2023-12-11: How to get around “Apple ID settings update” issues with Contact Key Verification If you are stuck on a “needs Apple ID settings update” error on a device while trying to enable …

2023-11-11: Eight ain't enough Nobody asked, but I do have a small contribution to the 8GB RAM on MacBook Pro in the year of our …

2023-10-28: When dnf means "does not function" in CentOS Stream thanks to large signature headers There’s a bug in rpm on Red Hat Enterprise Linux as well as some versions of CentOS Stream …

2023-01-01: My CoCoRaHS station recorded 61.37” of rain this past year, good for sixth wettest in Charleston …

2023-01-01: ‘23.

2022-12-22: Never PGEN before coffee. #awips

2022-12-22: Respectable elevated instability this morning from the 12z sounding from CHS supportive of some …

2022-12-19: Trying external display mode on my iPad Pro (M1). It’s interesting…though probably more of a novelty …

2022-12-17: It’s above 60°, so the ice cream truck is making the rounds.

2022-12-14: Very shallow wedge inversion on the way to being eroded on the 00z sounding from KCHS this evening. …

2022-12-07: Giving MarsEdit 5 a whirl from the new micropost screen.

2022-11-18: I rescued my Tumblr account and unearthed this gem. A very young Charlie Brown, think he’s …

2022-10-30: So the Elon thing on the bird app seems to be going well. 😬

2022-10-29: The first production commit to chswx.com in almost two years is a CSS fix for headers running into …

2022-10-29: Fediverse offers some interesting possibilities for syndicating @chswx content, such as alerts. I …

2022-10-27: Platforms come and go, but standards are (mostly) forever.

2022-10-24: I’m surprised Apple didn’t delay Stage Manager until spring. My only guess is that they felt they …

2022-10-22: Tidying things up over here on the ol' micro-dot-blog. Can’t imagine why.

2022-07-24: Betas 4 this week? Should hopefully see Beta 4 of all of the new Apple OS releases this week. Beta 3 hasn’t really been …

2022-07-16: Went with the MacBook Pro 14” with the M1 Pro over the M2 Air. For the money I would have spent on …

2021-10-19: The overlapping notification bug was indeed fixed in iOS 15.1, and thank goodness for that. What an …

2021-10-11: I hope that someone fixed the notification overlap bug with Summaries in iOS 15.0.2 and just didn’t …

2021-09-30: There’s a bad bug in the latest Keynote update for iPadOS (and probably iOS, too). If, on first …

2021-09-26: iPhone 13 Pro Max snap judgements I received my iPhone 13 Pro Max on Friday. Here’s my snap judgements so far. (Please note that my …

2021-09-03: This is my favorite thing today. (Yes, I realize it’s early.) I’ve loved Dan …

2021-09-01: I think I am finally becoming a real Mac user: both my home and work desktops have gotten …

2021-08-28: Ida is getting it together at absolutely the wrong time for New Orleans, and it doesn’t look like …

2021-08-27: Don’t like Ida for my LA/MS/AL Gulf Coast peeps. Please be getting ready now for a major hurricane …

2021-08-21: I could do the easy thing, which is to just stick a local in the path to the PHP interpreter in my …

2021-08-20: Wild Friday night over here doing a deep dive into HTML semantics. Pro tip: If you list “expert in …

2021-08-17: Kudos to Apple for reversing course on requiring the bottom-aligned address bar for Safari 15 on …

2021-08-16: What’s on my mind, volume 1, episode 1 What’s on my mind to start the week: ⚾️ Good for Reiss Knehr, getting his first major league win in …

2021-08-13: Album of the week: Shulamith by POLIÇA Favorite tunes: Vegas, Tiff, and Matty. Love Channy Leaneagh’s vocals and the use of effects …

2021-08-12: So far, so good with the fifth betas of iOS and iPadOS 15. Refinements are definitely starting, but …

2021-08-09: Hybrid Black Halo box set acquired. I had to buy a SuperDrive to listen to and import these CDs. …

2021-08-08: The monitor update nobody asked for I upgraded my Mac mini’s monitor yesterday. I ended up going with a 27” LG 4K IPS panel. First …

2021-08-08: Safari’s new design on iOS 15 is a no-go. I’m usually really good at adjusting to change, but this …

2021-08-03: Rejected @chswx tweets/microblogs: “Do you really like long walks on the beach? Prove …

2021-08-02: I think the time is coming to ditch my 4K TN-paneled monitor that I’ve got attached to my Mac …

2021-07-27: MacRumors reports that iOS 15 will route people around Flash Flood Warnings. At first glance, this …

2021-07-25: New shirt! A little more niche this go-around. Here’s a wearable love letter to …

2021-07-17: Restart and Reboot Yourself (Again) A year ago, I decided to retire my long-standing WordPress setup for my personal blog and set up a …

2021-07-17: Safari's TOTP implementation in version 15 is pretty cool, though more websites need to adapt to make it truly useful. Just installed Monterey on my MBP and am giving the new Safari two-factor authentication magic a …