easier to navigate. …
eBooks are a real thing, but if you buy a Kindle, you’re likely to get locked into Amazon’s DRM. What’s a person to do who wants to have an ebook reader that’s aligned with your own interests, rather than the…
Verizon is offering 1000 dollars if you turn in your not-very-old iPhone, or 500 dollars if you switch from another carrier, but only if you’re on very specific plans. They didn’t name those plans in their press release, so I…
Just when you thought you could live your life without another Apple gadget, here comes the Apple Watch Series 7. But should you buy it?…
There are a lot of problems with batteries: conflict mining, limited useful life, and difficulties transporting them when the stored energy is suddenly, catastrophically released. At the same time, we use them for all kinds of applications, in ways that…
Tires are a huge vulnerability for vehicles. They go flat. They get a puncture. They’re both traction and suspension, soaking up the uneven bumps in the road surface. If they’re under or over inflated, they have a negative impact on…