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 ...
Apple Watch can’t display battery level when you need it
So, get this: If you have an Apple Watch that has been reset to factory state, you can't do anything with it until you pair it. In order to pair it with an iPhone running a current version of iOS, its own watchOS version must also be current. If you need to update watchOS, you need to use the ...
Why you might run older versions of macOS
macOS (or OS X, or Mac OS X, as it has been variously called) has had 13 major versions. Each brings with it new capabilities, but each also drops some older ones as well. Here is a non-comprehensive list of some of the things I might use an old version of macOS for: 10.0 Cheetah, 10.1 Puma, 10.2 ...
Migration Assistant and the MacBook 12″
The MacBook 12" is a truly elegant computer: it's ridiculously thin and weighs only two pounds, and has a beautiful screen. It's underpowered in most other regards -- it has one lonely USB-C port for both power and devices, and is generally kinda pokey -- but if you want the ultimate portable Mac, ...
How I organize apps on my iPhone
I've got a ton of apps on my iPhone, and even though I don't need most of them all that often, some I need all the time. Everyone's going to have a different approach to how they organize their iPhone, but I thought I'd share mine, in case it offers any ideas. It all comes down to priority. The ...
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 ...