New iPad Pro’s Cost Too Much

It has been 6 years since I have upgraded my iPad. I currently sport the 2017 iPad Pro 10.5 that I actually purchased in 2018 and so far it's been quite good to me. It's been in constant use almost daily and I use it mainly for media consumption and writing blogs like this every …

Trading in some iPhone’s for iPhone 15 Pro Maxes

It’s that time of year again, its iPhone release month and Apple has come out with the iPhone 15 line up. I have an iPhone 11 Pro and my wife has an iPhone 12. I watched the Apple event regarding the new line up and after showing just the highlights to my wife, we both …

Google Maps is still better than Apple Maps

I've been a Google and Apple user for a very long time. I remember when Apple used Google Maps for all their mapping tech and then the switch over to their own mapping technology. In all that time, I've stilled used both maps because they sort of complement one another but in reality, Google is …

Swapping to WhatsApp

I’ve blogged before that there are a lot of different messaging apps out there and that in order to keep in touch with people, I need to have multiple ones on my phone. What I have realized over the last year is that besides iMessage, I use WhatsApp the most. There are situations where I …

I’m a little late to the party but I have an iPhone 12

I was eligible this year for a phone upgrade from work and my “free” choices were the iPhone SE 3 but only in black with 64GB of memory or the iPhone 12 but also only in black with 64GB of memory. I had used an iPhone 7 and an iPhone SE 2020 for work for …

Can I Wait for the iPhone 15?

The iPhone 14 Pro has been out for a while and I’ve been reviewing videos and reviews about the phone because it is compelling at this moment to upgrade from my iPhone 11 Pro that I have had for the last 4 years. There isn’t anything wrong with my current phone, but there are features …

MS Teams Volume is too Loud on iOS

Microsoft Teams This is a complaint just for Microsoft Teams on iOS.  My work computer is a piece of crap so I try and use my work iPhone and iPad for my calls. Lately these calls have been transitioned to MS Teams because its over the internet, doesn’t require some crazy dial in dancing on …

Upgrading to the iPhone SE 2020 for Work

I’ve finally hit the 2 year mark with my company which means that I am due a phone upgrade!  Woohoo!!!  I get excited about things like this because I like getting shiny new toys to play with even if it is for work.   When I first joined my company, I put in a request …

Using the Logitech K380 Bluetooth Keyboard

Logitech K380 I finally pulled the trigger and bought the Logitech K380 bluetooth keyboard.  I’ve had my eye on this keyboard for a while but the one thing holding me back was that I didn’t have bluetooth enabled on my work computer.  I was able to get that fixed recently so that I could hook …

iOS Backups need a more robust solution

If there’s one thing that I don’t like about the Apple Ecosystem its the way that backups are handled for iOS devices. I think I’ve written a little bit about this before but most recently I’ve been having issues with my backup strategy since there are so many devices at home and I just don’t …