Author: Don Mayer

Kibbles & Bytes readers will know that I have written before about hearing aids and Apple’s commitment to accessibility.   I asked Artie to send me a set of AirPods Pro because with the new iOS you can use AirPods as hearing aids for moderate hearing loss.  Since Art and I have been friends for…

Apple Computers, Inc. was founded on April 1, 1976, by college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who brought to the new company a vision of changing the way people viewed computers. Jobs and Wozniak wanted to make computers small enough for people to have them in their homes or offices. Simply put, they wanted…

My daughter, Autumn, who is the equity instructional leader for the Burlington, Vermont school district is visiting this week and I was talking with her about what I should write about for Black History month and she made the point that black history is really just American history.  So, here are a random collection of…

At the end of the Civil War, African Americans made up nearly half of the population of Florida. Blacks in Florida before the Civil War were enslaved people did not have the right to vote. The passage of the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1870  was supposed to extendthe right to vote to…

On July 2, 1777, answering the calls of abolitionists to end slavery, Vermont became the first colony to ban slavery and went a step further in providing full voting rights for African American males as part of the new independent country of Vermont. The Vermont constitution read in part: no male person, born in this…

Every February, for Black History Month,  we have honored famous black Americans with short biographical sketches.  This year I am changing it up a bit and we will have four stories about important moments or movements in black history. Grace and I lived in Oakland, CA during the rise of the Black Panther party.  Most…

There are many accessibility features on the iPhone that will allow you to customize your iPhone for you individual needs.  There are settings for Vision, Physical and Motion, Hearing and General uses.  Today I want to talk about Touch.   If you scroll to the Accessibly pane of Settings you will see Touch.    There…

The first headline is that Apple Mac sales exceeded $10 Billion for the first time ever! Apple attributes that increase and strong sales to the Apple M1 chip.  Apple’s first quarter earnings are out and they are spectacular with growth in all sectors regardless of chip shortages and supply chain issues. Apple posted $123.9 billion in…

There are several different ways of adding your Covid vaccine record to your Apple Wallet so that you always have it with you to show.  I think that VaxYes from GoGetDoc is a great way to both secure your vaccine data and have it ready to display when going to a location that requires proof…

Partially in reaction to the growing “right to repair” movement, Apple announced this week that they will provide parts, tools and guidelines for repair of iPhone 12 and 13.  The initial repairs will be for the most commonly serviced parts such as the display, battery and camera. Apple will be setting up an on-line ordering…