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EasyClosets review and experiences

Posted on 2016/11/20 by richardykuo

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 →

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iPad Pro 12.9 long term review

Posted on 2016/08/23 by richardykuo

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 →

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Silly Apple tricks: #5 – The USB Ethernet adapter

Posted on 2016/08/21 by richardykuo

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 →

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Silly Apple tricks: #4 – The Mac Pro

Posted on 2016/04/14 by richardykuo

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 →

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The HP Z27q is now recognized by OS X

Posted on 2016/01/18 by richardykuo

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 →

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Silly Apple tricks – #3 – iTunes sync

Posted on 2016/01/16 by richardykuo

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 →

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Silly Apple tricks: #2 – The Thunderbolt monitor

Posted on 2015/12/13 by richardykuo

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 →

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Silly Apple tricks: #1 – not reconnecting to WiFi

Posted on 2015/12/09 by richardykuo

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 →

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A little keyboard trick for the iPad

Posted on 2015/12/02 by richardykuo

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 →

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The iPad Pro review

Posted on 2015/11/27 by richardykuo

First impressions.  For someone that’s only seen iPad sized tablets for the past 5 years, seeing the iPad Pro in person for the first time is invariably giggle inducing.  The size just seems ridiculous and unnecessary at first glance … … Continue reading →

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