2014

Pixelmator for iPad website is live too, great overview of the features, very Apple-esq design. pixelmator.com/ipad/

Pixelmator for iPad has arrived! itunes.apple.com/us/app/pixelma…

iPhone 6, one month later

iPhone 6

My iPhone 6. 4.7”, silver/white. 64GB. AT&T. This iPhone is the first iPhone I didn’t immediately open the box to feel it was the best one ever. I almost didn’t even order one. The 5 was fine. I’ve owned it a month now. Originally I felt that I was going to drop it every time I tried to grip it (using my smaller than normal man-hands) — that panic led me to the Apple Store to pickup the black, leather Apple case.

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If your first pitcher doesn’t succeed, try again, and again, again, again, again and again.

Last time 5 pitchers used in an inning, in a World Series was by St Louis vs Royals, in 1985.

Apparently you’re allowed to have at least five pitchers in an inning.

Anyone who watched Game 1 and counted the Royals out of this series… thoughts?

So wait, the Giants are now going to their fourth pitcher this inning? Is there a limit to this?

Billy Butler, thank you.

Billy Butler, you have one job. You’re the DH. You don’t even run. Make it happen.

“All the project managers have been fighting over you.” — one of our schedulers. It’s nice to be wanted.

VCE, now VcE.

MasterCard commercial featuring Apple Pay, Kauffman Stadium and George Brett. #win

Bloomberg: EMC to absorb VCE and Cisco will reduce stake mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-2…

“It’s all software defined, there is no physical hardware anymore” … As I wheeled a customers 2U Dell box across the room. #sarcasm

Spotted a new Tesla charging station bring built in Topeka along I-70.

Unplug the Thunderbolt adapter and it’ll unstick itself.

I’ve noticed 2x now if you plug in a ethernet connection to your Mac at the same time you wake it up, the Yosemite login screen will freeze.

First Apple Pay transaction completed. Worked flawlessly.

iCloud Photo Library (beta) just works, quite well. Photos all synced between devices, including edits. Can’t wait for full blown Mac app.

Tomorrow during the World Series, Kauffman Stadium will become the first pro sports stadium to support Apple Pay forbes.com/sites/maurybro…

Watching my iPhone and iPad come into full synchronization after enabling iCloud Photo.

Got my Bank of Evil card added to Apple Pay, sounds like USAA will be on board in November.

I’m really excited about SMS relay between Mac and iOS, but at the same time, almost everyone I talk to uses an iPhone.

Why the VMware vSphere TPS vulnerability is a big deal vsphere-land.com/news/why-the-v…

I probably know more about Apple and Google’s device encryption thanks to the FBI director bitching and complaining about it.

Anyone with Meraki APs in their “home lab” have issues keeping Nest thermostat connected?

How long until Monday? #ApplePay #iOS81

Whisper is sharing information with the US Department of Defense from smartphones it knows are used on military bases theguardian.com/world/2014/oct…