Author: Jarrett
‘Star Wars Episode 9’ Rumors: Why Rey’s Lightsaber Could Be a Big Twist | Inverse
Rey’s lightsaber will be the biggest twist in ‘Star Wars: Episode IX.’ Provided of course, that Lucasfilm doesn’t ruin it in the trailers. All recent ‘Star Wars’ have relied on lightsaber twists, meaning ‘Episode 9’ has to keep…
The State of Apple’s HomePod in 2018
I never really understood why anyone would need a smart speaker in the house. When the HomePod was announced, I still didn’t really get too excited for it. I couldn’t figure out why anyone would need a smart…
Home Alone for a New Age
Google released a new commercial today that hits right in the nastalgia. It’s an updated version of Home Alone with Google devices all around ready to activate the Google Assistant. I’m not a Google fan, and I’m not…
The State of Apple’s iPad in 2018
2018 has been an interesting year for Apple’s iPad. Last year, Apple made a split between the iPad and iPad Pro lines. The standard iPad lacked some of the speed of its Pro brothers, couldn’t use the Apple…
Robinhood Checking and Savings – too good to be true
Last Thursday, Robinhood announced that they were going to start offering a checking and savings account that had no fees and offered 3% interest. Things have pivoted and Robinhood’s Checking and Savings is now Cash Management. I wrote…
iOS 12.1.2 released – fixes eSim issues and more
Apple released iOS 12.1.2 today. The update deals mainly with eSim activation issues and problems affecting iPhone XS, XS Max, and the XR. eSim allows you to use an additional phone number with the same or different cell…
My Top 5 Nintendo Switch Games
The Nintendo Switch is on track to sell so many units this holiday. Variety even reports that over the Cyber Monday sales of the Nintendo Switch climbed 45%. That means there will probably be a good number…
The State of… JSwordSmith: A Message from Jarrett
First off, thank you, everyone, that comes to the site. I really appreciate you all. I’ve said it before and I will say is often, THANK YOU! I want to talk about the state of the site as…
The Top Shows on Netflix
In a press release today, Netflix announced its top movies, stars, and shows from 2018. I was actually pretty shocked to see this list as I haven’t actually seen any of the movies that have made the list. Of…
Intel Announces New Chips and what does this mean for the Mac?
Intel announced new CPU chips today, Sunny Cove but does this news mean anything to the Mac? Sunny Cove is a new micro architecture built on a smaller 10 nano meter size. Generally, the smaller the chip size,…
