How to Play Lucent Voice Player Files on Your Mac
If, like me, you have a ton of old audio files in Lucent Voice Player (.lvp) format, here’s how to access and play them on your Mac. 1. The Lucent Voice Player application (setup_lvpphone.exe) has...
View ArticleWas There Something in Her Eye
As you thunder towards the future And you leave it all behind You can’t wonder was she crying Or was there something in her eye. The Star Room Boys may the be the most under-appreciated band of all...
View ArticleThe Coolest Thing Yahoo Ever Created is Going Away
Yahoo Pipes fans have been expecting this news for a while, and today it came. Yahoo Pipes, and some other Yahoo products that no one even knew existed, are gone. I didn’t know Yahoo had a maps...
View ArticleThe Two Biggest Apple Watch Buzz Kills
As I mentioned the other day, I am enjoying my Apple Watch. But it’s not perfect. Here are the two biggest buzz kills. That screenshot was taken today, June 4, 2015. If these apps and the...
View ArticleWeekend Mix: 6/5/15
Some hard to find classic rock. Here are the first lines of all 14 songs. Recognize any? Cassius Clay was hated more than Sonny Liston. Sometimes I walk around town looking at faces. He had a...
View ArticleMovie Review: Insidious Chapter 3
Delaney and I went to the movies last night, after I picked her up from Longhorns Swim Camp. Title: Insidious Chapter 3 Director: Leigh Whannell Genre: Horror Interesting Fact: The power went out in...
View ArticleSmartThings Aren’t All that Smart, Yet
In my never-ending quest to achieve automation nirvana, and somewhat thanks to WeMo‘s frustrating inability to control devices on separate wi-fi networks, I decided to give SmartThings a try. While...
View ArticleApple WWDC: Likes, Hopes and Despair
Here’s my relatively short take on today’s Apple WWDC keynote. Like By far the new feature set for both the new OS X and the new iOS that I am most excited about is the ability to split the screen on...
View ArticleOS X El Capitan: Initial Thoughts
I downloaded the developer preview of OS X El Capitan onto my late 2014 Mac Mini, and here are my initial thoughts. It’s largely an under the hood update, which means that many of the benefits will be...
View ArticleNewsome.fm: June 2015
Our Newsome.fm playlist for June is live. Enjoy. Tell your friends.Filed under: Music Tagged: goodsongs, Our Radio
View ArticleGet Your Crying Towel Out
Because this is absolutely beautiful. (via The Daily Dot)Filed under: Life Tagged: love, pets, sadness
View ArticleIs It Time to Rethink Password Management?
Timing is a funny thing. I was thinking about doing a post wondering why so many of my Mac friends always yammer on about 1Password and never, ever mention LastPass. Then I read that LastPass has...
View ArticleThe 3rd and 4th Biggest Apple Watch Buzz Kills
I’ve already described the two biggest buzz kills. Now it’s time for numbers 3 and 4, plus a bonus. Several of my complications, including the native Apple Weather app one, work sporadically. The...
View ArticleEast of Old Dime Box
Here is a fabulous cover of one of the best songs ever written, by Phil Cook & Amelia Meath. I’m sitting here, about 22 miles southeast of old Dime Box, and about 18 miles southeast of current...
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