I went to the Cooper Hewitt Museum recently and played around with the Cooper Hewitt digital Pen that you can borrow free with admission. The Pen lets you "collect" specific images from your visit to look at later. Here's what the Pen looks like (image from Cooper Hewitt site): You just click it ...
4 Cool Features from the New Apple OS Updates
Apple just released new versions of iOS, watchOS, and macOS (as well tvOS) including plugging security holes and adding a few new features. Here are four cool things you can do once you’ve updated. Night Shift: Use your Mac at Night and Sleep Better Afterwards MacOS 10.12.4 Sierra now has ...
Erase your iPhone or iPad before giving it away
If you have an old iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch that you want to sell, give away, or recycle, make sure you erase all your data and personal information first. Here's how: Go to Settings > General > Reset (all the way at the bottom) Tap Erase All Content and Settings Enter your passcode ...
Met Museum Makes 375,000 Images Freely Available
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has just made over 375,000 images digitally available for download and use under a Creative Commons license. Any images that the Met says are in the public domain are available “for unrestricted use, at no cost.” That means you can use them for personal purposes ...
Blast from the Past: Vintage iPod Circa 2004
One of our clients just found an old iPod -- this one looks like it's 4th generation, from about 2004, based on Wikipedia's iPod page. These had actual hard drives inside, with moving parts, so after many years often the drives failed. However this one is still working! We were able to ...
Apple 5th Ave Store Relocating for Renovations
The Apple Store on 5th Ave and 59th Street is moving to the former FAO Schwartz site (which is on the same block) while the underground store gets renovated. First day in the new temporary location is January 20th. No word on how long the renovations will take -- or on what is being changed! (Photo ...