Category Archives: random

Why do I do this to myself? Adventures in Apple Mail.

Posted on October 11, 2025 by baudattitude

Sometimes, I manage to shoot myself in the foot badly enough that I feel compelled to document it, mostly out of the hope that someone, someday, will find themselves in the same situation and may be sent here by a … Continue reading →

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It almost feels rude to point this out.

Posted on April 5, 2025 by baudattitude

So, while I’m personally OK with most of Microsoft’s OS releases over the years, I know that not everyone is.  Windows 11 in particular has raised a few hackles – not, to be clear, to the same extent that Vista … Continue reading →

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This is the sort of thing you do for fun?

Posted on November 13, 2024 by baudattitude

So, I’m fortunate enough to be married to a colossal nerd.  While we aren’t 100% into the same things, there’s definitely a crossover between our respective interests, and it means we can understand each other even in the instances where … Continue reading →

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Ranking Apples

Posted on April 19, 2024 by baudattitude

OK, this won’t be a post debating the merits of different varieties of fruit.  It’s a spin-off from a work conversation where I was complaining that it was annoying to bring a separate charger for your Apple Watch but at … Continue reading →

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It’s like poetry, it rhymes. A dose of online nostalgia.

Posted on November 20, 2022 by baudattitude

So it’s been an exciting week on the Internet. Twitter found out that saying “yeah, so whacha gonna DO about it?” to the world’s richest man might not have been the greatest plan, and the site has been experiencing some … Continue reading →

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In which, I finally make some use of my “smart” TV.

Posted on September 6, 2022 by baudattitude

So, a couple of nights ago my wife and I sat down and watched “Luck”, which is an Apple TV+ exclusive animated movie that had a funny enough trailer to actually get me to subscribe to Apple TV+. I have … Continue reading →

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15 Years Blog.

Posted on March 3, 2022 by baudattitude

I remembered an anniversary post! That’s a thing. 15 years of occasionally remembering to post here. The world is a much different place than it was 15 years ago, and I’m not sure anyone really cares about blogs anymore, to … Continue reading →

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On the topic of toothpicks

Posted on December 22, 2018 by baudattitude

There’s a bit in “So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish” where the main character is asked to reflect upon a society that feels the need to include instructions in a box of toothpicks.  Nowadays we have actually regressed … Continue reading →

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On the Inexorable Passage of Time

Posted on September 3, 2018 by baudattitude

As I have occasionally mentioned, I am a geek of the age where my engeekening coincided with the rise of pencil & paper RPGs, so a good chunk of my formative years were spent compulsively reading, re-reading, and memorizing the … Continue reading →

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Eleven Years Blog

Posted on March 2, 2018 by baudattitude

Another year of blogging down, and another 30000 or so views since this time last year.  For a blog that’s 90% me talking about playing games very badly, I’m kind of amazed it gets that much traffic. Mind you, my … Continue reading →

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