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Every family member living or visiting the Mincey Plantation has their own Mac. We have a couple of Windows PCs floating around, too, but we’re a decidedly Apple familial organization here. We also have an aging iMac which anyone can use, including …
Lees meerYou know the story about privacy and data, right? You’re losing both. Whatever there is to know about you, your family, your history, and your online habits (whether via apps or browsing) the behemoths of the internet already know it. We’re talking …
Lees meerIs this some kind of Amazon Prime Day gimmick? The answer is probably. The Squatty Potty is a real thing and it was a big deal on Amazon Prime Day. Or, is it Prime Days? The Squatty Potty is little more than ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerWho controls what runs on your Mac? You do, right? I once thought the same thing but a few recent events have me wondering how much control I really have over my Mac. After all, who installs third party apps on your ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerThere once was a time, way back in the day, back when Macs were not so thin you could cut bologna with them, that Apple’s customers figured out RAM and hard disk drives were cheaper everywhere else in the world except Apple, ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerSo, you bought something at the hardware store and it was defective? Who you gonna call? You bought a new car at the authorized dealership and it had a defect? Who you gonna call? OK, let’s carry that thought home. You bought ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerWho dominates search on the internet? Google, right? Who dominates online advertising? Google again. Who are the giants of online ad trackers and analytics? Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Various and sundry governments may step in and break up those …
Lees meerRobocalls are a scourge upon humanity that could be considered worse than Windows, politicians, or diet apps. Robocalls have reached a point where nobody wants to answer their phones anymore. Jehovah’s Witnesses are better off knocking on my door to…
Lees meerI have a great idea. How about if politicians hide the truth with a false narrative about an opponent? That seems to work very well. If it works for politicians, it works for religions, too, right? Religions say, “Do what I tell ... Continue Reading…
Lees meerYes, Apple is broken. I read it on the internet. And you know they can’t put it on the internet if it isn’t true, right? Even with all those tens of billions in excess cash, Apple has problems that require partnerships. We ... Continue Reading »
Lees meerWho keeps score? Almost nobody except in sports and accounting. It’s more difficult to cheat on the score in sports than in accounting, but the rest of the world doesn’t have a scoreboard for much of anything. Not even politics. Scoreboard? Someone …
Lees meerOne of the benefits to the Mincey Plantations rather extensive collection of Apple products is the ability to load up something new and beta on a machine without worry of killing important information or wiping out valuable applications. Over the co…
Lees meerJeffrey’s talents and experience are highly prized around the Mincey Plantation. He makes things work; whether its a wonky Mac or a wonky fridge or anything else that isn’t behaving, he gets it back in shape. Our talents blend well because I’m ... C…
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