Month: June 2016

This a nitpicky topic for me, but it is one I’ve grown to feel strongly about since the Windows 10 renaissance. For decades, I stored all my most-used programs on the Taskbar and only opened the Start Menu to induce artificial rage or look for the Snipping Tool. Old age has cooled my fiery soul, however, to an extent that allowed me to see past the blinding smoke obscuring the Start Menu’s lush valleys of potential. In my current setup all programs are launched via the Start Menu, leaving the entire Taskbar open for displaying programs.

By now you’ve probably heard or intrinsically learned that when doing business online, look for the lock. In every browser these days, even on mobile, there is a little lock icon that lets you know that everything you’re doing is secure and encrypted. But have you wondered how? How does your browser know? This feature that has enabled the Internet to grow into a worldwide marketplace is known as the public key infrastructure.

After you’ve done so much adulting that you accomplished all steps in Part I …

1. First things first – let’s start off with the silliest (but also the coolest) default app on the iPhone: the LEVEL!  If you decide to hang a shelf or picture frame, or you’re really bored and want to make sure everything in your house is level, or you’re on a plane and wonder how many degrees you are from the horizon, use this app (open Compass > then swipe left).  It comes in a variety of colors (okay, two options: black, and Christmas colors. Switch colors by tapping).  Don’t forget to orient your phone sideways, flat, or upright.

It started like any other day: you were on the web looking at pictures of puppies. Pictures of puppies led to pictures of cats, which led to pictures of mice, which led to a video of a NYC rat dragging a slice of pizza down a set of stairs, which led you to think: pizza does sound good…