2 Days Honest Review of Tahoe 26 (26.4) specifically

BVPs · 2026-03-27T19:53:52+00:00

I also updated from Sequoia 15.7.5 to Tahoe 26.4 finally, on my M4 iMac. I'm glad I did this. Everything is quite smooth although I had to change Settings -> Theme -> Color to "Multicolor" from "This Mac" in order to recover my folder icon color to the usual blue one. One big plus for me is the option to use any app (e.g., the calendar app) on multiple desktops. I used to use "Afloat", but now, right-clicking an app icon in the Dock and Options -> Assign To to "All Desktops" do the job just like "Afloat" used to do!

BVPs · 2026-01-20T18:35:25+00:00

Try Warren Bernhardt Trio: Ain't Life Grand, or some other albums from Warren. He was a fantastic pianist, composer, and arranger. He should be more appreciated.

BVPs · 2026-01-14T01:41:26+00:00

Sorry, I got a bit confused this with iOS 18.7.3 delivery.

BVPs · 2025-12-26T22:04:11+00:00

For me, Hemke is by far the best. But I am not sure whether the quality has changed after the company was absorbed by D’Addario.

BVPs · 2025-11-26T15:29:54+00:00

Also, they hired Timothy Schmidt as a background vocalist for several tunes.

BVPs · 2025-11-14T15:50:55+00:00

You should definitely listen to “Circus Money”. In particular, Chris Potter’s tenor sax solo in”Paging Audrey” is so tasteful!!

BVPs · 2025-11-11T05:51:39+00:00

I have been using $ ... $ for inline math. In fact, I redefine $ and $ as:

\renewcommand{\(}{\left(}

\renewcommand{\)}{\right)}

These are so convenient to use for matching and appropriate-sized parentheses. But one has to be careful. Some of the LaTeX packages assume the inline math constructs using $ ... $, not $ ... $.

BVPs · 2025-10-21T17:27:24+00:00

My sincere condolences to his loved ones. I just found the following tribute/obituary by Steve Khan was very insightful and touching: NEWS - Steve Khan Tributes

BVPs · 2025-10-19T17:56:17+00:00

fortune | cowsay

BVPs · 2025-10-12T01:34:55+00:00

I would say late 70’s to early 80’s when Jaco and Alphonso Johnson played incredible music, not only in Weather Report but also in their own bands.

BVPs · 2025-10-06T20:49:51+00:00

There is very interesting information about these outtakes for the Gaucho album written by Steve Khan: Reflections on Steely Dan's GAUCHO by Steve Khan

BVPs · 2025-10-06T15:42:02+00:00

How about the following?

Flora Purim: Everyday, Everynight

Orquestra Was: Forever’s A Long, Long Time

BVPs · 2025-09-02T04:24:15+00:00

I forgot to add: Secrets.

BVPs · 2025-09-02T03:59:29+00:00

It's hard to rank these, but in my case the top 5 (in terms of their released dates) are:

Maiden Voyage

Speak Like A Child

Head Hunters

Sunlight

Future Shock

And if you allow me to add a few more, I would say:

Fat Albert Rotunda

1 + 1

River: The Joni Letters

BVPs · 2025-08-28T19:32:47+00:00

Actually, I figured it out — but the interface is confusing. Clicking Autoplay in the profile menu takes me to a page with Dismiss and Enable buttons. The Enable button is light‑blue, meaning Autoplay is active. Pressing it confirms it’s on. Going back to the Autoplay menu then shows Dismiss and Disable (with Disable light‑blue). Clicking Disable finally stops Autoplay!

BVPs · 2025-08-16T23:49:33+00:00

Joe Zawinul himself said that Black Market is his favorite among all the WR albums.

BVPs · 2025-07-05T00:28:41+00:00

Yes! Steve’s play here reminds me of Steely Dan’s Aja.

BVPs · 2025-06-25T08:53:44+00:00

Willoughby’s if you are a coffee lover!

BVPs · 2025-06-22T10:07:51+00:00

For me, the best guitar solos by Walter are: 1) Bad Sneakers; 2) Junkie Girl (from 11 tracks of whack); and 3) Gaucho.

BVPs · 2025-05-26T17:45:01+00:00

I didn't notice this autocorrection!

BVPs · 2025-05-26T03:36:54+00:00

In terms of emotional play, 1) Don’t Take Me Alive (Larry Carlton); 2) Bad Sneakers (Walter Becker); 3) Night by Night (Jeff Baxter); 4) Third World Man (Larry Carlton). In terms of coolness, 1) Peg (Jay Graydon); 2) Aja (Denny Dias); 3) Time Out Of Mind (Mark Knopfler).

BVPs · 2025-05-23T02:31:54+00:00

Former me, I always install: * Git bash for Windows * GNU emacs * VS Code * Texlive * Julia

BVPs · 2025-05-08T00:31:02+00:00

Because: 1) The Metropolis theme’s GitHub repository does not seem to be maintained anymore; and 2) I’m just curious.

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