Category: Apple

Preparing for #Frankenstorm Nerd Style

A HUGE (by Northeast standards) storm is coming which will most likely know out power (and internet) for days to come, and I’m preparing for it in the most nerdy ways possible. I want to make sure I can access the web for videos, and netflix, when TV is out and my DVR is out of good material (using a generator to run the...

Find/Recover Your Wifi Password Immediately With your mac.

So you forgot your wifi password. It happens. Your friend comes over and wants your wifi password… and you can’t remember it. If you have a mac, you can recover it in under two minutes (I can do it in about 40 seconds). Also interesting: How To Set Up a Wifi Network using your iPhone. You will need to have been on the wifi...

Survey: 67% of Nerds Plan on Buying iPad Mini

In a survey we conducted of technology nerds, over two thirds were planning on eventually buying an iPad Mini. What does this mean? Apple is going to far exceed sales expectations. Right now, estimates are saying they will sell 10 million iPad Minis by the end of the year, but the fact is that with the holiday season, Apple could far exceed that. They...

IPS- Super Realistic Screen Technology Goes “Main Stream”

IPS (In-Plane Switching) Screens have become popular tablet displays for their color quality, excellent realism, and beauty, but over the past month or so they have gone into the main stream in computing, in the new iMac, several Windows 8 PCs, and a certain LG screen which went viral on Youtube. These super-realistic displays are the future of computing (until something new comes along). Perhaps the...

Apple iPad Mini Event Recap “Cliff Notes”- New Macbook Pro, iPad, and More

Today Apple announced a ton of stuff, from a new line of macs, to a new line of iPads (yes, a line). There’s a lot of material that was covered, and as usual I took thorough notes during the keynote, and as usual I will share those with you so that you don’t have to watch the entire hour and a half long keynote....