Steve Sawczyn

Checked in at Lucky’s 13 Pub

Some lovely live piano music to bring a smile, take 2

I've spent way too much time at the hospital recently as my wife has been dealing with cardiac issues. One neat thing about this particular hospital though, is that they have someone who plays live piano music. Whether I'm nervous, scared, or…

Some lovely live piano music to bring a smile

Checked in at Joseph’s Grill

A quick comparison and test of recording with both the Zoom H1E and Roland CS-10EM

Recently, I discovered the Roland CS-10EM, a binaural headset that can be used with a variety of recorders. I thought I'd give this a try because my previous binaural solution was reliant on equipment that is no…

Checked in at Methodist Hospital. Physical therapy.

The 2025 Apple Event and my attempt to live blog from an accessibility perspective

In just a few minutes, the 2025 live Apple Event will begin. Will we see new iPhones? A new watch? other new Apple things? Generally, this is where all the shiny new Apple stuff is announced -- at least most of it.…

Access:Given | Digital Accessibility Conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne Join us on 10th September 2025 for Access:Given, a one day digital accessibility conference in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

TetraLogical's Craig Abbott is speaking at #AccessGiven tomorrow.

His talk is titled "If it’s not user-centred, it’s not accessible"
and explores why accessibility must focus on people, not just WCAG.

Find out more at: accessgiven.co.uk

#Accessibility #AccessibilityConference #A11y

Sad to see Blogging platform Typepad is shutting down after 22 years, giving customers about a month to migrate away

Over the weekend, I saw the following referenced in an Email newsletter: We have made the difficult decision to discontinue Typepad, effective September 30, 2025.  What Does This…

Checked in at Hazelwood Food + Drink

Checked in at HealthPartners Corporate

Checked in at Methodist Hospital. Yay for multiple Dr. appointments able to be scheduled on the same day.

Checked in at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)

Checked in at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). next flight is delayed, but we are leaving soon… maybe.

Checked in at Portland International Jetport (PWM). Headed back home after a wonderful stay in Maine.

Checked in at Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli. This place is so amazingly good that we just had to come back one more time before leaving Maine

Testing to see if Email replies show up as comments

OK, sorry for yet another quick message, but I noticed after sending my last one that replies sent via Email were not showing up as public replies on the post. I think I have fixed this, but can't tell for sure without yet another test, so here…

Testing my WordPress instance, checking out the many improvements and seeing if this thing is even still on

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged over here on WordPress, in part because I found that the inability to customize certain things on my then WordPress.com plan was really frustrating. …

Checked in at Banded Brewing Co.

Checked in at Lake House Tavern. Oh my gosh, the most fantastic seafood ever.

Checked in at Maine Wildlife Park. Getting to see where Brianna works.

Making some changes to the blog and trying some things out, hoping I don’t break too many things. If you get this through Mastodon, you may need to re-follow in a few days, we shall see.

Checked in at Dunkin'. Got to spend some time with Leo which was very nice.

Checked in at Marden’s Discount Store. If this place doesn’t have it, you probably don’t need it.

Checked in at The Friendly Toast. Francia’s favorite breakfast spot.

Checked in at Lost Valley Ski Area. Here for Jenn’s 30TH high school reunion. Thank goodness they’re all getting older, but not me. Lol.

Checked in at Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli. Oh my gosh, the options here are incredible. Best sandwich place I’ve come across in in a very long time

Checked in at Best Buy. No matter where I might roam, Best buy is like home.

Checked in at Garside’s Ice Cream. Absolutely amazing homemade ice cream.

Checked in at Amato’s. Haven’t had this in ages.