Amazon Finally Told Us What AWS Actually Makes
Everyone's talking about the Apple Watch this week, but Amazon quietly revealed AWS's real numbers for the first time last Thursday, and that's the story that actually matters.
Mobilegeddon Came and My Blog Failed the Test
Google's mobile-friendly ranking update went live five days ago and techpad fails the test badly. Notes on Mobilegeddon panic, a stalled redesign, and why mobile-friendly isn't the same as pleasant to read.
Mobilegeddon Caught My Broken Viewport Tag
Google's mobile-friendly ranking update rolled out this week, and it turned up a broken viewport tag on this very blog. A close look at Mobilegeddon and why so many sites still fail it.
The Watch Shipped Today, I Was Fixing My Sidebar
Apple Watch shipped to actual customers today, but I spent launch day fixing my own blog's broken mobile CSS after Google's mobile-friendly update, plus some Pebble-battery-fatigue skepticism.
The Viewport Tag I Forgot For Four Years
Google's mobile-friendly ranking update goes live today, and running techpad through the test tool turned up a viewport tag I somehow never added in years of running this blog.
So Close Again: The Drone Ship Landing That Almost Was
SpaceX almost landed a rocket on a drone ship again last week, and a sticky throttle valve is the only reason it's now scrap metal instead of history.
One Week Into HBO Now and Im Still Annoyed About the Apple Thing
A week into HBO Now and one Game of Thrones premiere later, some notes on what its actually like to pay for HBO without a cable box, and why locking it to Apple devices first was a weird call.
Four Days Until Mobilegeddon and My Sidebar Still Isn't Responsive
Google's mobile-friendly ranking update hits in four days, so I finally ran techpad through the test tool and found out my own post pages fail it.
Five Days Until Mobilegeddon and My Site Just Failed
Google's mobile-friendly ranking update lands in five days and my own site just failed the test. Notes on fixing a three-year-old WordPress theme before Mobilegeddon hits.
GTA V on PC Finally Showed Up, and So Did the Server Meltdown
GTA V finally hit PC on April 14th after three delays, and launch night turned into hours of Rockstar Social Club activation errors instead of actual playing.
My First Weekend With HBO Now
I finally tried HBO Now for the Game of Thrones season 5 premiere instead of turning on cable, and it mostly worked, minus the iTunes billing mess and the fact that piracy is still easier.
Borrowing an iPad to Watch Game of Thrones
HBO Now launched last week promising cord-cutters an easy way to get HBO, but as of this weekend the only way to actually sign up is through Apple hardware I dont own.