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HomeKit Feature Request – Finer Control of Users in the Home App

HomeKit and the Home app need love in the next round of Apple’s updates. I’ve had a mostly positive experience using HomeKit—and it’s the only smart home system I’ve used—I’m surprised to see it languish so much. While there are many things that I wish Apple would add to the Home app and HomeKit, like […]

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My Favorite Dad Tech Products in 2024

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My WWDC23 Reactions: What a Wild Show

The day has come. At its World Wide Developer Conference, Apple revealed not only Apple Vision Pro, its augmented reality headset but also its plans for all of its operating systems and new Macs and set the groundwork for the rest of the year. WWDC is always a fun event that excites me about what

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The iPod: The Amazing Device That Got Me Into Apple in 2004

Apple killed the iPod this week and that made me a little reflective. I thought it might be a good way to tell my story of how I got into Apple. Before that though, the iPod turned into such a gateway drug for me. It started my obsession with electronics. iPod what? I remember the

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WWDC 2020 Review – Was It a Great Keynote? Here’s How I Scored Apple

So was this the best WWDC ever? Did Apple blow the lid off of the internet while we were all stuck at home? I figured after the dust settled is a great time to tackle my WWDC 2020 review. With the dust settled, you can really see what happened during the announcments. Within Apple’s nearly

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WWDC 2020 Wishlist – iPhone, Watch, and More

Despite the fact that the world has turned a little crazy out there, Apple’s annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) will still unfold in 2020. Every year, Apple holds this event to give developers an early look at what it has planned for the coming year for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS. This year

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iOS and iPadOS 13.4 out now

Apple has released a ton of updates today, including iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2, HomePod 13.4, tvOS 13.4, and macOS 10.15.4. The headlining feature seems to be iPadOS and the pointer support it brings. With this update, you can use a mouse or trackpad on your iPad. The updates bring a flood of bug

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WWDC 2019 Review: Lots of Fun Little Things

In a keynote that lasted over two hours, Apple unveiled what it expects all of its devices to be like in a years time. Today at WWDC, they took the wraps off of the next generation of what they want the Apple TV, Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Pro Mac users, and MacOS systems to look

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WWDC Roundup

Today is Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) and the day that it will unveil its new Operating Systems. I will be watching the live stream, tweeting, posting here, and chatting in a slack group (I’ll post the link to it later if anyone is interested). This year, we already have a lot of leaks

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iOS 12.3, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1, and macOS 10.14.5 releases today

Apple has released updates to most of its major operating systems today. The headlining feature is the redesigned Apple TV app on iOS and tvOS. You’ll be familiar with the new Apple TV app if you’ve ever used its previous version before. It did get a new coat of paint and Apple has added in

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