Why do so many technology companies want to be like Apple? Well, first, they want to be wealthy and respected by the masses. Most would love to rule over a billion happy customers who appreciate how Apple rules. ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerSo, you want to buy a new Mac? Which one? Does it matter? Yes. The iMac, Mac mini, iMac Pro, and soon, Mac Pro, all give you the option to choose whatever keyboard suits your fancy. The problem ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerAllow me to assume you’ve been a Mac360 reader for a few years. If so, then you know. If not, you might be able to guess. We are prolific writers about anything and all things connected to Apple. ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerColor me more than disappointed in the browser makers of the world. You know the names. Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Safari, Mozilla’s Firefox. Well, actually, that’s about it. Add to that Google’s open-source Chromium project with powers Brave, Vivaldi…
Lees meerWith apologies to The Beatles, “I read the news today, Oh boy; about a sad Mac app that finally died. And though the news was rather sad; Well I just had to laugh, it wasn’t dead at all.” ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerSiri’s voice seems to have lost some of its distinctive, well, voice. Most people cannot tell Siri from Alexa from Google Assistant. That is about to change. For awhile. How so? Google has had Celebrity Assistant voice for ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerEvery Mac you buy these days comes the same way. Intel Inside. Whether it’s the MacBook Air or a fully tricked out MacBook Pro with 32GB RAM, 4TB SSD, and a $5,149 price tag, it’s Intel Inside. Even ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerGot backup? Sooner or later, one day or another, you will need a backup of your Mac, iPhone, or iPad and regret you don’t have one. Let’s give some props to Apple for iCloud backup; iPhone and iPad. ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerOne of the best technologies to hit the entertainment world in my limited lifetime is the DVR. Not VHS. DVR. We subscribe to the local cable TV company and that gives us a DVR to use. We use ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerRemember the good old days of computer specifications? It was the era, back in the day, way back in the last century when we considered specifications as the defining differences between our gadgets. I once owned a CP/M-based ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerGuess who has a brand new foldable smartphone? Yes it’s a folding smartphone that looks like something Apple would make. Who will make it? Microsoft. Like the infamous Mac Pro that has yet to see the light of ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerAssuming you’ve been online for a few years then you’ve likely read how Apple gouges customers with over-inflated prices on accessories. Take the Lightning cable, Puhleeze. According to the anti-Apple screed writers, Apple charges the most and gives…
Lees meerYou care about prices, right? When you shop, do you buy the most expensive product? Or, do you buy one that is good but affordable? Allow me a moment to argue that price tags don’t matter too much ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerIs the Mac a quality machine used by discriminating professionals? Yes. iPad, too? Yes. Many of us make a good living on the Mac, yours truly included. In fact, I slave over a hot keyboard more than anyone ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerDo you remember all the noise a few years ago when Apple had already missed the smartwatch revolution? Apple was doomed. Watch launched. Guess who leads the smartwatch revolution, circa 2018? Apple Watch. What happened? Apple has this ... Continue R…
Lees meerMembers of humankind tend to put labels on everything. From categorizing our neighbors by race, looks, socio-economic status, or tastes, to politicians and religions. Maybe it’s part of our genetic makeup to put everything into a category of ... Con…
Lees meerYou know what’s fun? Watch television with the sound off. Seriously. This is a much better method. Old people do it all the time and look how happy they are. So, today I took a personal day off ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerThat can’t be right. Google is the antithesis of privacy, right? What would Google give users tools to help them with privacy when the company is built on ravaging the land and selling privacy for profit? Let’s look ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerWhen it comes to browser marketshare, who’s the Big Dawg? Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, right? Nope. Not even close. Well, then, it must be Apple’s Safari? Nope. Good guess, though. It’s not even Google’s Chrome. It’s Google’s Chromium platform, ..…
Lees meerThere is nothing new about companies that collect information about customers. What’s new is how much information has been collected and the many ways that so-called Big Data use what they gather. When it comes to information about ... Continue Read…
Lees meerMy parents are both math majors. They were not happy when I chose to sling words instead of numbers, yet I am comfortable with and understand more than the basics of mathematics. And humans. That’s why I know ... Continue Reading »
Lees meer