Category Archives: Apple Bits

iPhone 4

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Tom

I have so far purchased a single iPhone 4.  It came via Fedex on Wednesday and I got it setup and gave it to it’s owner, my wife.  She had an iPhone 3G and it was ready for an upgrade. … Continue reading →

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How Not to Manage Your Computer

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Tom

Since the iOS v4 was officially published I was doing some maintenance of pre-release code and cleaning out some directories. When Mac OS X asks if you’re sure or asks for a password hit cancel. You just might be deleting … Continue reading →

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The iPhone 4 Order Fiasco

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Tom

It’s always a zoo when it happens, but the new iPhone 4 order window opened on June 15th, 2010 and as usual, there was a mongrel hoard worth of people waiting to push the button to upgrade / purchase the … Continue reading →

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On the Road with iPad

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Tom

I spent from May 2nd until May 27th on the road.   I visited such locations as Budapest Hungary, London England, Glasgow & Greenock Scotland, Copenhagen Denmark, Costa Mesa and San Francisco CA before finally coming home again.  I brought … Continue reading →

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iPad Thoughts

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Tom

Not like I’m a professional reviewer but after getting an iPad on Saturday (16GB Wifi model) I thought I’d comment on the experience so far and a couple of applications that I’ve used. Any link after this will be to … Continue reading →

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the iPad cometh

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Tom

So like anyone expecting a new toy I got up at the crack of dawn got some coffee and sat on the front porch waiting. Not. It arrived around 11:30 and I got it all synced up and the first … Continue reading →

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Customer Service

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Tom

I’m a real passive aggressive customer. If you tick me off, I don’t cause a problem or throw a fit hoping you’ll give me something, I just don’t come back again, ever. Ask a lot of folks, I can hold … Continue reading →

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Gimmie da CASH

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Tom

In the past I’ve made no bones about it. I’ve flat out hated Quicken for Macintosh products on the Macintosh since I started using Macintosh computers full time in 2002. I kept trying, and it keeps sucking. In 2010, things … Continue reading →

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The Macintosh and Games

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Tom

I love my Mac. I’ve been using a Mac of some kind or another for years, since at least 2002 or so. I’ve never had it be unable to do things for me as far as the OS goes. My … Continue reading →

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Put All Your Stuff on a Drobo

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Tom

That little jingle was written for the TWIT network and has been something I’ve heard for at least a year or so since the Drobo first came out. Granted, it’s the second generation model which sports a few more external … Continue reading →

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