As a Windows user, I could never get used to the way MacOS handles external mouse movement speeds. It may seem like it should all be the same, but its not. Both OS’s have their own algorithms to determine how the mouse moves. The difference is dramatic, and in the case of someone switching from [...]

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I use my macbook with an external monitor frequently. I’m doing it right now. However, it’s not a very simple task to turn off the MacBook’s LCD when connected without rebooting, as there are (very) limited display controls on the MacOS preference pane. With the MacBook’s monitor on, you wind up with a very awkward [...]

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On Saturday night a bunch of Greenwich folks called the cops to report a UFO when they saw 30-40 strange lights travelling across the sky. Turns out that the lights were actually created by a resident who released Chinese Lanterns in celebration of a birthday party at their home. Chinese Lanterns (aka Thai Lanterns or [...]

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It is with a great deal of optimistic excitement that I would like to announce that MTA has agreed to retract all of its claims against StationStops! MTA Marketing notified me last week that they had sent a priority request to Apple to return StationStops for iPhone for sale in the iTunes App Store immediately. [...]

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If you’re like most people, the new Metro-North New Haven Line ‘Direct’ service to the Giants games is kind of logistical head-scratcher. The first question you ask yourself is ‘how the hell does a Metro-North train get to Penn Station, when the tracks only go to Grand Central?’ The second question is ‘If Metro-North trains [...]

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Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice, there is a bunch of legal stuff herein ‘as I understand it’. This morning I received a call from Congressman Jim Himes’ office requesting I brief them on the status of MTA vs StationStops after I had brought their attention to the matter [...]

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NBC’s Sue Simmons just gladly took a back seat in the NYC local news F-Bomb awards. Besides – Sue’s was just an unknown hot mike error – but this one – well, I don’t know what the hell was going on in his head! FOX 5′s Ernie Anastos’ recent on-air blunder is just jaw-dropping – [...]

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