Jamie McGibbon

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: Saddened to learn that longtime technology blogger and writer Om Malik passed away earlier this …

: Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads out there! Hope you all had a great day! Thank you for …

: Andy Ihnatko, announcing the re-launch of his website: Well. Whatever, I’ve decided that it’s time …

: Spent this past weekend hanging out with Zeba’s family at an Airbnb by the beach! Despite the rainy …

: Just discovered that you can pinch in and out while on the “Month” view of the native iOS “Calendar” …

: Was scrolling through Instagram today and came across this simulation that NASA released a few years …

: Oura announced the latest version of their health and fitness-focused smart ring today - the Oura …

: Had a great time in Vermont this past weekend! I was even able to get my first glider lesson of the …

: Google Announces Fitbit Air Back on May 7th, Google announced the Fitbit Air, a new, screenless, health tracker: Fitbit has …

: Happy 7th “Gotcha Day” to our best bud, Sully!

: Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and all of the moms out there! Hope you had a great day! Thanks for all …

: Learned that WordPress recently announced a microblogging theme called “Blurt” that includes some …

: Zeba and I went down to Newport a few days ago to celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary! We had a …

: Took the “Learn to Lead” course at Central Rock Gym today with Zeba! It was quite the challenge at …

: Apple Announces Tim Cook to Step Down as CEO; John Ternus to Take Over Apple, in a press release on their “Newsroom” website: Apple announced that Tim Cook will become …

: Best wishes to everyone who is running the Boston Marathon today!

: Happy Easter! I hope everybody had a great day!

: My brother and his fiancée took the “Intro to Climbing” class at Central Rock Gym this evening and …

: Just found out that there’s a Saturday Night Live UK version that premiered last night (also …

: Manton Reece, founder of Micro.blog and creator of new RSS reader app Inkwell, announced the release …

: Apple announced the AirPods Max 2 earlier today via a press release on their “Newsroom” website: …

: Zeba and I joined a local rock climbing gym today! We took both an “Intro to Climbing” and an “Intro …

: Checked out the MacBook Neo in two separate Apple Stores that I happened to be near over the past …

: Just watched the “Sebastian Maniscalco: New Lawyer” skit from yesterday’s episode of SNL. While …

: Apple announced the iPhone 17e and the iPad Air M4 earlier today as part of the new product launch …

: Said goodbye to our family’s chihuahua, Jessie, on Tuesday. He recently fainted and, after a trip to …

: Just watched a few minutes of “Shrinking”, which Zeba was watching on Apple TV. It stars Jason …

: For any Old School RuneScape fans out there, the OSRS team recently announced a 25th anniversary …

: Interesting NYT Connections puzzle (#972) today! Took me a few tries, but I got through it! …

: Came across this video that was posted to the “Redbull Bike” YouTube channel where 9 cyclists were …

: Realized today that, as of iOS 26.2, users can set alarms for reminders in Apple’s stock “Reminders” …

: Apple Announces Updated AirTag On Monday, January 26th, Apple announced a new version of the AirTag, which is the first update that …

: I know I’m a bit late on posting about this, but we got quite a bit of snow over the weekend - …

: Congratulations to the New England Patriots on winning the AFC Championship! On to Super Bowl LX!

: Got some snow last night! Thought it made for a nice photo of our backyard!

: Just watched the first two episodes of season two of “The Pitt” and thought they were great! Looking …

: Apple Announces Chase to Become New Apple Card Issuer In a post on the Apple Newsroom website last week, Apple announced that Chase has been selected as …

: Took a short trip to Colorado this past weekend to celebrate Zeba’s grandmother’s 95th birthday! …

: A belated Happy New Year to all! Hope everyone has a happy and healthy 2026!

: Dropped my sister off at the airport this morning and then met up with my uncle for breakfast. We …

: Merry Christmas! I hope everyone has a great day!

: Merry Christmas Eve! Just came across this great version of “O Come All Ye Faithful” by Charles …

: Had our leaves picked up this morning (and there were quite a few of them)! It took three people …

: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion From a press release on Netflix’s “News” website: HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 5, 2025 – Today, Netflix, …

: Apple Announces More Leadership Changes In a press release on Apple’s Newsroom website, the company announced some additional changes to the …

: Apple VP of Human Interface Design, Alan Dye, Leaving for Meta Apple’s Vice President of Human Interface Design, Alan Dye, is reported to be leaving the company to …

: Twitch’s 2025 recaps recently became available! As a frequent Twitch viewer (and occasional …

: John Giannandrea to Retire from Apple In a press release on their “Newsroom” webpage, Apple announced that John Giannandrea, Senior Vice …

: Earlier today I noticed that Best Buy is running a Cyber Monday deal on the iPad Mini 7 that makes …

: Bought an iPad Mini 7 at Best Buy on Black Friday, set it up yesterday, and today I finally got …

: Happy belated Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate! I hope everyone had a great day yesterday!

