Category: 868: MAC TREAT #244: Assistive Touch for Broken Buttons, How Old is Old?, Backup Deja Vu

I have a buddy coming over from the other side of the pond (that’s Lake Champlain…) who I haven’t seen for awhile. He is an amateur photographer and wants to go exploring for abandoned buildings and interesting sites, so we’ll be cruising in Vermont for that perfect picture and laughing a lot. I am serious…

Share between iMac, iPhone and iPad and take multi-tasking to a new level. This full-sized, wireless Bluetooth keyboard can be shared between multiple devices. Reply to a text on your iPhone, take notes on your iPad, type away on your Mac. A clean, white design and low profile keys make for a stylish yet comfortable…

Nobody likes a broken record (well, maybe some people do), but if there’s one thing we can’t repeat enough in the tech world, is that you need to keep backups. Good backups. The best way to appreciate the value of backups is to spend some time working at a help desk. When I worked at…

How old __is__ old? That is a great question in the context of technology and its life span. It can seem like as soon as you make that new purchase, it becomes yesterday’s news. This is definitely the case when it comes to module electronics. Cell phones are constantly being redesigned every day to incorporate…

A few of my friends have had issues with the top button on their iPhones not working anymore. This makes it tough to lock your iOS device and can really drain your battery depending on your auto-lock time setting. If your warranty has expired or you don’t have AppleCare+, there is a little trick you…

_Dear Friends,_ We got that big dump of snow on Valentine’s Day with just about three feet up at my house on Prickly Mountain. Unlike our friends down south, everyone seems to be smiling whenever we get the big snow. The snow plow drivers have work, the ski areas and restaurants are busy, and the…