Opinion articles
In this week's "Preview of Apple's September Event," I described a number of obvious releases (new iPhones, iOS 13, macOS Catalina) that should be announced at the event, as well as several long shots like a redesigned iMac. One item was off my radar completely, but the evidence is showing that it may make a debut at the event --...
I'm on a crusade, so I'll get right to the point. GIF is pronounced like the peanut butter: Jif. You're welcome. It's understandable that one might be tempted to entertain a hard "G" sound considering that GIF is an acronym...
The business end of my Yamaha Pacifica PAC-112V A few weeks ago, I introduced Rocket Yard readers to my new goal — to learn how to play electric guitar. If you read the linked article, you know the “why” of...
Buzz Aldrin's boot print on the lunar surface, July 20, 1969. Public domain image via NASA. Seeing the Rocket Yard article about the model rocket launch at OWC Headquarters on July 16 commemorating the launch of Apollo 11 fifty years...
Part One — Why Is An Old Guy Learning to Play Guitar? Have you ever wanted to do something creative in your life, but always had roadblocks in your way? That is the case with me learning to play electric...
Easy-Open My sister-in-law’s mother is a Latin American native. She has always been astonished by the conveniences we have in the states, and I crack up every time she takes a packaged product in her hands and says, “Everything in America...
