Notes on AI, tools, and tech.
I’ve been running a SATA SSD in my gaming rig for years. Never thought much about it. It loads games fast enough, or so I told myself. Then I started seeing NVMe drives drop in price. Gen4 ones. The kind that promise 7,000 MB/s read speeds. My SATA drive does about 550 MB/s. That’s a … Read more
I installed the August Windows 11 update last week. KB5121003. Didn’t think much of it. Security patch, right? Fixes some vulnerabilities, makes things safer. Then I tried to play a game. It crashed. Not a gentle crash either. The screen froze, went black, and then blue screen. EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION. My PC restarted itself. I stared at … Read more
I’ll be honest, I didn’t know this feature existed until about two months ago. And I’ve worn an Apple Watch every day for three years. Here’s what happened. I went to see Dune: Part Two with a friend. Dark theater, big screen, the whole thing. About 20 minutes in, I reached for my popcorn, and … Read more
So Apple is really making AirPods with cameras. I know. It sounds weird. When I first heard the rumor a few months ago, I thought it was one of those Apple is working on a car type leaks, technically true but years away from anything real. But then a video showed up inside macOS Tahoe … Read more
Here’s a thing that kept bothering me. I was at a family gathering last weekend. My nephew was running around doing that thing kids do where they’re having the time of their lives and you’re just trying to capture one decent frame. You know the drill. You tap the shutter, check the photo, and the … Read more
The first batch ships this month. The company says it can zap a mosquito in 0.003 seconds. And honestly? I’m not sure if I’m terrified or impressed. Let me back up. This runs into the same wall Xiaomi hits in the US, incidentally. The phones are perfectly legal, you just can’t buy one. A Chinese … Read more
Macs have a reputation for being untouchable. People assume there are no viruses, no hackers, and nothing bad ever happens to them. That reputation is wrong, and this month is a good example of why. Apple released an emergency update on August 6 for macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, Sequoia 15.7.9, and Sonoma 14.8.9. The patch fixed … Read more
I haven’t installed iOS 26.6.1 yet. I’ll be honest, I usually wait a few days. Let other people find the bugs. But I read through Apple’s security notes this morning, and what’s in there is worth paying attention to. Apple released iOS 26.6.1 today. No new features. No redesigned Lock Screen. No AI emoji generator. … Read more
Last week, I started seeing complaints pop up about a Windows update. People were saying their games kept crashing. Others said Windows Hello stopped working. I thought maybe it was a few unlucky folks with weird setups. Then I looked into it. Turns out, this one is a bit of a mess. I think the … Read more
I’ll be honest: my Windows 11 PC was taking forever to start up. Like, go grab a coffee and maybe come back forever. It wasn’t always like this. When I first upgraded, it felt snappy. But over time, things got sluggish. I’d press the power button, walk away, do a small chore, and still wait. … Read more