Weird Backblaze Bug
I discovered a disturbing new Backblaze behavior this week. The events went like this Received email from Backblaze stating that my iMac had not been backed up for 14 days. Opened Backblaze preferences and...
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Catalina Music App Memory Bug and Fix!
The SymptomYou get “System has run out of application memory” message and have to force quit apps or restart your Mac to free up memory. After a restart, Music will start...
Streamlining Your Life: How to Simplify Your Accounts
Management Overhead Last year, I noticed that I spent a lot of my time on managing my finances. I moved and changed jobs twice. I created Gears of Geek domain and changed my primary...
Happy New Year from Gears of Geek
It’s a new year , and we’re putting together a whole new look, exciting new content, and new tools for our readys. These will be rolled out over this year to make this site...
DevOps Books – Visible Ops Handbook
The Visible Ops Handbook Review The Visible Ops Handbook by Gene Kim is a good, short read at 112 pages that can get you up to speed on DevOps methodology with a leaning to towards...
Site is Moving
The site might go offline for a week or two as I look for a new hosting solution. I made a local copy of the site so that nothing will be lost. I’ll probably...
[PCCD] Mass Effect 2 and 3 DLC Bundles on Origin
Origin is selling Mass Effect DLC bundles for much less than previously. I bought them for PS3 last year and it was about $100 for everything. The...
Is it Right for you? How Size Up a Job
Introduction When I first entered the work force, I had a much different view the interview process than I do today. Back then I pictured a one-sided discussion where...
How to Fix Blinking Blue Light on ScanSnap
The Issue Yesterday, I turned on my ScanSnap 1300i to scan some documents in. The blue ready light blinked like it normally does when warming up, but it usually stops after a few minutes....
Migrating from Omnifocus to Reminders
The iOS 13/Catalina upgrade to Reminders made it ready for prime time for those without extremely complex projects and views in Omnifocus. I made the switch right after I upgraded to Catalina, and I...