Mac Pro Meltdown

Here in the Northeastern U.S. (and other places, I’m sure) it’s been pretty darned hot and pretty darned humid. Today we had a thunderstorm roll through in the early afternoon and our power went out for a couple of minutes. When the power came back on, it killed my Mac. Continue Reading >>

Make 3-D Photographs

With 3-D movies and TV’s all the rage these days, I went back through some photographic experiments I did a few years ago in making my own 3-D photos. It’s easy! Continue Reading >>

Life With Apple

Since getting an original iPhone in 2007, Apple has been slowly taking over my tech world in infrequent, large chunks, like climate change taking over an iceberg. My guess is by Apple’s sales numbers that I am not alone. Here’s why… Continue Reading >>

In The Not So Distant Past

Here in the Northeastern US where I live, temperatures are climbing into the mid-to-upper 90’s for the foreseeable future with not a drop of rain in sight. It’s hard to imagine that only a few short months ago I saw this out of my living room window.

Selling Your Old iPhone? Don’t forget…

…to delete your iPhone data for good!

iPhone 4 Arrives…Big Whoop

I tried to order one for home delivery online, but like many others, Apple’s website kept crashing whenever I tried to complete the order. So, I switched to an in-store reservation, knowing full well that it would be a madhouse at the Apple store on launch day. Wasn’t looking forward to that. Continue Reading >>

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