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A plug and play USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet adapter for Mac’s
In a previous blog post, I noted the insane lack of simple Gigabit Ethernet adapters for Mac’s. Even the ones that claim to be “plug and play” have some bad reviews when it comes to handling resume from sleep or … Continue reading
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The HP Z27q is now recognized by OS X
I wrote a previous blog post about the HP z27q detailing the hacks I had to use to get it work with my Macbook Pro. Well, at some point with El Capitan 10.11.1 or 10.11.2, Apple added a profile for … Continue reading
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Silly Apple tricks – #3 – iTunes sync
I’ve owned an iPhone as my primary mobile phone starting with the iPhone 3GS. In all that time, I believe the only time that iTunes WiFi sync ever worked reliably was the first time it was introduced in 2010. Since … Continue reading
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Silly Apple tricks: #2 – The Thunderbolt monitor
Do the folks at Apple hate monitors? Because everyone *I* know that doesn’t work on a laptop exclusively needs one. And the current Thunderbolt monitor seems to be going for the highest priced piece of obsolete technology award. When it … Continue reading
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Silly Apple tricks: #1 – not reconnecting to WiFi
Even though we all love our Apple products, sometimes it’s just maddening that we put up with weird issues day in and day out that nobody at Apple seems to care about. It’s almost as if nobody there uses their … Continue reading
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A little keyboard trick for the iPad
So, in my last blog post, I mentioned how I wanted to be able to type on the TOP of the screen due to that being where my hands can most easily reach when I’m sitting in bed with the … Continue reading
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The iPad Pro review
First impressions. For someone that’s only seen iPad sized tablets for the past 5 years, seeing the iPad Pro in person for the first time is invariably giggle inducing. The size just seems ridiculous and unnecessary at first glance … … Continue reading
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Stupid Apple Tricks – WatchOS 2.0
Here’s a list of the things that have gone wrong with Watch OS 2.0 since it came out and I upgraded. My watch entered super power drain mode after the update. I got home with 10% battery life … normal would … Continue reading
Experiences with the HP Z27q 5k monitor on the Macbook Pro
It’s been a while since the HP Z27q was first released in the US … about 4 months or so. I’ve been chomping at the bit to go Retina on the desktop for a long time, so the relatively reasonable … Continue reading
Your Airport Extreme and/or Time Capsule might be screwing up your network
My iTunes library recently developed a problem wherein the Home Sharing would spontaneously die within a few hours of starting up the library. This was extremely annoying because I’ve built up a whole networked home entertainment system over the years … Continue reading
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