Author: Mike Moffit
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Electromagnetic Buddy Cops
Was last week’s electricity safety article enough of a break? Hopefully it was because I think my topic this week might break even me. The study of electricity falls under the immensely broad scientific category of physics. When we talk about it though, we usually refer to it as electromagnetism which is itself part of…
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So Many Apps: Part 2
In my last Tech Tails article we discussed a few reasons why cleaning up your Mac regularly is good to do and how uninstalling software is different than doing so on a Windows machine. You may recall Apple’s macOS does not include a built-in uninstaller tool showing a list of all of your installed software…
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_Hello Fellow Technophiles,_ It is officially autumn and you know what that means? It’s Apple season! Fall has become the most exciting time of year for us Apple fans as this has become the time that the new OS for both the iOS and Mac devices has been released for the last few years. I…
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Lutron!
Lutron Basics Lutron started and still is a leader in home automation. They are leaders in lighting, and in turn shade control. They sell everything from simple light switches to complete home automation systems that can control the temperature of your hot tub or turn every light in your home to 10% intensity. The Casesta…
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Show Me a Sine
In my last segment in Kibbles and Bytes I did my best to cram in as much introductory information as I could about alternating current. I talked about the difference between AC and DC and why we use AC at the electricity grid level. For the most part though I didn’t get into some of…
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So Many Apps
Fall is in the air: nights are getting cooler the leaves are starting to change, and the birds are heading south. As you think about raking leaves, putting your garden to rest, and cleaning up around the house don’t forget your Mac! I normally use this time of year to tidy up my machine. One…
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_Hello Fellow Technophiles,_ Today’s big tech news from the Mac world is the release of the latest operating system: Sierra. Its numerical name is 10.12 and this is the first release to use the new name for the Mac OS which is, appropriately enough, macOS. This keeps it in line with the other operating systems…