Rich's Tongfamily (Richtong.net add-on)

OK, Apple has finally tightened up the requirements for running executables and Applications on the Mac. You now need every application to be signed and the components too. This has gotten complicated and you will get messages like this. The solution is pretty unintuitive. When you get the dialog, it actually asks you to throw…

When you get to a certain age, you remember moments and then realize that you never got a chance to say thank you for the great things that happened. We were having a great dinner today and were talking about typography and how amazing it is. All that led to a great discussion about: Paula…

Well this site started in 1996 and it was pretty new then, but everyone seems to be doing a podcast and it has sure gotten easier. Just go buy some equipment. More on that soon, then crank up GarageBand, signup for an Anchor account and suddenly you have https://anchor.fm/richt as our very first podcast. Every…

Well, what if you want to build the ultimate do-it-yourself machine. In the business, there is the desktop and then HEDT (High-end desktop). I’ve built a few and they are all about the pride of building. With today’s cloud and server farms, a lot of that power shouldn’t be on the desktop, but is sure…

If you have a pilot friend then during xmas Xmas, then folks at The Point Guy so if you want to get them something amazing. The two coolest things are a desk made out of a wing if you happen to have a cool $2.5k handy. Or wander over to Etsy and find a restore…

Most of our family uses iPhones, so photo sharing is much easier with the iCloud Photo Sharing feature, there are just a couple of gotchas you need to know about: The actual photos in sharing are limited to 4MP resolution. That’s a bummer and it means that you should only use this for people who…

Someone brought this up and it got me curious, with these passive entry systems, it is super convenient to walk up to a Tesla with your phone in your pocket and just have the doors open. Or if you have a luxury car like a BMW to be able to walk up and have the…

Ok if you are unlucky like me and your monster PC of the last six years literally blew up (ok the actual fish tank it was in cracked but that another post 🙂 So what if you want a great PC and want it for the holidays. What should you get? First of all, why…