Eric L. Barnes

Twitter Sends A Eulogy to 3rd Party Apps

August 16, 2018

I’ve always heard, “never build your business on something you don’t control” and those words have never been more accurate for 3rd party Twitter apps. Of course, this is nothing new as Twitter has crapped on developers a few times in the past and now they are continuing that trend by removing API that my […]

Embracing Remote by Working Outside

July 21, 2018

Even though I’ve worked remote for years I’ve always been a work from a desk kind of person. I liked having everything in a certain spot, a certain daily routine, and the comfort of the mundane. This year I’ve been thinking about ways of changing this. I debated getting an office in town away from […]

Travis Pastrana Makes All Three of Evel Knievel’s Historic Jumps

July 9, 2018

Last night in Las Vegas and live on the History channel Travis Pastrana landing all three of Evel Knievel’s historic jumps. At the end of the day, Travis Pastrana made leaping over 52 cars, 16 buses and the notorious fountain at Caesars Palace on two wheels look easy. Even in 100-plus-degree weather. Even using a […]

Photo Gallery: Walking around USNWC

June 8, 2018

Every Thursday night the White Water Center in Charlotte NC has what they call River Jam. A different live band each week and lots of people just enjoying being outside and having fun. Last night I went and snapped a few pictures I wanted to share.

Mojave Desktop Backgrounds

June 5, 2018

Yesterday, Apple announced the new MacOS Mojave and it comes with an awesome day and night picture of the desert. If you’d like to use these now, a user on Reddit shared the source files. Of course, this is just static images and Mojave will be able to automatically adjust the image based on the […]

Ditch the iPhone for a cellular Apple Watch?

May 23, 2018

I’ve seen some companies are now offering “dumb phones” which are basically cell phones that do two things, phone calls and texts. The idea is to break the habit of being always connected to the internet, games, social media, and anything else that strives for your attention. The problem is, you still have to carry […]

1Password 7 for Mac

May 22, 2018

AgileBits just released 1Password 7 for the Mac and it comes with a ton of new improvements. Some of the things I’m really looking forward to is the new design and the ability for better app integration: With our new app integration we’ll automatically suggest logins for the current app you’re using. Along with support for […]