: Congratulations to Robert Irwin and Witney Carson on winning the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy on …

: Nuketown, one of my favorite Call of Duty maps, was released for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 today. It …

: Eugen Rochko, Mastodon’s founder and CEO, announced on Tuesday, November 18th, that he is stepping …

: The new Sailing skill launched in Old School RuneScape (one of my all-time favorite games) today! …

: According to the Cloudflare Status website, it looks as though a fix has been deployed: Monitoring …

: Looks like Cloudflare is experiencing a pretty widespread outage that’s affecting a number of …

: Played the new Call of Duty for a while and think it’s a pretty good game! That said, I definitely …

: Downloading and installing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7! It’s always interesting to see how large of a …

: WhatsApp Launches Apple Watch App This past Tuesday, WhatsApp announced on their blog that they were launching a version of the …

: Apple Releases iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 26.1 John Voorhees, writing for MacStories.net: If there’s a theme surrounding the 26.1 updates to …

: Apple Launches Web Interface for App Store Chance Miller, writing at 9to5Mac.com: Apple has launched a dramatic new web interface for the App …

: Checked out Activate Boston last night with my brother, his fiancée, and Zeba. It was a pretty neat …

: Hope everyone had a great Halloween! We didn’t get many trick-or-treaters at our house this year, …

: I’m a bit late on posting about this, but it looks like the iPadOS 26.1 beta brings back Apple’s …

: I was listening to the MacBreak Weekly podcast the other day and heard Jason Snell mention an …

: Just bought a new iPhone case at the Apple Store using Apple’s self-checkout feature. Even though …

: Upgraded to the iPhone 17 Pro Max (1TB, Silver) yesterday at Apple Legacy Place. While restoring …

: Apple announced some pretty neat product updates during today’s event, including the AirPods Pro 3, …

: Realized that my first solo in an airplane was 7 years ago today. Time certainly does fly (pun …

: Discovered that Microsoft Edge has a built-in game called “Surf” today. I was prepping a laptop at …

: Congratulations to Mr_Mammal on raising $63,850 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during his …

: For those who play Old School RuneScape (and even those who don’t), Mr_Mammal is doing a 24-hour …

: Just discovered that Instagram allows users to upload multiple photos and/or videos to their Stories …

: Took my first two glider lessons of the season at Sugarbush Soaring today! It was great to see …

: My dad’s boat went in the water today! The winds were pretty strong, which made for some challenging …

: Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there! Thank you for all that you do! I hope you have a …

: My dad came over tonight and we fired up the grill for the first time this season!

: Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! Thank you to all of the educators out there who teach, inspire, and …

: Celebrated my cousin’s birthday at TopGolf earlier today and had a great time! That said, my golf …

: Started watching “The Pitt” on HBO Max last night and think it’s a great show! In fact, Zeba and I …

: Had a great time in Boston with Zeba! Her and her cousin, Denyse, got to read their books at Beacon …

: Happy Easter! I hope everyone has a great day! Started the day off with a walk at Houghton’s Pond …

: Remotely attended the “New England CFI/DPE Hybrid Seminar/Webinar” that was put on by the FAA Safety …

: Did a check-out flight in the Piper Archer II today! It was great to get back up in the air after …

: Just had a quick bout of freezing rain roll through our area! Thankfully, it didn’t last too long, …

: Had a great time skiing at Steamboat Resort in Colorado with Zeba today!

: Apple Reportedly Removing One-Time AppleCare+ Purchase Option Mark Gurman, of Bloomberg, on Twitter: A notable change coming to AppleCare+ next week: Apple is …

: It was windy today, so much so that our screen door, which wasn’t latched, took a bit of a beating! …

: Had a great time in Vermont this past weekend! Despite the cold temperatures, we did some skiing at …

: Apple's Severance Balloon Generator Promo John Gruber, writing at DaringFireball.net: Another fun promo for Severance season 2. And a promo …

: Welcome! Hello and welcome to my new blog, hosted on Micro.blog! My name is Jamie McGibbon and I am a …