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Apple Releases OS X El Capitan 10.11.3

The latest version of Apple’s desktop operating system is out   This past week has been a busy one for Apple. Not only did they release a new version of iOS 9 – iOS 9.2.1 – but they also released a new...

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Apple Posts New Beta of OS X 10.11.4

Minor bug fixes seem to be headed to developers in the second seed in as many weeks… Apple seems to be moving forward with its plans to squash bugs in OS X 10.11 El Capitan, as it released beta two (2)...

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Windows 10 – Where Are We?

It’s been six(6) months since its initial release.  How is Windows 10 shaping up? Introduction My good buddy Ed Bott recently published an article on the state of Windows 10 from an industry...

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Oh How I Loathe thee, FreedomPop

The MVNO that couldn’t just pulled another boner…   Four years ago (WOW! Has it really been THAT long??), I wrote an article on getting free mobile broadband if you lived in the United States....

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Microsoft Ratchets Fast Ring Up to Ludicrous Speed

The whole release cycle just got beamed to plaid… To be very honest, I pulled out of the Windows Insider Program when I sold my Surface Pro 3. The cluster bump that is Windows 10 has finally gotten to...

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FEATURE REVIEW – Henge Docks Horizontal Dock

If you have a MacBook Pro and you’re looking for a docking station, I’ve got good news… Introduction I’ve been a portable computer user since the early to mid-1990’s. Back in the day of Windows 3.x, I...

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Apple Tells the FBI to go Pound Bits

The FBI’s request for Apple to crack the San Bernardino terrorist iPhone 5c isn’t as cut and dry as it might appear… This story has been making headlines for quite some time now, and I honestly think...

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The All Writs Act is an All Access Pass

Yeah… “It’s good to be the king…!” Those of you that recognize the comic line from Mel Brook’s History of the World: Part 1 will recall that it was used by Mel Brooks during the montage on...

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The Difference between iCloud and iCloud Drive

Boy is THIS one a big muddled mess… About a month or so ago, I had a VERY good friend of mine have an issue with his iDevice.  He thought he had copied something to iCloud, but when he went looking for...

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Apple Releases Sixth Beta’s of its Operating System Suite

That suite includes iOS 9.3, watchOS 2.2 and OS X 10.11.4... Being in the beta business isn’t always the most glamorous of jobs. On the contrary – it’s often very difficult. In fact, beta testers tend...

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Verizon and T-Mobile Rolling out Marshmallow to HTC One M8 Users

I’ve been looking for it since December… Back in December of last year (2015), HTC released Android 6.0 Marshmallow for its One M9 and M8 products. I began looking for it to hit my Verizon powered One...

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Apple Plans to make us Loopy

Apple Plans to make us “Loopy” with Press Event Scheduled for 2016-03-21 …and by “loopy” I mean, “keeping us in the loop…” Yeah. Let’s go with that… You know, sometimes it makes me laugh. The entire...

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The DoJ to Apple Computer – Byte Me…

Apparently, the FBI didn’t appreciate being told to go pound bits… The battle between the FBI and Apple regarding a certain iPhone 5c got a bit nasty last week. Frankly, I’m not surprised. I really...

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Nokia Kills HERE Maps for Windows Phone

Now, you truly can’t get there from HERE… In a move that likely has many wondering how long Satya Nadella will allow Windows 10 Mobile to continue to exist, it seems that one of the main staples of the...

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Do I have the AceDeceiver Malware?

Most – if not all – iPhone users, can relax… There’s but a great deal of hub-bub over the latest revelation that non-jailbroken iPhones can be breached with a man in the middle attack (MitM) that comes...

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Windows 10 Mobile Released

There’s at least some good news for those that have Windows Phones…   The last couple of days has been kinda brutal on Windows Phone. With Nokia essentially killing all of its Windows Phone apps,...

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Upgrading an HTC One (M8) to Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Why Verizon makes life so difficult is beyond me… About 12 years ago, I wrote a couple of reviews for pocketnow  related to very early PocketPC phones – the Samsung i700 and the hands free kit that...

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Apple Introduces iPhone SE and iPad Pro "Mini"

There weren’t too many surprises at the recent Apple event, but let’s review to see what we’ve got… Yesterday, amidst what will likely be one of the very last product announcements on the existing...

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Back door..?!? We don’ need your stinkin’ backdoor..!

Life is just full of little surprises…     I really can’t help but chuckle a little bit. Over the past four to six weeks, the FBI and the DoJ have been screaming at Apple through the media about how...

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FEATURE REVIEW – Tenba Cooper 15

For those that must take everything with them all the time…   I’ve been an amateur photographer for quite some time. I’ve been through a few different SLR and DSLR cameras, as I’ve been taking photos...

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