Category: 919: iCloud Keychain, Keeping Tabs on Friends and Family, Kwikset Kevo: Your Smartphone Is Now Your Key

I have been taking most of this week off as my good friend Deborah Wachtel, a nurse practitioner and biker buddy from Vermont is visiting. She tends to make Grace and I exercise way more than we do on our own so aside from riding bicycles everywhere we decided to go ocean kayaking. It was…

Choose from Urbanears Medis with EarClick technology, or Urbanears Plattan “classic” over-ear headphones. Plattan is designed to be the perfect “classic” headphone, featuring innovative function and performance with today’s technology. It is a full-size headphone allowing for rich secluded sound. You can fold it down to the size of your fist for the ultimate in…

Don’s Kibbles exclusive this week is straightforward and a very easy decision if you’re in the market for a new computer. Purchase the refurbished 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, 2.4GHz Intel i5 processor, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of SSD storage with AppleCare for only $1129. This gives you the Certified Apple Refurbished MacBook…

We are excited to introduce the new Kwikset 925 KEVO Bluetooth Electronic Lock to our dedicated Kibbles readers. With this lock you’ll be able to keep your phone in your pocket or purse. No more fumbling for your keys…just touch the lock to open for the ultimate in convenience. One of my favorite features is…

As we progress towards the fully smart home, there are several products out there that will make life easier, safer, and more secure. “*WiFi enabled lights*”:http://www.smalldog.com/product/86368/belkin-wemo-led-lighting-starter-kit allow you to turn on the lights as you drive home, adjust brightness and even color to set the mood. There are now WiFi Crockpots so you can get…

Sometimes it’s important for loved ones and friends to know your location. Whether it is for safety reasons or just because you just like knowing where they might be while running errands, iOS 8 and your iPhone make it super-simple. There are two ways to let your friends know where you are at any given…

I got a lot of comments about “*my article on Keychain*”:http://blog.smalldog.com/article/keychain-access-an-essential-tool/ so I want to follow up with some explanation of the newest Keychain addition: iCloud Keychain. With iCloud Keychain your account names, passwords, and even credit card numbers can be securely stored on your iPhone or iPad Keychain and synced across your devices that…

_Dear Friends,_ I saw some weird looking car driving around down here in Key West but it was just a weird looking car here in this weird little town and not Apple working on their latest self-driving jet car. The rumor mills were alive with Apple automotive stories and, who knows, Apple certainly could do…