Author Archives: richardykuo
A plug and play USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet adapter for Mac’s
In a previous blog post, I noted the insane lack of simple Gigabit Ethernet adapters for Mac’s. Even the ones that claim to be “plug and play” have some bad reviews when it comes to handling resume from sleep or … Continue reading
EasyClosets review and experiences
This is a review of a custom closet design ordered from EasyClosets. Motivation Recently, I got it into my head to redo our main walk-in closet. This was not for purely practical reasons. Between our storage cage downstairs and my complete … Continue reading
iPad Pro 12.9 long term review
In my previous review of the iPad Pro, I touched on a lot of the awkwardness surrounding the pricing, new peripherals, and overall experience of Apple’s latest tablet. Now that I’ve had the iPad Pro 12.9 for almost a year, … Continue reading
Stupid Apple tricks: #5 – The USB Ethernet adapter
Want to get gigabit wired speed from your MacBook? You can use a third party adapter with a funky third party driver (which, if you do any sort of research, are apparently all completely unreliable). Or you can use Apple … Continue reading
Stupid Apple tricks: #4 – The Mac Pro
Don’t get me wrong. I love the idea of the Mac Pro. But the execution of it in 2016 is just ridiculous. Pro implies a few things. One, you’ll update it reasonably often, since professionals can easily justify the cost … Continue reading
The HP Z27q is now recognized by OS X
I wrote a previous blog post about the HP z27q detailing the hacks I had to use to get it work with my Macbook Pro. Well, at some point with El Capitan 10.11.1 or 10.11.2, Apple added a profile for … Continue reading
Stupid Apple tricks – #3 – iTunes sync
I’ve owned an iPhone as my primary mobile phone starting with the iPhone 3GS. In all that time, I believe the only time that iTunes WiFi sync ever worked reliably was the first time it was introduced in 2010. Since … Continue reading
Stupid Apple tricks: #2 – The Thunderbolt monitor
Do the folks at Apple hate monitors? Because everyone *I* know that doesn’t work on a laptop exclusively needs one. And the current Thunderbolt monitor seems to be going for the highest priced piece of obsolete technology award. When it … Continue reading
Stupid Apple tricks: #1 – not reconnecting to WiFi
Even though we all love our Apple products, sometimes it’s just maddening that we put up with weird issues day in and day out that nobody at Apple seems to care about. It’s almost as if nobody there uses their … Continue reading
A little keyboard trick for the iPad
So, in my last blog post, I mentioned how I wanted to be able to type on the TOP of the screen due to that being where my hands can most easily reach when I’m sitting in bed with the … Continue reading
