From a technological perspective, the 21st century has advanced farther than the entire century previous. From a social perspective, there are times when I feel we have gone backwards a full century or more. Think about technology and ... Continue R…
Lees meerWhat’s the best way to protect yourself online? Go off the grid comes to mind but may not be the most practical method. Some say you need a private browser or a good VPN, and I agree with ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerThis is the year that will go down in infamy. The year when Apple went completely techno-nuts on operating system updates. This happens to a lesser degree late every summer or early every fall. Apple upgrades iOS, macOS, ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerAllow me to split some hairs with Apple and redefine more accurately what Pro really means. We like to think of iAnything Pro as being for, well, professionals, and while that is true, it’s only partially true. I ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerThe world is easy to divide into various categories. That’s what humans do. We put things and people into a box. Why? Hello? People are easier to manage in a box Technology has boxes, too. Smartphones? Only two ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerEverything you want in the next iPad Pro you can get from Huawei, one of China’s premier techno-copycat companies. For far less than an entry-level iPad Pro you get more of everything. Well, more except for one very ... Continue Reading »
Lees meer5G is on the way. Almost everyone who is capable of viewing a TV commercial knows it. Most smartphones launched in the next year or two will have 5G capability. Think fast, faster, fastest iPhones. Yes, there are ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerThere is something happening in the world today that is mesmerizing, a little scary, refreshing, and remarkable. It’s called software. Applications. Apps. What apps do today is little short of astounding. Look at the camera on iPhone. It’s ... Conti…
Lees meerChange seems to be the one constant in the universe. OK, maybe Modonna’s attitude also. Remember iTunes on the Mac? It was one of the most maligned Mac apps that almost everyone used. Apple replaced iTunes with three ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerGot DVDs? Yes. Despite the fact that I do not have a Mac with a built-in SuperDrive to burn or read CDs and DVDs, I have a huge DVD collection that ranges from classics to family movies that ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerFew technology companies get into the news– for better or worse– as much as Apple. From scandal to accolades, from fake news to financial facts, Apple Inc often resides in the middle of our collective mindshares. A few ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerOh, Lord, how I do hate email. Honestly, how is email not the scourge of the Devil, inflicted upon humanity to cause is grief, disarray, disappointment, fatigue, and sadness? You know. Like Congress. But I digress. Email is ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerOne can argue almost anything. Just watch the talking heads on cable news or read the alt-right or alt-left’s so-called news websites. Argumentation abounds. Nobody wins. Let’s take Apple. High tech innovator? Or, late follower? Apple is a ... Conti…
Lees meerApple is getting better at differentiating what is entry-level vs. what is Pro, or professional. MacBook Air? Clearly entry-level. Mac Pro? Aimed at the professional. With money. In between are the rest of us who depend on Apple ... Continue Reading…
Lees meerNobody has taken my Mac away but thanks to macOS Catalina it’s time for me to say goodbye to a trusted friend. A couple of us Mac360 veterans started graphics back in the last century. One of my ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerWhat’s a computer? A Mac? A PC? Some mainframe the size of a gymnasium? My first computer was a terminal attached to a computer I never saw. My first personal computer was an Osborne 1, circa last century, ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerApple does not sell as much hardware as Samsung or Sony but the iPhone maker does tend to set the trends of the future with iconic designs. iPhone, iPad, Mac notebooks, Watch all tell the rest of the ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerWith apologies to Lennon and McCartney, “I read the news today, oh boy, about the PC industry going down the tubes. And though the news was rather sad, Apple’s handheld computers made me glad.” Bad, right? I agree. ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerOne of the benefits, some might call it a side-effect, of being a Mac user since the last century is, well, we’ve seen it all. Film to DSLR to smartphone. Video tape to digital videography and video editors ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerExcept for two, every computing device I’ve owned over the past four decades came with a keyboard. Not one of those keyboards was exactly like the keyboard on other devices. Not one. Apple just released a new MacBook ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerNo, it isn’t just kids that say the darndest things. Politicians do it, too. And get paid. Guess who else gets paid to say the darndest things? Apple executives. Well, at least one. Apple senior veep Phil Schiller ... Continue Reading »
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