Misleading Metaphors

Make sudo Spiffy on macOS with TouchID

About five months ago, I followed the steps in this article: Use TouchID to Authenticate sudo on macOS via HN so that I could use my fingerprint to complete actions

An Obscure Error While Downloading a YouTube Video for Offline Viewing

Trying to download a video from YouTube for offline use using youtube-dl and it keeps failing? This article will show you how I fixed it.

How to get delv working on macOS

Getting a recent version of delv working on macOS is as easy as "brew install bind".

Note-to-Self

Touchpoint Reputation in B2B SaaS

Like humans, customer touchpoints also have a reputation.

3 Steps to Fix a Failed iCloud Backup on Your iPhone

SynopsisSeveral weeks ago, I noticed that backups from my iPhone had stopped syncing to iCloud. While trying to fix the issue, I encountered the following error messages on the iCloud

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Exploding Career Opportunities in DevRel

Looking to land a job in developer relations aka devrel?

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Engineering vs. Technology

In this article, I attempt to chronicle how I arrived at what I think is a layman explanation of the difference between the terms engineering and technology . An Incomplete Devil’s DictionaryMy goal with this series is to offer layman definitions of words used

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STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

A clear and concise definition for each discipline that makes up the STEM acronym.

rsync on macOS: Matters Arising

I recently had to transfer large files on Windows to macOS Catalina (10.15.7) using rsync, but I met a few snags on the way. I already wrote about

7 Step Guide to Installing rsync on Windows

I recently needed to move several gigabytes of data from an old laptop running Windows 8.1 to another laptop running macOS and my options were to use an external

Personal

Can Apple Watch Measure Your Body Weight? [Updated for 2022]

How does my apple watch know my weight?

RE: Apple, Its Control Over the iPhone, The Internet, And The Metaverse

Note to readers: This is a rejoinder to Matthew Ball's epic 15000-word essay of the same title, published on February 2, 2021. He was gracious enough to reply to my

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So you want to become a tech mercenary?

Technical content writing can be a low friction way of earning money from a side hustle.

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A Different Kind of AR: Audience Research

Increasing the effectiveness of targeting a developer audience.

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Programming as Theory Building

The name of this series Software as Theory Building (SaTB) was inspired by the title of a thought-provoking paper titled Programming as Theory Building. The paper was written more than three decades ago by a highly-respected Computer Scientist named Peter Naur.