Finding the best case and wallet for your new phone
I get a new iPhone most years and I tell myself it's for the photography aspects, but honestly,
How to share your access to media with family and simultaneously sweep the annual nerdy nephew of the year awards
A couple months ago I was hanging out with my aunt, and she mentioned her cable+internet bill was around
The best sketches from SNL's 49th season
I've watched Saturday Night Live from a frighteningly early age—I bet I've seen almost every
August 2024 in photos
Here are some highlights from the month of August:
We went to Disneyland as a one-last-trip-before-college thing as a family,
Richard Haughey (1944-2024)
My father passed away today.
It was a shock to get the call that he was "code blue"
The most surprising win at the Olympics: Peacock streaming
Right before the pandemic hit, I moved into a new house that was just outside of cable TV coverage. And
A recap of bike stuff from the first week of the 2024 Olympics
I spent the first 20+ years of my life on a BMX bike, then later did some mountain bike and
My long strange trip into home automation
Over the past few years I've written about things I've done around my home, like putting
Happy Birthday, MetaFilter!
It's pretty incredible that MetaFilter turns 25 years old today. Barely anything on the internet sticks around for
24 unexpected hours in NYC
I'm almost done with research work on my upcoming guidebook as my wife and I review the final
I love seeing car YouTubers drop their networks
There's been a trend lately in car-youtuber-land, one where you hear a host on camera say they'
When convenience becomes a liability
In the Summer of 2003, I bought my very first Mac of my own, with my own money. Previously, I
The coolest tech video I've seen in ages
The most interesting tech video I’ve seen in a while is this one and I’ll tell you why:
It's been…
Eight years after the crime was committed, six years since most evidence came to light in Michael Cohen's
The final XOXO is a go
About 15 years ago, I'd say I was at my high point of weird internet fame, where a
How to enjoy retro Nintendo games on your iPad
The Delta game emulator was recently released for the iPhone and it's pretty great. But it takes some
Remember "free" airport WiFi? Also: LAX has always been a trash fire
I flew though LAX yesterday and forgot how hostile free airport WiFi used to be in the mid-2000s.
LAX uses
Apple's message falls flat
You've probably seen the tone-deaf ad from Apple about their new super thin iPad (update: they apologized for