This list of various websites that are boring but useful was culled from the comments of a recent post on Go Fug Yourself. To read all the comments and suggestions, here’s the link: Your Most Boringly Useful Websites If you don’t know Go Fug Yourself and you like smart writing about dumb fashion, I ...
Free iPhone Wallpaper Shows Inside of your iPhone
IFixit has just created free iPhone wallpaper that shows you the inside of your phone. Imagine how cool your phone will look, with a lock screen or home screen showing what's under the glass. This is for iPhone X, but scroll down to the bottom of the page for links to other iPhone models. Plus ...
Troubleshoot Netflix Streaming Problems
Whether you watch Netflix on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV, the quality of the video is determined by the speed of your Internet connection. Netflix recommends 25 megabits per second (Mbps) of download speed for Ultra HD quality, 5 Mbps for HD, and 3 Mbps for SD - and 1.5 Mbps is the lowest ...
So What Is a Retina Display?
You’ve seen and heard Apple talking about the iMac with 5K Retina display, the MacBook Pro with Retina display, and so on. But what is a Retina display, and why should you care? Retina displays are high-resolution screens on which graphics are extra sharp and text is super crisp. The LCD screens ...
Mac Mail Mystery, starring Verizon and AOL
It was a rainy day in New York City. I emerged from the 1 train at 79th St, for an appointment with EW. She had spent two hours on the phone with Apple, and two hours with Verizon. She was at her wits' end. Her mail was sometimes disappearing before her eyes from her iPad and iPhone, as if a ...
Customize Your Mac Laptop with Skins from RedBubble
I just found out about RedBubble, which sells artist-designed objects including: “skins” for laptops laptop sleeves iPhone cases t-shirts and other clothing home accessories like pillows and mugs stationery items like notebooks and greeting cards I just bought a “skin” for my 11” ...