All posts by Jeff Reifman

Jeff is a technology consultant based in the Pacific Northwest.

Reasons Not to Buy the New MacBook Pro

Like many loyal Apple customers, I’m greatly disappointed by the 2016 MacBook Pro upgrades, especially for the 15″. Here are the most important reasons not to upgrade at this time: Expensive, the base cost is $2,399, an increase of $400...

/ November 2, 2016

Increase in Seattle Rape Unique on West Coast

Update: The Seattle Police Department statistics for CY2016 are complete. There were 169 reported rapes in Seattle in 2016, up from 108 in 2015. That’s an increase of 56.5%. I believe there’s a relation to the growth of the technology...

/ October 26, 2016

MacBook Battery Drain Issues After Sierra Upgrade

A lot of MacBook owners are reporting rapid battery drain issues after upgrading their OS to Sierra. It looks like the Terminal App is having a huge energy impact. I’m not sure why this is the case. I’m not even...

/ October 26, 2016

Vertical Block Selection and Editing in Atom is Amazing

I feel like I’ve waited my whole life for an editor that just does vertical block selection editing simply and easily. Even type and replace selection across the vertical block works. How did I do it in Atom? Shift +...

/ October 19, 2016
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How to Fix Not Found The requested URL was not found on this server

Are you getting an error for Not Found The requested URL was not found on this server? I ran into this after a common Ubuntu 14.x update. It broke one of my production sites. After some research and trial and...

/ October 15, 2016
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Bill Gates’ Billions Blocking Him From Enlightenment

Last week, Bill Gates called on political leaders to accelerate innovation. “But innovation starts with government support for the research labs and universities working on new insights,” he said. “The public sector’s investments unlock the private sector’s ingenuity.” His goals are admirable: sustainable...

/ October 13, 2016
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How to Download Apple’s San Francisco Font?

You can download the San Francisco Font freely from the new Apple Design Resources Github page.The San Francisco font is the typeface used by Apple in the Apple Watch, iOS 9, and OS X El Capitan. And, here is how...

/ October 5, 2016