by Jeffery Battersby | May 12, 2015 | Asides, Commentary
Four men in four separate cities are dead over a shoplifted cigar, a single sold cigarette, a legal pocket knife and a domestic order for child support. Do any of us feel appreciably safer for the cost? Do any of us still want to talk about breaking a few eggs to make...
by Jeffery Battersby | May 9, 2015 | Asides
Security, manageability, and lower TCO are why Macs should comprise 10 to 25 percent of a company’s work PCs. An excellent article by Galen Gruman, which is a followup, or, really, a response to the comments on this article in InfoWorld: Windows 10 won’t...
by Jeffery Battersby | May 6, 2015 | Commentary, Writing
I have no idea who Garth Stein is, although I have heard of (but have not read) his novel, The Art of Racing in the Rain. His take on how he writes (or doesn’t) squares with mine to a near perfect T. When and where do you write? I write like writing is a job. I...
by Jeffery Battersby | May 6, 2015 | Asides, Commentary, Macworld, Writing
Starting this week I will be taking over the weekly reigns of Working Mac at Macworld.com. This week I take a look at the Pomodoro Technique, something I use when my focus is at a minimum. Kicking off a timer will often help me get back on task. Working Mac: The power...
by Jeffery Battersby | May 4, 2015 | Asides
…tests are not measures of anything other than one’s ability to operate in artificial environments under forced and arbitrary time constraints in a sweaty room proximate to one’s tormentors, victims, crushes, exes, old best friends and frenemies....
