Author: Don
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Apple Elevates the Street
I caught a news story about how archaeologists have used new laser technology to discover a huge Mayan settlement in Guatemala. A huge city with elevated streets, canals, etc. Elevate became the word to describe Apple’s 1st quarter financial results. The newswire was full of stories about how Apple was not going to hit their…
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Dear Friends, It is hard to believe we are already in February. My gardens down here are really flourishing now that the nutrient-sucking Ficus tree is gone. We have tomatoes, cilantro, basil, hot peppers and lemons all coming in and the farmer’s markets seem to have more and better produce. I miss Vermont but not…
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Motorcycle mechanics, yard work, crafts fair, Academy Awards movies and a party are all on tap this weekend down here in Key West. I am going to build a foundation for the garden shed we are replacing and we have to hit our favorite garden center up in Big Pine for some plants to grow…
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Going Dutch with Apple Pay Cash
Let’s say you are out to lunch with some millenial friends, one of whom picks up the check and says, “Just send me your share via Apple Pay Cash.” Say what? Apple Pay Cash is Apple’s new person-to-person payment service, designed to make it easy for individuals to send and receive money. It’s perfect for…
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Dear Friends, Apple’s long awaited HomePod got its release date this week and it looks like supplies will be limited. Apple is not releasing them to their independent resellers just yet but we will certainly let you know when we have them for sale. I look forward to checking out Apple’s entry into this smart…
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Projects, projects and more projects. Grace and I have loaded up on projects for the next couple of weeks. We have some repair to her BMW motorcycle that I will be doing this weekend. We are planning a road trip to New Orleans in a couple months so I want to be sure that bike…
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7 Tips for Apple TV
I have found that I am paying for Cable TV and that I use it less than 20% of the time. This may have to change in the near future! Most of the time when I am watching TV, I am using my Apple TV. Because my Apple TV also acts as my Apple Homekit…
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The sun is out here and other than the people walking by with coats on you could not tell it was in the 50s. On the other hand, Emily tells me that the snow is coming down, the temperatures dropping, and we are getting notifications from UPS of delivery and pick-up delays. I will be…
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2018 is Going to be a Magic 8 Year!
I got the Magic 8 ball and gave it some upgrades so I am ready for my annual predictions: Apple Apple will become a $1 trillion dollar company in 2018 by market capitalization Apple will bring back its $200 billion from overseas and make an out-of-character acquisition Apple HomePod will ship and will make Alexa…
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Four Handy Tips for Apple Maps
Since my Chevy Volt has Apple CarPlay I usually use my iPhone and the Apple Maps App for navigation. Lately I have noticed that every time I launch Maps it wants to take me to the location “Key West Personal Chef” which happened to be the first entry in my destinations and a random pin…