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Thoughts on Apple by Kate MacKenzie

Thoughts On Apple by Kate MacKenzie

Archives for September 2014

8 Ways To Backup A Mac

Backup and sync your Mac eight ways with ChronoSync. Bootable, mirrored, remote, scheduled, local, iOS storage, and automatic backups.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Free iPhone 6: For Life

Gregory Wallace: The iPhone 6 hasn't even been released yet, but there's already a way to get it for free. In an unusual move, Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday it would give away one of the phones. In other words, a free iPhone. What's the catch? Customers must ... Continue Reading »

Disruption: Apple Redefines ‘Smartwatch’

Apple Watch is coming. The rumors were true, and even the last minute leaks of a rectangular case design were spot on. Bambi Brannan on what we don't know about Apple Watch: At first glance, Apple Watch appears to be leaps ahead of Samsung Gear and Motorola’s Moto 360 ... Continue Reading »

Apple Pay: David, Meet Goliath

Yours truly on Mac360 with a perspective on Apple Pay: Both Visa and MasterCard have provided incentives for merchants to upgrade their systems by the end of 2015. So, Apple Pay is coming, just not overnight, not everywhere, and not without a few issues, including educating ... Continue Reading »

The 5 Steps To Perfect iPhone 6 Security

Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Apple's stellar reputation for security took a few hits last week as celebrity iCloud accounts were hacked, and revealing photos revealed. How did that happen? iCloud's security wasn't as tight as it needed to be to prevent a little brute force door knocking on celebrity ... Continue Reading »
Monday, September 8, 2014

8 Things You’ll Love About Apple’s New iOS 8

Jack Linshi: While the iPhone 6’s specs aren’t known yet—rumors say bigger screens, sapphire glass and near field communication—something we do know about is the software it’ll run. iOS 8. Spoiler Alert! QuickType - predictive typing Spotlight - easier ... Continue Reading »

That Was Quick

Yesterday Amazon's Fire Phone was priced at $199. Today, the day before Apple announces the new line of iPhones, Amazon's Fire Phone is 99-cents. That's a fire sale for the Fire Phone. ZDNet: Amazon's gameplan here is pretty clear. It's a "get people into the ecosystem ... Continue Reading »

The ‘Depends’ Tablet

Let's call this what it really is. Sean Portnoy on the AARP RealPad, a tablet for senior citizens. "[I]t’s bigger than a smartphone yet smaller than a laptop computer." That's how the blog for AARP introduces the RealPad, a new tablet that the advocacy group for people ... Continue Reading »

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Backups!

Natalia found "A Set Of 6 Better Backup Tips For The Mac" to help prevent a catastrophic disaster where you wake up and everything on the Mac is dead.

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Jack, writing in AppleScene, found "5 Free iPhone Photo Editing Apps" that give you better photos, more filters, and effects, and all cost about the same. Free.

Publishing!

Ron explains how "Mac Desktop Publishing Is Alive And Well" and how you can do more than ever was possible with Adobe's old PageMaker app.

Friday, September 5, 2014

Is It Too Late For Windows Phone?

Ed Bott answers the question that customers ask. The real missed opportunity for Microsoft so far is in its traditional core business, selling to enterprise customers. New Windows Phone devices have manageability features that should appeal to traditional IT buyers. The ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

New York Nemesis: King Kong, Godzilla, Now Bed Bugs

If it's not one thing, it's always something in New York. Joe Costales from the Transport Workers Union: We’ve never had sightings to this magnitude... It’s no longer an isolated scenario. It’s throughout the system. I use the subway daily to go from Brooklyn ... Continue Reading »

The Fatberg

I wonder if we have anything like this in New York. Jim Edwards on London's "fat berg:" Thames Water, the company that keeps sewers flowing freely under London, has released a set of disgusting pictures of a "fatberg" that took a week to remove from a 262-foot stretch ... Continue Reading »
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