According to the Cloudflare Status website, it looks as though a fix has been deployed:
Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we believe the incident is now resolved. We are continuing to monitor for errors to ensure all services are back to normal. Nov 18, 2025 - 14:42 UTC
Looks like Cloudflare is experiencing a pretty widespread outage that’s affecting a number of websites at the moment.
From an article by Les Pounder and Stephen Warwick on TomsHardware.com:
In the last few minutes Cloudflare has confirmed it is aware of a major issue affecting its Global Network, which is causing widespread internet outages ranging from platforms like X (formerly Twitter) to ChatGPT, and, ironically, Downdetector. A wave of other websites and services are also experiencing outages.
Cloudflare is working on a fix, with updates available on the CloudflareStatus.com website.
Played the new Call of Duty for a while and think it’s a pretty good game! That said, I definitely have some work to do as I didn’t fare so well in many of the matches that I played in.
Downloading and installing Call of Duty: Black Ops 7! It’s always interesting to see how large of a download it will be! I opted to skip the Co-Op Campaign and just download Multiplayer and Zombies and it’s still 93.20 GB!
This past Tuesday, WhatsApp announced on their blog that they were launching a version of the popular messaging app for the Apple Watch.
Today we are announcing a big upgrade for your wrist — the all-new WhatsApp app for your Apple Watch*. This new experience will help you stay on top of your chats without needing to pull out your iPhone.
Prior to the release of an official app for the Apple Watch, WhatsApp users were able to view and reply to messages on their watches, but that was about the extent of what they could do.
However, the new WhatsApp app will enable users to receive call notifications, read full messages, record and send voice messages, react to messages, view chat histories, and have an improved media experience.
In order to install WhatsApp for the Apple Watch, users will have to have an Apple Watch Series 4 (or newer) running watchOS 10 or later.
John Voorhees, writing for MacStories.net:
If there’s a theme surrounding the 26.1 updates to Apple’s OSes, it’s that the company is listening to its users. Tinted Liquid Glass, the return of Slide Over, and the updates to the very niche Local Capture feature are all great examples of Apple’s engineering teams turning around meaningful updates to its OSes based on feedback from users. That’s great to see, and a trend that I hope continues long into the future.
While the 26.1 versions of Apple operating systems were released this past Monday, November 3rd, I recently came across John Voorhees' post on MacStories.net and think it summarizes the updates very nicely. The screenshots that are included are a nice touch, as well.
Regarding the 26.1 updates, the ones that stick out the most to me are the return of Slide Over in iPadOS 26.1 and the ability to choose between Clear and Tinted versions of Liquid Glass in both iOS and iPadOS 26.1.
While I personally don’t mind the default, Clear, version of Liquid Glass, I can see how having the option to apply a darker tint to it would be ideal for many users. Slide Over, on the other hand, is a feature that I am very happy to see returning with iPadOS 26.1, as it’s something that I use pretty frequently on my iPad Mini. In fact, I still haven’t upgraded to iPadOS 26, partly as I didn’t want to lose the ability to use Slide Over for multitasking.
Overall, though, it’s definitely nice to see that Apple is really taking user feedback to heart and implementing changes that users have requested.
Chance Miller, writing at 9to5Mac.com:
Apple has launched a dramatic new web interface for the App Store. You can now get the full App Store experience right in your browser, with dedicated pages for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision, Watch, and TV app libraries.
Previously, Apple’s “apps.apple.com” domain simply redirected you to a generic page about the App Store on Apple’s website. Now, it takes you to a full-fledged version of the App Store you can browse on your computer.
This new web-based interface for the App Store looks pretty good and feels very much like the real-deal App Store that you would have access to on a Mac with all of the usual details (ratings and reviews, screenshots, related apps, etc.) included on an app’s page.
Checked out Activate Boston last night with my brother, his fiancée, and Zeba. It was a pretty neat place with a variety of mini-games to play. Depending on the game mode, you could either work together as a team or compete against each other to earn points.
Hope everyone had a great Halloween! We didn’t get many trick-or-treaters at our house this year, but I guess the upside to that is that we have a lot of leftover candy (that I probably shouldn’t be eating…).
I’m a bit late on posting about this, but it looks like the iPadOS 26.1 beta brings back Apple’s “Slide Over” multitasking feature. This is something that I frequently use on my iPad Mini so I was disappointed when I saw that it was removed in iPadOS 26.
Here’s an article by Jason Snell of SixColors that discusses “Slide Over”, as well as other updates that are included in the iPadOS 26.1 beta.
I was listening to the MacBreak Weekly podcast the other day and heard Jason Snell mention an article from iFixit, where they put one of Apple’s new TechWoven cases through some durability tests. In short, the TechWoven cases seem to be more durable (and stain resistant) than the FineWoven cases that Apple had previously released a few years back.
While I’ve never actually used a FineWoven case, I did purchase a TechWoven case when I picked up my iPhone 17 Pro Max and the material does feel pretty durable. iFixit mentioned that it’s almost feels like “ruggedized plastic” instead of fabric, which I would agree with. It definitely feels nice in the hand and slides into and out of pockets pretty easily, as well.
That said, I purchased an Apple Silicone case a few days ago, as I like to use alcohol wipes to clean my phone and I feel as though the TechWoven cases aren’t great for that sort of thing due to the fabric material that they’re made from.
Just bought a new iPhone case at the Apple Store using Apple’s self-checkout feature. Even though there are signs in-store that advertise self-checkout, it always feels a bit weird just scanning an item with your phone, paying using Apple Pay, and then just walking out.
Upgraded to the iPhone 17 Pro Max (1TB, Silver) yesterday at Apple Legacy Place. While restoring from my iCloud backup, the employees plugged my phone into a wired network connection via a USB-C Ethernet adapter. I wonder how much time it may have saved vs. restoring over WiFi.
Apple announced some pretty neat product updates during today’s event, including the AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch SE 3, Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max.
For those who were unable to catch today’s event live, it’s available to watch on-demand on YouTube. Apple also posted a highlights video to YouTube, which covers all of today’s updates in only 2 minutes and 15 seconds.
For those who prefer a quick run-down of what was announced, Stephen Hackett, from 512 Pixels, captured a bunch of “bento box” screenshots during the event and posted them to the 512Pixels.net blog.
All of the products announced today will be available for purchase on Friday, September 19th, with the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max being available for pre-order starting at 5:00 AM PT on Friday, September 12th.
Realized that my first solo in an airplane was 7 years ago today. Time certainly does fly (pun intended)!
Discovered that Microsoft Edge has a built-in game called “Surf” today. I was prepping a laptop at work and, while it was downloading and installing Windows Updates, the update screen offered the opportunity to play the game! Here’s a link to the “Surf” webpage for anyone who’s interested in learning more. (There’s also a “Lite” version available to try on the page, too!)
Congratulations to Mr_Mammal on raising $63,850 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during his 24-hour charity live stream! It was a great and entertaining stream that benefitted a great cause!
For those who play Old School RuneScape (and even those who don’t), Mr_Mammal is doing a 24-hour charity livestream today, with all proceeds benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A great stream for a great cause! Here’s the link for those interested in checking it out - https://twitch.tv/mr_mammal
Just discovered that Instagram allows users to upload multiple photos and/or videos to their Stories at one time. Not sure how long this has been a feature, but it definitely makes it easier than uploading them one-by-one!
Took my first two glider lessons of the season at Sugarbush Soaring today! It was great to see everyone and to get back up in a glider again!
