Most people don’t realize that to get the maximum life out of of their battery in their iPhone (or other phone) you should not just charge it all the way to 100%. Actually you should not charge it past the 80% mark. Oh and try to never let it run down all the way either; …
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Why you should not charge your iPhone to 100%
February 17th, 2024 | Posted by in Fix | Hardware | How-To | iPhone | Maintenance | Tips - (Comments Off on Why you should not charge your iPhone to 100%)Review of Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K MAX
November 9th, 2022 | Posted by in Hardware | Streaming | television | Tips | TV/Video | Uncategorized - (Comments Off on Review of Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K MAX)This is a quick review of the Amazon Fire TV 4K Max streaming stick. This new one is my 3rd Fire TV stick I’ve owned, the last one being a Fire TV stick 4K, the model just under this new “Max” version. While the “Max” is not a huge upgrade over my 2 year old …
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Why everyone needs to own a wired mouse
June 14th, 2021 | Posted by in Fix | Hardware | How-To | Mac | software | Tips - (Comments Off on Why everyone needs to own a wired mouse)Why do I suggest that everyone keep a wired USB mouse in a drawer “for emergencies”? The answer is simple. Once in a blue moon it can save you a lot of time trying to get your wireless mouse working when that goes wonky. I consider having a wired USB mouse a necessity. I recommend …
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Microsoft Office on Apple M1 Macs
December 8th, 2020 | Posted by in Hardware | How-To | IOS | M1 | Mac | Tips - (Comments Off on Microsoft Office on Apple M1 Macs)I had a client recently who bought a new M1 Macbook Pro. He needed some help because he said his MS Office / Word application running on his M1 and Big Sur would not authenticate. I screen shared with him and we tried to uninstall and reinstall MS Office and still would not authenticate. Office …
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How To Call Block A Phone Number (using a Panasonic phone or iPhone)
October 23rd, 2020 | Posted by in Fix | Hardware | How-To | Mac | Tips - (Comments Off on How To Call Block A Phone Number (using a Panasonic phone or iPhone))How To Call Block A Phone Number (using a Panasonic phone) If you are getting annoying calls (robo-calls, unwanted sales calls, etc) one thing you can try is blocking the number so if they ever call back, it will ring once and stop. Here’s how to using a Panasonic phone; Other phones may use slightly …
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How to buy a refurbished Mac, MacBook, iPhone, or iPad directly from Apple
May 27th, 2019 | Posted by in Hardware | How-To | Mac | News | Tips - (Comments Off on How to buy a refurbished Mac, MacBook, iPhone, or iPad directly from Apple)How to buy a refurbished Mac, MacBook, iPhone, or iPad from Apple If you hear “refurbished product” and immediately think of buying some piece of junk that is dented, scratched and otherwise really “USED” with a capital U, think again as far as Refurbished products that Apple sells. What Apple calls “refurbished” is quite different. …
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