Picture this scene: The house is full of family on a snowy Christmas Eve. Everyone is jubilant in expectation of the next day’s events. The Christmas day dawns and all is well. Your family is eager and lively to begin the celebration. Presents are unwrapped, coffee is drank, and a delicious lunch is eaten. Then,…
If you’re anything like me, shopping for Christmas presents for your friends and family is something that you don’t think about until the week before your celebration. Then the chaos of trying to find the right gifts for everyone on your list ensues, causing panic, frustration, and headaches. What an awful situation to be in!…
After the release of iOS 9, there have been quite a few people having the issue of their iPod, iPhone, or iPad being disabled. The primary cause of this issue is a lost or forgotten passcode. If you enter the passcode wrong six times in a row, you’ll be locked out and the device display a…
Over the weekend Apple announced a quality program on all Macbook and Macbook Pro with Retina Display models. The program addresses issues of the display’s reflective coating wearing off and pealing away from the screen. Apple will replace affected screens free of charge within three years of the purchase date or one year after October…
Welcome to another installment of Terminology Tuesday! Where we define some commonly misused and misunderstood computer terms! Today’s term is Hard Drive. Hard drives (HD) are used to store and retrieve all manners of digital data. This includes Word documents and pictures, spreadsheets and movies, music and everything in between. When we talk about storage…
El Capitan, Apple’s latest and great operating system, was released to the public yesterday. But before you begin scribbling in the Notes app, dividing your screen with Split View, and ooh and aww at the new San Francisco font, you’re going to want to backup your computer with Time Machine. Last year when Apple’s previous…
Welcome to Terminology Tuesday! Where we explain some commonly misused or misunderstood terms and phrases! This week’s term is Operating System (sometimes referred to as OS). Operating systems (OS) are installed in nearly every consumer computer today. They’re needed to run other programs and applications that we’re familiar with. OS perform the most basic tasks…
As always, Apple’s early-Fall announcement has captured the attention of the consumer electronics market. It’s exciting to learn about the new products that Apple will be rolling out this holiday season. Here are just a few of the things that you can be excited about as we enter into the colder months: iPad Pro This…
With iOS 9 released yesterday, you’ll want to update your iPhone or iPad soon. iOS 9 includes a smarter Siri, a faster and more in-depth Spotlight, multi-tasking for the iPad, improved battery life, and more. However, there’s one important step to take before you make the upgrade. Backup your iPhone or iPad BEFORE you upgrade….
Describe yourself in 140 characters or less. I am a retired math teacher who was asked to work with technology in 1981. It has been an interesting journey. What was your first Apple product? The first Apple product purchased was an Apple IIe. Great machine. Which super power would you choose? Flight or invisibility? I…
