For those who claim that Apple has lost its way since Steve Jobs died in 2011, or that Apple is no longer the company that Jobs built because chief design honcho Sir Jony Ive is on the way ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerWho does not use a search engine? Everyone I know that actually uses a computer or cellphone or tablet uses a search engine. You know which one, right? Most of the time– based on my limited but scientific ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerWhat’s in a brand? Everything. Apple, Google, Samsung, Amazon, and any company worth a dime of your money works diligently to grow and protect their brand. If time is money, then a brand is big money. Apple works ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerWho’s your online daddy? Google, of course. No online entity trackers you more than Google, whether through the search engine, Google apps, Google ads, or Google Analytics trackers. Who is your savior? Apple, right? Nope. It’s Firefox. And ... Conti…
Lees meerColor me a little paranoid, but it seems to me that if everyone it out to get something from you, a little paranoia is a good attitude to have, right? I think so. The way the online world ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerMy fellow Mac360 colleague and I were talking about the most influential Apple products of the decade because we saw a few lists online. We decided to make a couple of lists. To decide which list would be ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerDepending on how you count, the decade isn’t over yet. So, let’s go with the past 10 years as the most recent decade, and see if it’s possible to come up with a list of the best Macs. ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerI have a problem. It’s called technology change. That’s right. Tech changes over time. We see it all around us. I once had music records, then switched to music CDs, then music and movie DVDs, and now everything ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerApple and Google have changed the course of how we buy and use applications. For Google, the apps are mostly free, data is stored in the cloud, but easily syncs between a variety of devices; mobile, desktop, laptop. ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerHow many ways can you use the Dock? Love it or leave it, the Dock has been around since the turn of the century. It’s an easy way to find and launch apps or files without much of ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerHow do you share an image without sharing sensitive information embedded in the image? Redactions. The government uses redactions to help obscure important information from prying eyes, right? Now you can hide sensitive parts of an image using ... C…
Lees meerFor the past few decades, Apple and I have created a time-honored give and take relationship. I give Apple money. Apple takes my money and gives me techno gadgets I like to use. I’ve owned more than my ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerRon McElfresh is one of Mac360’s original founders, an original Mac owner, circa 1984, and a longtime member of our Apple community. He needs our help. A few years ago Ron came down with some odd neuromuscular issues, ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerEvery now and again someone comes along with a must-have app for my iPhone. Last week I read about Rewound and downloaded it from the App Store. Rewound recreated the click-wheel iPod on the iPhone’s screen. Who wants ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerIt will be impossible for me to buy Apple’s new $12,000 Mac Pro. That’s the entry-level price tag. It doesn’t take too many clicks to get it beyond $50,000 which is more than my car, and more than ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerThe year is coming to a close. Apple’s product line might well be the best it has ever been; certainly so for the basics, Mac, iPad, and iPhone; and a big yes for accessories; Watch, AirPods, et al. ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerColor me a bit jaded about the Mac. It took a few years but Apple finally addressed the issue with professionals by launching a new cheesegrater Mac Pro that completely ignored the vast majority of the rest of ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerColor me somewhat skeptical about how modern technology works. Instead of rushing into a store to get the latest and greatest, I’ve learned to be more patient, relax, sit back, and let the pioneers get ruffled up by ... Continue Reading »
Lees meeriTunes on the Mac is gone. Long live iTunes, one of Apple’s most maligned utilities; the little music player that grew into a Hulk-like app that nobody could master. It took three new apps to master iTunes, and ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerRemember VHS and camcorders? That combo started a revolution of home and business video capture, and era that pales by comparison to what you can do on an iPhone today. I came from the era of film, moved ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerOne of the more interesting aspects of being a senior member of the Mac360 staff, and an original 128k Mac owner (circa late spring 1984), is the privilege of seeing the entire computer industry change. Several times. I ... Continue Reading »
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