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...
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...
How to Fix: MacOS Sierra Upgrade Breaking SSH Keys
The MacOS Sierra upgrade breaking SSH keys After I upgraded MacOS Sierra, my SSH key access to Ubuntu servers broke. I learned that my older ssh-dss (DSA) keys were no longer secure and that I needed to replace them with...
Stan (and Eclaire): The Blind Apple Employee Who Upgraded My iPhone
While the iPhone 7 has some incredible engineering advances, it’s obvious Apple’s retail systems are intensely challenged by its annual upgrade cycle. In addition to its limited product availability, its website misdirected T-Mobile customers to visit Apple stores to join...
Scheduling with the Meeting Planner Preview
Scheduling Should Be Easier As some of you know, I’ve been writing an ongoing series about startups for Envato Tuts+ about a new scheduling service. Meeting Planner is now in its preview release. My goal is to make scheduling a meeting...
The Brilliance of Amtrak Security
Traveling in the Northwest by Amtrak was relaxing and beautiful. There were almost no lines and they seemed to know I was carrying a real laptop and had purchased my water at the train station. After having been felt up before a...
Notable comment on Success Ruining Seattle
I was touched by Adelaide McAllister’s comment on How Success is Ruining Seattle: I lived in Seattle my entire life. I was forced to move due to the cost of living doubling in that last few years. I am sickened...