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Author Archives: eLRobbo
F**k New York!
Recently went through the great state of New York to visit Niagra Falls. Here comes an exaggeration, but it felt like we passed a toll every five minutes on Interstate 90. I knew we were passing a toll area because … Continue reading
Apple Watch Continues To Disappoint
To be fair, the apple watch is a smart piece of kit, and not all of its shortcomings are seemingly of its own design, but — Battery life still fails to impress, although if you purchase the ultra model, it’s … Continue reading
Kill A Squirrel Plant A Tree
Wait, before jumping on your soapbox, hear me out. As I intend to offend everyone. Squirrels are natural tree planters. They perform this job most of their waking hours, gathering and hiding nuts in preparation for lean times. Because they … Continue reading
Posted in Off Thoughts (Off as in Not Quite Right)
Tagged death, food, outside the box, varmints
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Seriously Apple, Up To 18 Hours?
I have been waiting patiently to buy an apple watch, and was hoping the apple watch 6 would finally address the dismal battery performance issue. Battery life is one of the most asked for features, and yet apple just can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Mac
Tagged Apple, apple watch, apple watch 6, battery life, battery life sucks
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Term Limits For All And Voting
The title says almost everything I wish to say: There should be term limits for all! I do mean all, including the Supreme Court. Yes, I realize that would require an amendment to the constitution, but I’m okay with that. … Continue reading
Eversource – Why Does My Electricity Cost So Much?
I live in the NorthEast, and recently while paying my electric bill, I was looking over the costs (all prices cents per kWh): 8.123 – Service Rate 2.928 – Transmission Charge ??? – Distr Cust Srvc Charge (flat rate?) 0.246 … Continue reading
Cheap OAir Sucks!
tldr; Bought airline tickets on Cheap O’Air. Wanted to pay for an extra bag (originally only paid for one bag), but Cheap O’Air said I had to talk to Spirit Airlines directly. Spoke with Spirit Airlines and they said I … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Complaints, Travel Agencies
Tagged airline refund, airlines, plane flight, refund, travel agency
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Gripes About Amazon
Overall, for a giant of a company, I’d honestly have to say they do a good job. However, I do have a couple gripes. If you have an issue with a delivery company, in my instance, LaserShip, and you complain, … Continue reading
Posted in Complaints
Tagged amazon, complaints, fire tablet, kindle, on-line shopping
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Another Bad Experience With Edge Browser
Microsoft has been trying really hard to jam Edge browser down everyone’s throats. Kind of reminds me of the old days with Internet Explorer. As a web developer, in the old days (really not too distant a past), we had … Continue reading