Author: Don

  • Apple by a Nose

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    Apple posted their quarterly and annual financial statements on Tuesday. It was the first year-over-year loss in several years but everyone knew that was coming since sales have been lower all year. Nevertheless, Apple had a good quarter beating the analysts’ estimate on Earnings per Share (EPS) by a couple cents. Perhaps the biggest highlight…

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    _Dear Friends,_ It is Fantasy Fest week here in Key West so you never know what you might run into on the streets. We’ve been sticking close to home, though, as my Cubbies are in the World Series and that takes precedence over all other fun. Apple held their latest product announcement on Thursday and…

  • Enter the 3rd Dimension and Push!

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    I got my first experience with 3D Touch or Force Touch as it was known then on my Apple Watch. I noticed that Grace was able to answer calls on her watch like Dick Tracey but for some reason I could not. So, I called Apple support and learned the difference between a tap and…

  • Working Together

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    In a direct challenge to Google Docs, Apple has introduced collaboration to the iWork suite of apps. Pages, Numbers and Keynote now support collaboration through iCloud. You can use iWork collaboration with these devices: A Mac with macOS Sierra and Pages 6.0, Numbers 4.0, or Keynote 7.0 or later An iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch…

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    While you are reading this Grace and I with Max and Pirate are speeding down I-95 heading south. We will celebrate our 49th (!) wedding anniversary someplace along the way. Hopefully, I will find a nice place to take her out to dinner that is not just road food. Nevertheless, it is a pretty amazing…

  • Mac Migration Mania

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    Since I am heading south like a snow bird and new Macs are probably right around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to talk about how you can easily move your life from one computer to another or migrate. Fortunately, Apple makes it easy with Migration Assistant. Migration Assistant copies all…

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    _Dear Friends,_ We have had some really mild weather for this time of the year here in the Green Mountains. The leaves are still on the trees and Vermont’s “shoulder” season – stick season seems weeks away at this point. Nevertheless, Grace and I will be heading down I-95 to Key West today. I have…

  • Hey Siri! Now on Your Mac

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    Have you upgraded to Mac OS X Sierra yet? I know that some people wait awhile to upgrade but I have been running Sierra for some time and you will want to upgrade. It is a rock-solid upgrade, it is free and it brings a lot of new features to the Mac. In the words…

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    It is time to put the Sprite and the motorcycles away for the winter. It has been a mild fall and we would probably still get some riding in if we were not heading down I-95 late next week on our way to Key West. We have a lot of buttoning up to do before…

  • Working Together

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    In a direct challenge to Google Docs, Apple has introduced collaboration to the iWork suite of apps. Pages, Numbers and Keynote now support collaboration through iCloud. You can use iWork collaboration with these devices: * A Mac with macOS Sierra and Pages 6.0, Numbers 4.0, or Keynote 7.0 or later * An iPhone, iPad, or…