Archive for 2017


I was wrong…

Yes, you can get SMS, i.e. text messages, on your Mac (and iPad!) via your iPhone. I heard from many people, and I applaud your diligence and your experience, it takes a village to use a device these days, especially since there’s essentially no tech help (unless you pay for AppleCare, which I do have […]

1-800-273-8255

Chris Zarou told me he was planning something special. Taylor Swift is no longer number one. All that hype, that blast making us pay attention, has been eclipsed by a record that’s been in the marketplace since May, given a jolt of jet fuel at the VMAs. You see we are in the second decade […]

The Mighty

The Mighty Apple should have made this. Oh, that’s right, they once did, they called it the iPOD SHUFFLE! Price and convenience, those are the keys today, along with usability. Next week Apple is going to announce new phones, they’re going to be close to a thousand bucks. That’s why I buy AppleCare, I don’t […]

The New Sam Smith Album

Is there room for Sam Smith in a hip-hop dominated world? OF COURSE THERE IS! Streaming won, but the early adopters were young rappers, and presently most other genres are excluded from the top lists. But that’s about to change. And if we’re waiting for the oldsters to move the needle, we’re gonna die first. […]