The Flint Center Callback
Apple's September 9th invite went out this week for an event at Flint Center — the same auditorium where Steve Jobs unveiled the original Macintosh in 1984, and I don't think that's a coincidence.
The Moto 360's Flat Tire Problem
Motorola showed off the Moto 360, new Moto X, and the odd little Moto Hint earpiece this week, and I've got thoughts on that flat tire notch everyone's already complaining about.
Home Depot's Breach and the Password Spreadsheet I Finally Deleted
Home Depot just confirmed it's investigating a possible card breach, which finally pushed me to delete my embarrassing passwords.xlsx and set up a real password manager.
Finally Turned On Two-Step Verification
Apple put out its statement on the celebrity photo breach today, and instead of rehashing that mess, I spent my lunch break finally turning on two-step verification for my own Apple ID.
Twitch Sold, Justin.tv Gone, and Now I Feel Old
Amazon bought Twitch this week for $970 million, and it turns out Justin.tv quietly shut down just weeks before its own spinoff sold for a fortune. Some nostalgia, some ice bucket challenge avoidance.
Amazon Bought Twitch, Which Nobody Called
Amazon, not Google, ended up buying Twitch for around $970 million. Some thoughts on why that's stranger than it first sounds, and why I had my money on the wrong buyer.
So It's Amazon, Not Google, Buying Twitch
Amazon closed its $970 million deal for Twitch this week, and after months of assuming Google would be the one writing the check, my reaction is mostly relief.
Getting My OBS Settings Sorted While Everyone Talks About Amazon
Amazon buying Twitch is all anyone's talking about this week, but here are the actual OBS encoding settings that stopped my own stream from looking like a slideshow.
Swing Copters Made Me Crack My Phone
The Flappy Bird guy's new game, Swing Copters, launched this week and it is a small cruel machine designed to ruin your lunch break.
The Ice Water Is Everywhere and I Still Haven't Done Mine
My Facebook feed is nothing but ice bucket videos this week, Zuckerberg and Gates included, and I have complicated feelings about both the cause and the autoplay video thats eating my data plan.
Ninety-Nine Cents Buys You a Fire Phone Now
Amazon slashed the Fire Phone to 99 cents on contract last week, barely a month after launch, and the timing says more than the price does.
Bill Gates Built a Machine to Dump Ice on Himself
Bill Gates one-upped everyone's ice bucket challenge with an actual Rube Goldberg rig, and it says a lot about how tech people can't resist optimizing a viral trend.