Author: Mike Moffit
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How Does My Apple Watch Know My Heartrate?
In this day and age, it’s easy to become blasé about technology. Understanding why a common device works has become less and less important as our gadgets become integrated into our lives and are more reliable than ever but occasionally my curiosity just gets the best of me. I remember when I was younger going…
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13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program
As many folks out there are aware, Apple has instated a battery replacement program for the non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro models manufactured between October 2016 and October 2017. While this may be alarming news to some, Apple has determined this is not a safety issue, rather there is a potential for internal component failure which…
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Hello, Tech Tails readers! After several teases, it appears as though spring is finally upon us in Vermont. I’m personally looking forward to many hikes underneath the sun with some four-legged friends this season. Last year I purchased a GoPro Hero 5 from our South Burlington store and didn’t get much use out of it…
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How Does My Apple Watch Know My Heartrate?
In this day and age, it’s easy to become blasé about technology. Understanding why a common device works has become less and less important as our gadgets become integrated into our lives and are more reliable than ever but occasionally my curiosity just gets the best of me. I remember from when I was younger…
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Android vs iOS
There is a huge divide between many users of Android devices and iOS users. This divide is also often huge between Windows and Mac OS users. Being able to dual boot on Macs with Bootcamp, it’s been much easier for folks to transition to using Apple software and hardware, and this has potentially reduced the…
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APFS
Hello readers! I’m here to talk about APFS and how it affects your user experience. APFS = Apple File System and this file system was introduced in macOS High Sierra, which released in the later half of 2017. Apple has used the same file system known as HFS+ since 1998! That’s 19 years, a very…
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Identifying Fake Tech Support
Today’s internet can be a dangerous place from time to time. We are constantly bombarded with a myriad of advertisements and scams with every page that we visit. Something to be wary of while navigating the world wide web is the existence of fake tech support. Fake tech support is just what is sounds like;…