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Best USB 3.0 Hub with Card Reader for Your iMac
Message to Apple designers: I don’t like struggling to reach to the back of my new iMac to access the SD card reader slot for my camera card and USB 3.0 ports for my various devices. And while I’m...
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Best Ways to Quickly Compress a Video File
If you happen to find yourself hyperventilating while trying to compress a video file, this post should offer you a shortcut to the finish line. The key word in today’s title is quickly. To be clear…...
View ArticleHow to View Your Photo Book on Your iPhone or iPad
I know the idea of creating a digital version of a physical photo book is entirely counterintuitive… I’ve been talking for years about the need to create photo books to organize your pictures. I’ve...
View ArticleLearn These 7 Tricks Video Editors Use
It’s well known that photos can be tweaked in any number of ways. This has been happening for decades. But today, digital photo editing tools are available to the masses. So, just about anyone can...
View ArticleDon’t Fall into this DPI Rabbit Hole when Printing Your Photos
One of my in-laws emailed me the other day and asked this: When iPhones sync their photos through iCloud Photo Library and then to the ‘Photos’ Mac app… is the resolution maintained? The big concern...
View ArticleWhat To Do When Adobe Lightroom 6 Randomly Crashes
I’ll be honest… digital photo management has been a challenge for me since my 7-year-old son was born. I’m the kind of parent who takes way too many family photos and then struggles to organize them,...
View ArticleHow to Play a Long Audio File from an Email on Your iPhone
Sending large attachments through email isn’t such a big deal these days. Sure, there are still limits, but emailing a 20MB audio file isn’t a crazy idea. So, when you receive one, the intuitive...
View ArticleWhich Mesh WiFi System Should You Choose?
It was time to replace my old Apple AirPort Extreme WiFi router. Not that it hadn’t been serving me well over these years. In fact, it was still functioning just fine. Plus, I had really enjoyed the...
View ArticleThe Borg Advantage of a Shared Cloud Calendar
I’m sorry if this confession surprises you, but I am about to describe how my wife and I used to coordinate our schedules… Once upon a time, we’d take out our iPhones during dinner and open up our...
View ArticleWhy Do You Need an iPhone with 512GB of Storage?
I’m sure I am one of countless Apple fans trying to figure out which iPhone to buy now that the annual upgrades have been announced. And after some serious consideration, I think I’m going to pull the...
View ArticleOde to Apple Watch Series 4
ODE TO APPLE WATCH SERIES 4 Friday night I entered the Store The first day of the release I don’t know what I was thinking Just searching for inner peace? Aluminum was fine for me GPS and Wi-Fi too...
View ArticleHow to Update Apple Watch’s Operating System
My new Apple Watch has been reminding me every morning that an updated operating system is available, and I can install it overnight if it’s connected to Wi-Fi. (That’s a nice way to say that I really...
View Article5 Steps to Simplify Your iPhone XS Max Purchase
I love my Apple tech, but I’ve got to admit that it’s getting more complicated to decide exactly which features and options to buy these days. Take my new iPhone… Yes, I’m now the proud owner of a...
View ArticleWhy You Need to Create Your Own Cloud Photo Archive
My family and I attended a little party the other day… a reunion of sorts. It consisted of four families with kids of the same age who spent time together at playdates a few years back. One family then...
View ArticleGreen Bubble Texting Fix if You Use the Messages App on a Mac
Lately, I’ve been trying to fix a little flaw in my ongoing role as the family photographer. It has to do with what happens after I take my photos… I bring them back to my iMac, import them into Adobe...
View ArticleIn Search of an Apple Watch Stand with a Built-In Charger
I’m a big Apple Watch fan and have been happily wearing my Series 4 throughout this past year. But it’s also brought me two lingering problems to solve… The fueling of my Apple Watch has been entirely...
View ArticleOde to iPhone XS Max and Our Brief Love Affair
Ode to iPhone XS Max and Our Brief Love Affair Our time is short until the end This year with you was dreamy Your gifts were intoxicating And knowing you was gleamy Your power undeniable Entertaining,...
View ArticleHow to Help an Aging Parent Overwhelmed by 53,000 Unread Emails
Clearly, the family IT Guy hasn’t been paying attention to his job. I realized this when I was having dinner with my father the other day at his favorite New York City diner. He asked me to take a look...
View ArticleMy Favorite Feature in iOS 13
I expect this iOS 13 tweak is not on top of anyone else’s list, but it’s quickly become a game changer for me when using my iPhone. First, some background… Earlier this year, I activated the ‘Do Not...
View ArticleWho Has the Biggest Discount on Apple EarPods?
I misplaced my Apple EarPods recently. They simply vanished. I couldn’t find them in the top zipper of my trusty Briggs & Riley black knapsack that I use for work. I was more annoyed at my memory...
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