Author: Don Mayer

  • Sleep with your iPhone

    Sleep with your iPhone

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    There are a lot of hidden features of the Apple Health app  . A lot of folks haven’t checked it out.  I use it to keep track of my meds, to monitor my weight and blood sugar tests and now to help me sleep!  To help you meet your sleep goals, you can use the Health…

  • Hearing Aids – Almost AirPods!

    Hearing Aids – Almost AirPods!

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    I have written a few times about Apple’s commitment to hearing accessibility.  They have worked with the major hearing aid manufacturers to support Bluetooth streaming and other features of hearing aids. One of the biggest insurance scams out there is audiologists.  I say scam because the cost of hearing aids is widely inflated to ding…

  • Getting the Picture Right – Photo Editing in Photos App

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    We talked about cropping, straightening and filters in the last two articles but this week we will talk about the powerful tools built-in to Apple Photo app.  You always strive to get the exposure right but accurately exposing a picture, having the right color balance, white point warmth and contrast can be tricky even with…

  • Using Filters in Apple Photos

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    I used the “hippie” filter for my hippy wife in this photo.  That filter is part of one of the third party filter packs that you can add to Apple Photos.  But before we get there let’s talk about filters as part of the editing suite built into Apple Photos. Last week we talked about…

  • Using Apple Photos Editing Tools

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    This is going to be a multi-part article on using Photos on your Mac (using it on iPad or iPhone is very similar) to improve and preserve your photos. I have been an amateur photographer for a long time.  I remember taking shots of the Chicago skyline with my father as a child and was…

  • Troubleshooting eMail Problems

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    One of the most common questions we are asked is “Help, my eMail is not working…” of “Help, I cannot send eMail” or “Help, my eMail disappeared..” . Troubleshooting these eMail issues is complicated by the myriad of eMail clients, servers and accounts as well as issues of connectivity unrelated to eMail. When a friend…

  • Apple Beats the Street, again

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    The analysts expected Apple to underperform especially given their unprecedented warning early in the quarter that they would not meet their initial projection due to the uncertainty of the Covid-19 virus.   The consensus number was somewhere around $54 billion in revenue, which is not shabby at all.   However, Apple once again blew past…

  • Adding a Signature to a Document

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      In these days of working at home you may find yourself needing to sign a document.  You might be refinancing your home at the low interest rates or just getting a loan to get ends to meet in this crisis.   You could print out the document and then sign it and then scan…

  • Raul de Arriz

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    We had a heavy loss this week as our friend and compatriot, Raul de Arriz passed away after a long battle with cancer. My relationship with Raul goes back about a dozen years. After recovering from his first battle with cancer, Raul came to work with Small Dog Electronics as our government sales guy. He did…

  • COVID-19 Information Resources

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    There is a lot of mis-information out there right now about the coronavirus.  No, drinking bleach, snorting cocaine, drinking silver, eating garlic or avoiding ice cream will not protect you from COVID-19.  I am convinced however, that sleeping with dogs in a dog pile, might provide you with some comfort. Speaking of dogs, notwithstanding the…