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iPad Pro Diary: Holiday edition

I’ve been traveling a lot this month, capping it off with a trip to my parents’ house, and I’ve been taking my iPad with me everywhere. It’s been a while since I’ve talked about my experience with the iPads in a while and I wanted to check back in. I’m still using my iPad more […]

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iPhone Tune-Up Time: 5 Tips To Get Your iPhone Running Great

One of the best things about the Holidays is getting together to spend time with your family. My relatives had a joke that when I come in, it’s time to get all their tech problems fixed. This year was no different really, but it did allow me to compile a list of things to do

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MacBook Air on sale at Amazon

Didn’t get that #macbookair for Christmas? It’s on sale at amazon right now starting at $999 Click here to go straight to Amazon’s MacBook page check out the MacBook buyers guide to make sure it’s the right computer for you. And check out why the MacBook Air is a great travel computer in my review

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New iPhone Setup Process – How to Set Up a New iOS device

Black Friday and Christmas are coming up soon!  New iPhones and iPads are one of the most common gifts during the holidays, but some new user might be asking “How do I do a new iPhone setup?”  Not to mention that these devices are both relatively new, so people are just now getting them in

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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 speaker in the house when we already have smartphone, tablets, and watches – all with the same

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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 sure that I would want them in my house (but really what would they be getting from

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The new iPad Pro 2018

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 Pencil nor did it have a Smart Connector to use the Smart Keyboard Cover.   This year,

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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 about it last week because I thought it was an amazing deal.  I read a couple of articles

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iOS 12.1.2 update

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 phone provider on the same phone, without a Sim card.  The sim card would be digital. Some

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The Nintendo Switch

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 of new Nintendo Switch owners come Christmas.   While some of the new owners probably have a

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