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Able2Extract Professional 11 – Review

October 9, 2017October 8, 2017 A Few Words, Apple, Apps, Mac, Review 0

Able2Extract Professional 11 Investintech $149.95 U.S. Able2Extract Professional 11 is a PDF converter that can convert PDF documents to various formats. You can convert

Apple September 12th Keynote: Impressions

September 15, 2017 A Few Words, Apple, Apple Watch, AppleTV, iPhone 0

So, there we are! After all the waiting, it is all over. Here are my first impressions of the announcements Uncle Tim, Phil the

Speakers, Headphones, Auditioning, and Your Hearing

December 10, 2015March 15, 2025 A Few Words, Creative Writing, Earphones, Headphones, Headset, Music, Opinion, Speakers, Tutorial 1

I wrote this tome because Nemo wanted my input to help another MyMac writer write a review of a pair of headphones. Nemo asked, so for better or worse (mostly worse), here’s what I threw together at 2AM one night/morning last week.

“If only” thoughts on iOS

October 31, 2014March 9, 2025 A Few Words, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Opinion 0

If only#1. Heres a iPhone contradiction. One of the common complaints about the iPhone is that its battery doesnt allow heavy users to get through a long day without recharging. Yet with each iteration, Apple makes the phone thinner. I think there is room in Apples line-up to make, lets call it, an iPhone XL (Extended Life), or iPhone Pro. It would be a couple of millimeters thicker [gasp!] to accommodate a larger battery. Apple says that the iPhone 6 will yield up to 10 hours of internet use. How about an iPhone 6XL that will yield 16 hours? 20 hours? There are users who would gladly shell out additional cash for this and would not mind compromising a little extra thickness.

How I did it (iOS only at the Expo)

January 28, 2012March 2, 2025 A Few Words, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iWorld 2012, Macworld Expo 2012 2

It’s the last day of the Macworld/ iWorld Expo and I feel like I owe you website readers an apology. I haven’t written much this trip and while I have a pretty good reason for it, it still doesn’t feel right. This was the “Take as little as possible to the Expo with just iOS devices to do everything I needed to” experiment.