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Workflow – Think Different

Dry Lake – Photo by Kenneth Jackson – Shot on an iPhone 10

Here’s to the Crazy Ones

Mac Tip – How to Encrypt Your Mac

How to Turn On and Set Up FileVault Encryption

If you get a new Mac for Christmas and plan to make shady deals in the Ukraine and China you definitely need to do this. But everyone else should do it too.

FileVault is part of the macOS operating system and it encrypts your Mac system disk so that it can’t be accessed without the proper credentials. If I have physical possession of a Mac I can quickly break into it. If your disk is encrypted with FileVault I am stopped cold. It is that simple.

YOU SIMPLY CAN’T FORGET YOUR PASSWORDS!

FileVault 2 is available in OS X Lion or later. When FileVault is turned on, your Mac always requires that you log in with your account password. 

  1. Choose Apple menu () > System Preferences, then click Security & Privacy.
  2. Click the FileVault tab.
  3. Click Locked, then enter an administrator name and password.
  4. Click Turn On FileVault.

Resources

SpaceX Status Report

SpaceX Status Report – November 4, 2020

Nerd News

FoundryPlanet – IDRA Giga Press 3 Assembly for Tesla

This is Idra Giga Press #3 (Tesla DCM-6100-3 ?). DCM-6100-1 and DCM-6100-2 were installed at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California.

Workflow – LiDAR/AR Training Day

First LiDar image produced with Swift code from Apple’s “Visualizing a Point Cloud Using Scene Depth” demo. Shot on an iPhone 12 Pro.

What I Am Working on Today

Today I am working with the LiDAR sensor on the new iPhone 12 Pro.

What is LiDAR? Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) measures distance using reflected light, usually from a laser measuring the time of flight of the light pulse.

The iPhone 12 Pro and 2020 iPad Pro have a new LiDAR scanner that adds depth scanning for better images. Other mobile devices use LiDAR technology to measure distances of a few feet the LiDAR sensor on the iPhone and iPad works with much higher precision at a distance of up to five meters.

Why do I care? I want to use the sensor to make highly detailed 3D models of objects and spaces for use in iOS apps and websites.

This is my first attempt at scanning a 3D model of my house using an app called simply enough 3dScanner App. It is UGLY but has potential.

Resources

Apple Tip

What to do If you forgot your Apple Screen Time passcode

SpaceX Status Report

SpaceX Status Report – October 31 , 2020

Workflow – iPhone 12, Best of Amarillo, Hacking the Simulation

iPhone 12 Pro Day One – Photo by Kenneth Jackson – Shot on iPhone 11 Pro
Tyler's Barbeque, John M. Young MD - Best of Amarillo 2020 Winners!

What I Am Working on Today

Congratulations Best of Amarillo Winners

How To Set Up a New iPhone — Apple Support

How to Back up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to iCloud – Apple Support

Resources

SpaceX Status Report

SpaceX Status Report – October 30 , 2020

George Hotz: Hacking the Simulation & Learning to Drive with Neural Nets | Lex Fridman

Workflow – Snow Day

Snow Storm – This was shot at night with only ambient lighting on an iPhone 11 Pro. When I say ambient light I mean DARK! Photo by Kenneth Jackson.

What I Am Working on Today

Not a lot going on today. Being shut-in because of snow is a refreshing change from being shut-in for the virus. I planned this week around the iPhone 12 release and it is now about two days late getting here due to the weather. UPS says it is in the neighborhood so it is going to be a long night.

SpaceX Status Report

SpaceX Status Report – October 29 , 2020

Workflow – Snow Sucks – #2

Workflow is a daily post that is updated throughout the day.

Image of the Day

Pink – Photo by Kenneth Jackson – Shot on an iPhone 6

What I Am Working on Today

Maps & Local Search Post – Work in Process
  1. Upcoming post – iPhone 12 Pro Review – part delivery delayed
  2. Upcoming post – Maps & Local Search 2020
  3. Upcoming post – Review – Blink Camera
  4. Upcoming post – Getting Started – Particle Tracker SoM LTE

SpaceX Status Report

SpaceX Status Report – October 28, 2020

Mirror your iPhone to a Mac using QuickTime

iPhone Mirrored on a Mac
  1. Connect your iPhone to your Mac using your Lightning to USB cable.
  2. Open Quicktime on your Mac.
  3. Click on File in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
  4. Scroll to “New Movie Recording.”
  5. Next to the red record button (bottom middle), click on the down arrow.
  6. Select your iPhone or iPad as the Camera Device
  7. Tap your iPhone to activate.
  8. Your iPhone is now mirrored to your computer.

Nerd News

Workflow – Black Pumps – #1

Workflow is a daily post that is updated throughout the day.

Image of the Day

Photo by Kenneth Jackson – Shot on a Nikon D5200

Custom Asanti Wheel Design for my GTI

This is a design study I did a while back for custom Asanti wheels for my GTI. The design was inspired by the Christian Louis Vuitton black pump.

What I Am Working on Today

  1. Preparing for iPhone 12 Pro delivery video shoot.
  2. Catching up on video editing today.

SpaceX Status Report

SpaceX Status Report – October 27, 2020

Workflow – Launch! #0

Workflow is a daily post that is updated throughout the day.

Today I am launching a new daily tech blog post called Workflow. I’ve been posting on a number of sites on and off for years but I have never really dedicated myself to any one project. Workflow will highlight businesses in Amarillo, Texas, projects I am working on, tech tips, nerd news, and anything else I find interesting.

Subjects will include tips on using your technology more effectively, internet marketing, WordPress, and other subjects that I think my friends and clients will find helpful, interesting. I will be following Apple, SpaceX, Tesla, and other disruptive tech companies.

Image of the Day

Sunset at Lake Tanglewood – Photo by Kenneth Jackson – Shot on an iPhone 10

Taps – A Moment…

Kay Lynn King
Kay Lynn King (Pickett), 53, of Amarillo, Texas October 24, 1966 – October 21, 2020.
Denny Jayson Deaver
Denny Jayson Deaver “Boss”, 51, of Amarillo, Texas February 28, 1969 – October 23, 2020

Question of the Day

  • What do you want to know?

What I Am Working on Today

BG – Fuel Injection & Combustion Chamber Cleaning Service
BG – Transmission Fluid Flush and Fill Service
Fleet Vehicle Services

Tech Tip – First Principles

  • Buy a Mac! – This is my most basic tech tip.

SpaceX Status Report

SpaceX Status Report – October 26, 2020

The Humor File

ZDoggMD – Doc Vader Tweaks The Ventilator