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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‘The Phoenix Project’ Book Review
I’ve decided to start this blog by introducing you to books that greatly influenced my career and I think that you will find useful in developing your career as well. Methodology books have taught...
Essential Mac Apps
A new Mac user can easily become overwhelmed be the sheet number of applications that they need to sift through while looking for the best Mac apps for each task that they wish to...
Use Trello to Take Control of Your Scrum Based Projects
Introduction I’ll show you how to use Trello to take control of your scrum-based projects. Trello is a popular online project management tool with a number of extensions that enhance its capabilities. What is...
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...
Getting Rid of Gremlins in your Mac – SMC and PRAM
Have you ever noticed strange behavior in you Apple Mac computer? It may be the system not sleeping when you close the lid, bluetooth devices not pairing , bluetooth turning itself off , or...
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....
Soft Skills: The Software Developer’s Life Manual
Soft Skills: The Software Developer’s Life Manual by John Z. Sonmez Purchasing items linked to by the article give the site a small affiliate reward and helps us keep the lights on. The Book...
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...
[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...