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Unboxing – Xebec Tri-Screen Display: Part 1

  I’ve been an SDLC executive for a number of years.  While dual or multiple monitor setups can benefit many people, I’ve seen more productivity gains for IT related workers than any other type of...

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Ransomware Prevention & Defense – Part 3: macOS Recovery

Getting hit by ransomware is perhaps the biggest bummer ever. Everybody gets a virus now and again. Things get intense as you worry about your identity getting stolen and your bank accounts getting...

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Unboxing – Xebec Tri-Screen Display: Part 2

The Xebec Tri-Screen is an awesome piece of equipment. It adds two additional HD resolution screens to your laptop so you can work with more than one active window at a time.  Transferring data back...

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Thoughts on the Motorola Razr 5G 2020

I remember back in the day, my ex-brother-in-law was all about the Motorola Razr. That cell phone, in 2003, was the shizzle. It was the hottest thing to be had in a pre-smartphone world.  It was the...

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The iPhone 12 Series is FaceID Only

The iPhone 12/12 Mini and the iPhone 12 Pro/ Pro Max are Apple’s latest entries in to the smartphone market.  The iPhone 12 is the budget device of the line, where the 12 mini, and the 12 Pro and Pro...

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Unboxing – Nubia Watch: Folding Smartwatch

  I love my wearables.  I’ve got a few favorites, too: Apple Watch Series 4 TicWatch Pro 2020 Galaxy Watch 2 Moto360 Series 3 With all of the hub-bub around this year regarding flexible and foldable...

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Unboxing – Gadget Discovery Club: Q1 Music Light Sleep Machine

  I don’t have much to say about this one…  This is just a waste of my money really.  Its items like this that make you wonder why you subscribe to a service like GDC.  This was not only a waste of...

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Unboxing – The amber X Personal Cloud Storage Device

I’ve been waiting for this for more that just a little bit… I’m a huge photography nut. I take photos with my iPhone (now an iPhone 12 Pro Max) and with my Nikon D750.  Having a centralized place to...

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How-To: Fix Computer Account Creation Failed Error on your Mac

I’m a registered Apple developer. While I don’t code any longer – and have never coded an app in XCode – I registered for one specific reason: to get access to beta versions of Apple device operating...

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UPDATE – Returning to the Office for Work

Please note that both News and Editorial can be found below. Both are clearly marked, indicating which is news and which is my personal opinion.  Please also note that my personal opinion is simply...

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UPDATE 2 – Returning to the Office for Work

This story is evolving, and updates will be posted as they become available. In an update announced on 2021-09-09, Microsoft stated that it has removed its timetables for its employees returning to any...

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iTechGear Weekly – Episode 1: Everything Apple

This has been a long time coming.  I’ve been wanting to be part of a regular podcast for a while now, and I was finally able to assemble a group of tech professionals that not only have the technical...

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Unboxing the Fossil Gen6 Smartwatch

This is the unboxing of the Fossil Gen6 Smartwatch.  This is an updated WearOS smartwatch with a newer Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100+ processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage.  I love this watch!  Its...

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iTechGear Weekly – Episode 2: Everything Microsoft

The second installment of the iTechGear Weekly is all about the Microsoft Event that introduced new Surface devices and kicked off the release of Windows 11. Larry, Joel, Chris G. and I spend time...

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Unboxing the Surface Laptop Studio

The Microsoft Surface Studio is Microsoft’s latest entry into the convertible PC market.  It replaces the Surface Book line and has a new, state-of-the-art, pull forward, 14.4-inch PixelSense Flow...

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iTechGear Weekly – Episode 3: All the Way up to 11

The third installment of the iTechGear Weekly is all about the Microsoft Event that introduced new Surface devices and kicked off the release of Windows 11. Larry, Joel, Chris G. and I spend time...

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iTechGear Weekly – Episode 1SE: Apple Unleashed

The first special iTechGear Weekly is all about the Apple Unleashed Event!  Apple introduced the M1 Pro and M1 Max processors for new machines Larry, Joel, Chris G. and I spend time talking about Apple...

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iTechGear Weekly – Episode 4: Facebook’s Got a Brand New Name

This is episode four of the iTechGear Weekly – Facebook’s Got a Brand New Name.  In this episode, Larry, Joel, Chris G. and I spend time talking about Apple Segment Apple Event – Unleashed Apple...

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iTechGear Weekly – Episode 5: It’s Not S Mode

This is episode four of the iTechGear Weekly – Facebook’s Got a Brand New Name.  In this episode, Larry, Joel, Chris G. and I spend time talking about Windows Segment All You Need to Know about the...

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Smartwatch Round Up 2021

Introduction I’ve been into wearables since they hit the market with force, which is to say, 2014-2015; or about 6 years.  I jumped on this category of devices pretty quickly, as I knew… I KNEW, that...

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