3-in-1 Charger by Tech Zebra I saw the 3-in-1 Foldable Wireless Charger advertised on the MacWorld site a few months ago, and I thought it might alleviate a problem. What’s the problem to be solved, you ask? It’s simply that I am really tired of having to pack a variety of different cords and plugs […]
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Spurtar Emergency Flashlight Packs a Lot of Capabilities
Spurtar Emergency Flashlight One of the things it’s easy to get obsessed with is finding the perfect flashlight. It’s a never-ending game because there isn’t a perfect flashlight and because even if there was, not every flashlight is perfect for all situations. Even if you do find a perfect flashlight, since you don’t need it […]
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Are You SURE You Want to Put That Beta on Your Production Device?
Happy OS beta season to all of my Apple friends. Back in June, during WWDC, Apple announced that developer betas would be available right away for macOS Sonoma, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10. They also said that public betas of all the OSes would be available in July for the masses. But then […]
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Security Bits — 9 July 2023
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. We now have more details on how iOS 17’s new Check In safety feature will work: www.macobserver.com/… 🇪🇺 Six companies have confirmed to the EU Commission that they will fall under the Digital Markets […]
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Magnetic Smartish Cable Wrangler — Pretty and Solves a Real Problem
Smartish Cable Wrangler in Pink Do you have any cables dangling off of your desk, or maybe your bedside table, or where you watch TV at night? I’m just guessing you do. These cables are dangling around waiting for when you need them. I’m guessing you’ve tried a lot of different methods to keep them […]
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How I Test Apps for Accessibility with VoiceOver
Follow My Leader was a Big Influence I am not blind, but ever since I was 9 years old, I have been fascinated by assistive tech for the blind. When I was 9, I read a book called Follow My Leader by James Garfield in which a young boy named Jimmy is blinded by fireworks. […]
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Canon EOS M50 Camera – by Steven Goetz
Canon EOS M50 Allison likes to start with the problem to be solved. I was looking for a smaller, lighter camera for my trip to Walt Disney World in the summer. The camera I replaced was a Canon EOS 80D. It has a 24.2 megapixels APS-C size sensor and uses an EF mount. As far […]
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Tiny Mac Tips Part 7
I’m back with another Part 7 of Tiny Mac Tips. This is an ongoing series I started in order to teach Jill from the Northwoods how to move from an adequate Mac user to a proficient one. In case you missed the earlier installments, I’ve included links to the first 6 installments: Link to Tiny […]
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Retrobatch Nodes with Pro Nodes Annotated Recently I told you about a terrific screenshot and annotation tool called Shottr. One of the really nifty features of Shottr is that you can take scrolling screenshots. This allows you to capture a long piece of content, like a web page. Recently, I was working on my tutorial […]
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Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe for Continuity Camera
A few months ago, Sandy Foster gave us a review of the Anker Magnetic Phone Grip. This device sticks to a MagSafe phone and gives you a little ring to slip your finger through to hold the phone securely in your hand. Think Pop Socket but with a ring instead of a post sticking up. […]
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