One of the benefits of competition in technology is obvious. We get better stuff. Apple’s hardware improves each year. So does the competition. Apple software improves each year. So does the competition. That means customers are treated to ... Conti…
Lees meerYes, it’s Friday; I know you’re busy with shopping and getting ready for the holidays, so I’ll keep it simple on what sometimes can be a stupidly complex problem. Backups. Apple makes it easy to backup an iPhone ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerGuess who has your back? Microsoft? Nope. Google? Sorry. Facebook? Seriously? Amazon Prime? Laughable. When it comes to privacy you have two choices. Hire an uber-geek. Or, Apple. You see Apple raising its privacy and security profile on ... Continu…
Lees meerGuess who wants access to your iPhone? Apple? No. Google? Yes, but only to see what you do. Facebook? Same reason. Both want to send advertising to you so they can make money. So, who else wants to ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerApple says there are about 100-million Mac users on planet earth. Most– about 80-percent– are Mac notebook users. The rest have iMacs, Mac mini, and Mac Pro; a few hold onto the past. Those are Mac Pro’s from ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerLet me run down a list of basic Apple customer questions. First, got Maps? Of course, you do. Maps is standard on all new Macs, iPhones, and iPads. Maps on Apple gear is used far more than Google ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerThere was a time in the not-too-distant past when I never bought AppleCare. It was like getting insurance for products that just never failed. Much. Times have changed. I’m on the iPhone Upgrade Program and that comes with ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerWhat would you put on the list of certainties in life? Death and taxes, right? Well, maybe death. If you’re the right level of rich you may not pay any taxes, either. What else? One item I would ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerGoogle has something coming that Apple needs to copy immediately for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, Apple TV, and any future hardware gadgets that rely on software. Let’s call it Feature Drops. Apple’s usual routine of introducing new features, ... Conti…
Lees meerWho’s your Daddy? Apple, right? Who does not like Apple gear? Well, various members of the self-righteous technorati elite politburo who seem to find criticism with every new feature Apple brings to a product. What about when Apple ... Continue Read…
Lees meerWe live in a fractured world where everybody gets an opinion on anything and facts don’t matter. Politicians spout off opinions on complex matters with little more than juvenile attacks without detailed support for the premise. Arguments are ... Con…
Lees meerWho’s got the Mac you want? Sure, you may not be able to afford the $12,000 Mac Pro. Sure, you may prefer a MacBook Air. Sure, a Mac mini is affordable. The reality for most of us who ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerWe did it. We cut the cord. No more cable TV. No more huge and embarrassing monthly cable TV bill. We bit the bullet. Bought the farm. No. Wait. That last one is wrong. Instead of living a ... Continue Reading »
Lees meeriCloud is going to fail. There will be a time when you turn on your Mac or iPad or iPhone, and try to get files or photos from iCloud and you won’t be able to because iCloud failed. ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerGot an iPad? Of course, you do. Apple says the Mac has an installed base of around 100-million customers. It is likely there are 300-million iPads runnning around planet earth. Add the Mac and iPad together and Apple ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerApple does not have enough Macs in the lineup. I know what you’re thinking. “Seriously?” After all, I count three Mac notebooks, plus a Mac mini, various iMacs, and coming soon, a Mac Pro that’s made for pros. ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerHow much Apple gear do you own? Mac? iPhone and iPad? Apple TV? Watch? AirPods? Apple’s claim to fame is good products that work well together. We all understand the so-called Apple Tax, but acknowledge that a premium ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerThere are more than a few major components to our Macs, iPhones, and iPads which catch our collective hair on fire. Keyboards? Yes, the Mac notebook keyboards of recent years were so bad lawsuits were filed and Apple ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerGot Spotify? Got Apple Music? In many ways they are much the same. You get access to tens of millions of song from every era where a decent recording exists. You pay a monthly fee and you can ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerNathan and I have worked at a private Chicagoland school for many years; it’s home to many hundreds of Windows PCs, Macs, a growing number of iPads, and, yes, even Chromebooks. As administrators having ridden herd over such ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerThink backward in time, as far away as the last century, back to when Windows didn’t exist, and point and click was a dream. The original Mac, while ahead of its time, ushered in a different era; one ... Continue Reading »
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