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...
Author: Major Gear
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...
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...
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...
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...
Do You Use Apple Stock Apps or 3rd Party Apps?
The App Struggle Is Real I’ve been going back and forth between using Apple apps for what I call “Core” functionality – Calendar , Email, Web Browsing, Task management, Notes , Photo Management ,...
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....
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...
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...
‘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...