by Mike Hendren | Jul 15, 2024 | Tech History
July 9, 1981 I missed this one last week, so I’m dropping it this week. Why? Because THIS was huge part of my childhood. On July 9, 1981, a Japanese playing card company entered the world of video gaming with Donkey Kong. The story goes that the company wanted to...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 12, 2024 | Backup, Battery, iCloud, Security
Long ago, to get ready for a trip, we’d mostly make sure we had our plane tickets, books and magazines to read, and a snack. Prepping for travel in today’s tech-heavy world comes with a new set of tasks, most of which shouldn’t be left to the last minute. Identify...
by Mike Hendren | Jul 8, 2024 | Tech History
July 7, 1936 Perhaps this is more construction related than tech related, but the Phillips head screw is certainly found in every industry today, including your computer! On July 7, 1936, multiple patents were issued for the Phillips-head screw and screwdriver to...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 8, 2024 | Security
Although most Mac users rely on Apple’s Safari for Web browsing, plenty of people prefer Google Chrome for its cross-platform compatibility, massive collection of extensions, and tight integration with the Google ecosystem. Chrome is by far the most popular browser in...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 5, 2024 | How-To, Messages, troubleshooting
In the early days of the Internet, when most people connected via slow modems, saving bandwidth was a big deal. You could watch images load on Web pages, and you’d have to wait to download a large email attachment before the rest of your email would appear. For most...
by Mike Hendren | Jul 1, 2024 | iPhone, News, Tech History
June 29, 2007 Apple’s iPhone goes on sale. Buyers quickly lined up to purchase the new technology. In fact, one million iPhones were sold in just 74 days! Successive iPhone models continue to set sales records and it’s clear that the iPhone completely revolutionized...
by Mike Hendren | Jun 28, 2024 | News, Tech History
June 28, 2005 Apple releases iTunes 4.9, the first version of iTunes to incorporate Podcast subscribing and listening. At that point, there were 3000 Podcasts available via iTunes. By the end of 2021 there were over 2 million Podcasts available in the Apple Podcast...
by Mike Hendren | Jun 25, 2024 | News
June 23, 1868– Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule are awarded patent number 79, 265 for the “Type-Writer”. Their invention would become the precursor to the first commercially successful typewriter, the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, later...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 18, 2024 | Email, Tip, troubleshooting
Spam filters work pretty well—99% of the messages in your spam mailbox are probably spam. But it’s frustrating to miss an important message that was caught by an overeager spam filter. Here’s an easy way to find many good messages, also known as “ham,” amidst all the...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 14, 2024 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, Photos, productivity, Tip
If you have trouble finding particular items across multiple shelves of books, labeled boxes, or anything else that’s clearly identified with a text name, take carefully composed photos that capture all the titles without glare. Later, you can search for any text in...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 12, 2024 | iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro
Are you a 27-inch iMac owner wondering when Apple will release a new model with speedy Apple silicon? We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the answer seems to be an unequivocal “Never.” Late last year, Apple confirmed to The Verge that it would not be making an...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 11, 2024 | News
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote was a lightning-fast (even in the full 1:44-long video—or try the 3-minute recap) look at what Apple is bringing to the software side of the Apple experience in the next year. Although some past keynotes have introduced...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 10, 2024 | AI, productivity
Artificial intelligence dominates the tech news these days, but it’s hard to separate the hype from the reality. Every large company seems to have some major AI initiative in the works. Even Apple, which tends to stick to its own path, has started to tout features...
by Mike Hendren | Jun 10, 2024 | Uncategorized, WWDC
Cupertino Comes Alive with Apple’s WWDC24 on Monday, June 10. The World Wide Developers Conference is coming up June 10, 2024, and we can expect some exciting things from Apple. Expect news on the newest advancements on Apple platforms, learn how to connect...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 6, 2024 | Mac, Tip
Research suggests that exposure to blue light fools your body into thinking it’s daytime, making it harder to fall asleep if you work late on a Mac with a bright white (which has a lot of blue light) screen. To help, a macOS feature called Night Shift subtly changes...
