Thanks You…
Recently when we were in the Dominican Republic – saw this sign on one of the busses we took to/from the airport.
Looks like they forgot the “s” after “tip” but decided it belonged after “thank” instead.
Made Me Feel Tall…
I recently had some work done on our LR4 and the mechanic had a Ferrari in the showroom. This was the first time I ever sat in one and I could not get over how low to the ground/short it was. Fortunately for me – my legs are short and I could fit in the car. I am not sure how people much taller than me can feel comfortable in this car – but it was really cool to experience.
Fortunately Cora also went with me and got to sit in it as well. Not too much longer and she could actually reach the pedals/see out the windshield. Help us all…
If the Shoe Fits…
I love designing my own Nike shoes and here is my latest pair. I decided to go with Penn State navy, the silver swoosh (to match my silver boxing gloves) and “Champ” to remind me who I needed to be every time I put them on.
Most Preferred Network on Your iPhone
I recently ran into an issue where my iPhone would seem to always try and connect to the one network I did not want to use anytime I left the house/came back. After I had enough manual switching – I finally took a look and learned how Apple orders the networks to join: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202831 and then looked at my settings. I noticed that my preferred network had “Auto Join” set to “no” and “Auto Join” set to “yes” for the slow network I had grown to hate.
If you have the same issue – go to your WiFi settings on your iPhone and click on the info icon for that connection. You will then see a screen like this:
From there – if you want your iPhone to prefer/join the network – make sure the Auto Join setting is turned on. If you want to not join it – simply make sure Auto Join is turned off. Makes sense and is super easy and no more manually changing the network every time you leave/come back. Simplify your life and make sure any non-used networks have Auto Join = off.
Disable the Cache in Safari 11
With Safari 11 – we lost the “Disable Cache” in the Safari Developer menu. If you are a developer – you know this comes in handy when debugging any CSS/JS changes.
After spending a few days frustrated – it was time to find a solution so I could disable the cache (permanently). If you are looking for the same solution – look no further.
Using the command line:
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari ; echo > ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari
That will remove the current cache forever and replace it with a file (not used to do any caching).
You are welcome.
Fix for Bold Fonts Looking Bolder in Chrome
If you noticed your fonts in Chrome looking more bold in Chrome than Safari – there is an easy fix. Add this in to your stylesheet (body or specific CSS class/ID):
Example:
h1 {-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;}
You can see the difference:
Before:
After:
My Mention on TechCrunch
A few weeks back I got a call from a client I had worked with in the past. I did not realize he was the COO at TechCrunch at the time – but I was glad I could help! For those of you in my life who have no idea what I do (most of my friends and family) – here is a taste: https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/03/woe-are-the-great-fish-of-cape-cod/
Cold Day?
On out way to the zoo yesterday – I saw this sign (note it is from a Science/Math Academy) showing the temperature at -196F. I was warm enough I did not have a jacket on. Perhaps this is some of the “fake news”? (Made me laugh)
Mac OS 10.2.2 SSH Keys Passphrase Help
If you are like me and a few days ago – noticed that you were getting prompted for your passphrase when using your SSH keys (instead of using the keychain) – here is how you can make a small change to no longer enter your password each time: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/254468/macos-sierra-doesn-t-seem-to-remember-ssh-keys-between-reboots/264974#264974
Christmas Wish List…
Designed by Apple in California book
That’s it.