Steve Jobs and the iPod Mini

Apple Needs To Take Risks To Remain Insanely Great

When Apple was the underdog in the tech space they knew that they had to release some insanely great products to fight the competition. Apple took risks. Some of those risks didn’t pan out, while others took the company to new heights. Today’s Apple doesn’t really have to take risks to be successful. Besides the […]

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The only mention of AirPower on Apple.com

AirPower Rumored To Be Coming Soon

It seems that AirPower might not be dead after all, according to a report from 9to5mac. AirPower’s History The AirPower charging pad was announced alongside the iPhone X and iPhone 8 last year. Apple claimed that it would be able to charge two iPhones, or an iPhone, Apple Watch (3rd gen or later), and AirPods.

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Digital Lives For Sale – Please Save Our Privacy

This month, it was discovered that Ring – an Amazon-owned company- has allowed unfettered access to the videos that its doorbell cameras were recording. No user had ever given access to something like this. Combined Ring’s news with the news that our cell phone carriers were selling our locations to bounty hunters and other entities without

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First-Generation iPod Shuffle Turns 14 Today – MacRumors

Happy Birthday iPod Shuffle. It was a wild ride. Today marks the 14th anniversary of the unveiling of the first-generation iPod shuffle, presented by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs on stage at the… — Read on www.macrumors.com/2019/01/11/first-generation-ipod-shuffle-14/

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T-Mobile adds Caller Verification

T-Mobile added a new service to help combat spam callers today. The service is called Caller Verification. As the explain, Caller Verified is T-Mobile’s implementation of the STIR and SHAKEN standards. These standards combat illegal caller ID spoofing, which occurs when scammers temporarily hijack a phone number to match the area code and 3-digit prefix

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Running Diary – Run 3 – Nike Run Club’s Popular App

Well, I’ve stayed with it heading into week 2 of the year. I’ve now completed 3 runs, which I’ve tracked on my Apple Watch. The first two runs were completed using the standard Workout App on the Apple watch. For my last run, I used the Nike Run Club app. The Nike Run Club app

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AirPlay 2 and iTunes coming to smart TVs

The Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing. While Apple usually doesn’t have a major presence at the show, it seems to be making headlines anyway. Yesterday, Samsung announced that it will bring iTunes Movies and TV, as well as AirPlay 2 to all of it’s Smart TVs soon. Later, more TVs by other companies

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Forrest Design Co Walnut coffee table

Forrest Design Co – Custom woodworking by Bud Farmer

Update: Forrest Design Co wasn’t ready for all the attention just yet. They decided to take the site down for a bit while they work on ramping up work so they can provide the best experience for you. I’ll update when it returns. U til then, follow them on Instagram Yesterday, Forrest Design Co unveiled

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Bandersnatch And The Struggle to Watch

Bandersnatch, Netflix’s chose your own adventure Black Mirror episode, was released last week. With company over, it took me a while to get to the episode. Once I did, Bandersnatch felt like I was stuck in a choose your own adventure hell just to get to watch. Where should I watch Bandersnatch? Smart TV or

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Jason Mamoa as Aquaman

Aquaman Review – Better than I thought it would be

Over the Holidays between visiting family, parties, and New Years my wife and I hosted some of our friends for a few days. This has become an annual tradition. To add to that tradition, we usually go see a movie (the guys have always gotten to pick so far). The first year, we went to

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