The Bleeding Edge

The packaging is a pole away from Apple. A brown corrugated cardboard box. Stiff egg-crate-material supports. A couple of small foam pads. No plastic bag. No plastic sheets covering every shiny surface (I’m glad to see those go). The manual: a single tabloid-size piece of paper … [Read more...]

I have a Nest thermostat. Actually, I have two. They’re both the second generation model, and I’ve had them about a month. During that time the weather has been clement, so they haven’t had to do much, but I’ve played with them enough to form a decent first impression; a real … [Read more...]

Google and Nik just announced a fantastic deal: all the Nik apps and plugins for a bundled price of $149, and free if you already own one or more Nik apps. There's only one problem; when you try to buy the bundle, here's what you see:   … [Read more...]

This what StatPress V was predicting yesterday evening at 8:30, with less than four hours to go in the month: Needless to say, it didn't turn out that way. … [Read more...]

All of the Win 8 reviews I've seen focus on the new GUI, and on how, like Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, the old GUI and the new GUI live uncomfortably together. There are a few little gems hidden in the old GUI part of Win 8, and I'm celebrating the new task manager in this … [Read more...]