After I posted my review of the Logitech k480 keyboard I got a comment from Richard that he uses the Mac app Type2Phone to let him type on all of his devices right from his Mac. I had completely forgotten about this delightful little app! I actually bought it back when I reviewed it ages […]
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Use 3 Bluetooth Devices at Once with the Logitech k480 Keyboard
Typing on a Mac or PC with a real keyboard is second nature to most of us, but typing on the glass screens of our phones and tablets is still annoying. We get by, but no one actually likes the experience. We feel inefficient when typing on them, shortening our thoughts and being less clear […]
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Chris Ashley and his minions from the SMR Podcast are a bad influence on me. Their excitement about Windows 10 got me wanting to try it too. I’m a member of their Facebook group and they encouraged me to give it a try and explained that you actually can run it for free even if […]
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This week Don McAllister posted an interesting article on his blog about his thoughts a couple months into using the new 12″ MacBook. Like me, he loves how thin and light it is but he had a few problems with it that he just couldn’t get past. The main thing was that he kept hoping […]
Continue readingMore Tag#535 TripMode to Control Data Usage, Apple Photos After the Honeymoon, Apple Watch is a Necessity, CableJive Dock Adapters, Latest Vulnerabilities, Intro to JSON
Yet again I delve into why my family chews up so much data when on travel and I take a first look at the $7 menubar app TripMode from tripmode.ch to limit and measure my data usage. I give you some thoughts about Apple Photos now that the honeymoon is over, and it’s not all […]
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When I write up a blog post or talk about something on the podcast, I like to wait until I have a problem to be solved, a potential solution, and an assessment of how well that solution worked out to solve the real problem. This is not going to be one of those nice little […]
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The Apple Watch (and all smart watches) are all the rage right now with smart people questioning whether we actually need them at all. A top question is whether you’d drive back home to get your smart watch if you forgot to put it on, like you probably would your smart phone. Of course I […]
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When Photos first came out, people broke into two camps. There were the people who were super bummed because Apple stopped developing Aperture and made it pretty obvious that they valued the low end photo user well above the prosumer or professional photographers. The other group looked at Photos and thought it looked like a […]
Continue readingMore Tag#534 Apple Music, Cheap Impostor, Chambers Dictionary and Thesaurus, Myke Hurley from Relay FM
Allister Jenks guest hosts while Allison has some family time in San Diego. Allister reviews Apple Music. Nick Riley reviews Cheap Impostor for creating printed booklets. Allister reviews Chambers dictionary and Thesaurus apps for your iOS devices. In Chit Chat Across The Pond, Allister interviews Myke Hurley, co-founder of Relay FM, about his journey from […]
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