Use Grok every day? I built GrokGauge ๐ข, a free, open-source Mac menu bar app that shows your Grok weekly usage at a glance.
There's a ring for Grok and another for Grok Bot, plus usage pace, 7-day graphs, per-product breakdown, and live xAI and Cursor status. ๐
๐ New on retrocombs.com: my ClonerAlliance UHD Pro review, a standalone HDMI recorder that works with Android TV boxes. It has tested tips, what changed in the USB-C revision, the video's errata, and which boxes work better for VHS capture.
What would you record with a standalone HDMI recorder? ๐
Unit provided free for review. Post has affiliate links.
#ClonerAlliance
๐ Read the review: retrocombs.com/cloneralliancโฆ
๐งฎ BASIC in your pocket! My PicoCalc Out-of-Box Tutorial on retrocombs.com covers Assembly, BASIC, GPIO and firmware on the Raspberry Pi Picoโpowered handheld. ๐
retrocombs.com/picocalc-tutoโฆ
#PicoCalc #retrocomputing
๐พ MEGA65 User's Guide chapters 6 and 7 are up on retrocombs.com! Learn to create, mount and manage disk images, and move files over Ethernet with M65Connect and mega65_ftp. Each chapter has its own video. ๐
retrocombs.com/mega65-users-โฆ
#MEGA65 #retrocomputing
๐น๏ธ retrocombs.com has a fresh new look! New design, on-site search, blog comments are back, and MEGA65 User's Guide chapters 6 and 7 are now live. Take a look and tell me what you think ๐
retrocombs.com
#retrocomputing #MEGA65
๐บ New video! I paid $6 to get into a Honolulu vintage show hunting for retro computers. Found handheld Pac-Man, soup can radios, Star Trek II film cells & Chanute Field postcards from my Air Force days.
Did I find a computer? ๐
youtu.be/RkOF3pAsjNU
#retrocomputing #vintage
๐ด LIVE Sunday at 2 PM EDT / 1 PM CDT: six of the newest MEGA65 games and apps, tested live, and we'll try to break every one. Plus Commodore and Atari news.
Pull up a chair ๐
youtube.com/live/ufjJJpuVegs
#MEGA65 #Commodore #retrocomputing @MEGA65Retro
Heads up: GrokGauge is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by xAI. It reads usage from an undocumented endpoint that could change or break at any time. It's ad-hoc signed and not notarized yet, and your login never leaves your Mac. Use at your own risk. ๐
Install with Homebrew:
brew install --cask stevencombs/tap/grokgauge
Source and screenshots: github.com/stevencombs/GrokGโฆ
Built with @grok's Grok Bot. Free, and tips for my time (see page) are welcome but not required.
The retroCombs Supporters page just got a refresh! ๐พ Every membership level now has its own Commodore-inspired badge, from PET (Mono) to MEGAโก65 (FPGA). Thank you to the best supporters in the world! ๐
retrocombs.com/supporters
#retrocomputing #Commodore #MEGA65
To say The Lovely Accountant and I had a "good" time in Hawai'i would be a gross understatement. And there was retro computing along the way. "Video at 11." Mahalo! ๐ค๐ผ๐๏ธ
I'm the same age as I Dream of Jeannie! Loved that show. Too young to watch on network TV, but would watch it in syndication after school. Always more favored than Bewitched because it was NASA and Air Force adjacent. Oh, and of course, @Barbara_Eden!
We donโt often think about the passage of time when weโre living in the moment. While today marks the 61st anniversary of I Dream of Jeannie, 61 years into the future was the furthest thought from my mind on that frigid day in December of 1964.
That was when we filmed the pilot on the beach at Point Dume!
When youโre filming on location, you donโt think about anything other than work. After all, daylight is changing, shadows are moving, wind is blowing. We were there to get the shots and get the job done on schedule.
Between hitting our marks and getting the shots, the biggest memory that stands out that day is that it was so horribly cold! There I was in a harem costume on the beach in December, shivering! It was so cold my lips were blue!
I look back now, at that day, and I truly cannot quite express how amazing it is to me that 61 years later, Jeannie is still with me. I had no idea what was starting on that beach, or how it would find a home in the hearts of so many, for so many years.
I also had no expectation that Jeannie, a delightful mythological, classic entity, would still be here! But she is, just over my shoulder, watching over everything!
I think of those magical 5 years of my life, where every day was an adventure. Between Larry and Billy and Hayden, and the whole crew, we never knew what would happen! Even with a script in hand, you could never predict everything. From our hilarious guest stars, to being locked in a safe and playing the wonderfully mischievous naughty twin sisterโฆ
Iโve said it many times and I mean it every time; I Dream of Jeannie was often more fun than work.
Hereโs to 61 years of magic! To all the laughter, all the joy, all the silliness and adventures that remain with me in my heart today.
Hereโs to you, the fans! Your love, dedication and fascination with the show keeps the magic alive. I cannot thank you enough for the love youโve shown me and for the memories youโve helped keep bright.
Happy Anniversary Jeannie, still bringing laughs, granting wishes and reminding me of what a joy it was. -Barbara Eden
Rumors continue about @ToysRUs opening stores. But if we don't see the return of this department, I'm out. ๐ Hey, @commodoreofcl, how about stocking some shiny new C64 Ultimates in these stores?
Thanks to @rtfmuseum for the AMAZING recreation of the Apple garage! And on top of that, I won their free Mac SE/30 with @BlueScsi! What a wonderful way to end @vcfmidwest 2026!
Replaced my 3-year old Mac mini stand with a Game Boy dock and I feel like I have a new computer!
youtu.be/XCdeEKswxa8
Thanks to @Wokyis for letting me give this cool new accessory a try!
This has probably already been suggested, but has anyone thought about a fork of FreeCAD just for 3D parametric modeling? Seems this leaner version would remove the barrier to entry for many new users and allow an upgrade path for more power later. Thoughts?
Cyberpunk additions to the @commodoreofcl Sales Tracker!
I'm really digging the updates. And this is a huge quality of life improvement! Keep them coming.























