Category: 920: Why Would I Want to Know About iCloud? Pesky Text Suggestions Be Gone, Emoji Icons to Reflect Diversity

My granddaughter, Gracie, celebrates her 11th birthday this week and since she was born on February 29th, she has gotten totally over the jokes we make about her only being 3. She has been having a ball hanging out by the pool, helping her Unmama cook, and practicing her violin. It is always a comfortable…

Touch screens are great, but writing and drawing with your fingers should’ve stopped in kindergarten. Jot was created to capture the precision of a calligrapher and the stroke of an artist. Unlike the fat rubber tips of other styluses, Jot’s ballpoint makes a finer line. The precision disc lets you see exactly where your mark…

The 1TB G-Drive Mobile Hard Drive with Thunderbolt from G-Technology features both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt connectivity, allowing for very fast transfer of files (up to 136 MB/s) from your computer to the hard drive. This bus-powered 1TB hard drive runs at a fast 7200 rpm and connects directly to your Mac or PC without…

*NEW PRODUCT:* Misfit Shine Activity and Sleep Monitor. Effortlessly track your day-to-day activities without dealing with buttons, cables, or recharging. Misfit Shine tracks your activity throughout the day and even while you sleep, making it easier to live a healthy lifestyle, even when you’re not in motion. Wear your activity tracker as a necklace, watch…

As of now, your iPhone’s emoji keyboard only lets you select a wide range of pale pink hands as well as white boys and girls. A new beta release of iOS 8.3, currently available only to software developers, has six “skin tone modifiers”. Once released (rumors indicate maybe mid-March) you’ll be able to click and…

iOS 8 came with a few new keyboard features including support for predictive text suggestions when you are using the built-in iOS keyboard. This is pretty neat if you’re into it, but if you’re like me, it’s more annoying than useful. This features takes up valuable screen space on my tiny iPhone 5 (tiny when…

One of my jobs that I enjoy down here in Key West is doing the on-site consultations for customers. This usually involves riding my motorcycle to some beautiful location to visit a customer in their home. I always ask these customers to make a list before I come so that we can take advantage of…

_Dear Friends,_ My daughter, Autumn, and my grandkids are down visiting from the frigid north and are having a great time here in sunny Key West. They all seem to get entertained by their iPads, iPods, or iPhones in between hanging out by the pool or down at the beach. It is great to have…