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Searching for a new car
Several years ago I was in the market for a new car. I really wanted a PHEV (plugin hybrid electric vehicle) as most of my driving is around town, but I'd have the flexibility to go on longer trips. At the time there weren't many choices that interested me. I test drove an Audi A3 e-tron and while it was a nice little car, it didn't have CarPlay. After Apple introduced CarPlay, I knew that I had to have it on my next vehicle as I never wanted to update the maps in the navigation again and with annual iOS updates, I knew that I'd get tweaks to the system every year which I've come to expect.
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Supply and Demand or …
For a number of reasons, I've decided to get a new car. I've settled on the Toyota RAV4 Prime as it is really the vehicle I wanted 5 years ago when I was searching for a car. The car is a plugin hybrid (PHEV) which means that most of my driving will be on electric (42 miles on electric). With my newly installed solar, I won't be paying extra for the electricity (I've already paid for it and factored in this car when sizing the system).
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Scott's Cyber Safety Primer
Lately the topic of cyber safety has come up a few times for me. I'm the point person for CyberChip for my son's Scout troop. I help the Scouts earn the award which is required for the Scout and Star ranks; I've overseen a few Scouts complete the requirements. In addition to this, I've seen how something innocuous that has been posted years ago can come back and be devastating. Lastly, have seen how someone could easily get scammed.
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Always learning
Throughout my career I have always had to learn new technologies in order to survive and thrive. New technologies include programming languages, toolkits, and operating systems. While I learned many things in college, the one idea that has been most important to me is the ability to teach myself anything that I need to know.