Category Archives: Apple Inc

Help me Mac mini; you’re my only hope

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Ted

I’ve owned a desktop Mac since Apple’s initial creation back in 1984. During this 30 year stretch, I’ve replaced each Mac with a newer model about every three years, occasionally more frequently. Until now! My current desktop Mac is a … Continue reading →

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The 3 biggest takeaways from WWDC keynote

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Ted

Dreams really do come true. That’s the mantra I kept repeating to myself as I watched this year’s WWDC Keynote. Make no mistake: this was a historic keynote. It’s hard to overstate what Apple did today. An incredible number of groundbreaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple Inc, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Technology | 5 Comments

Deleting, archiving and reinstalling iOS Apps

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Ted

Recently, Kirk McElhearn posted an article discussing what to do with apps that you no longer want but are still in your Mac’s iTunes Library. He pointed out that, when a forgotten and unwanted app shows up in your Updates … Continue reading →

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The decline (and fall) of the DVR

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Ted

Remember the videocassette recorder (VCR)? What a glorious piece of technology. For the first time in human history, people could record TV shows for later viewing (“time-shifting”). Freed from the shackles of when the networks offered programming, people could instead … Continue reading →

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