As the summer is slowly winding down, I find myself eagerly anticipating the fall. Cooler weather, leaves changing colors, holidays with family and of course…Apple releasing a newer iPhone! Speculation has been swirling about the next release and all the features it might bring. But my biggest question is, “Are you people gonna fix the ‘Bendgate’ craziness?!” I tend to avoid reading too much about what people think will be in the new release because with Apple, you really never know. And I would rather avoid the extreme disappointment I would feel if Apple ended up not adding the feature to allow Siri to singRead More →

Man, am I glad that Stuart didn’t know about this when we were in the seventh grade together.  He was the resident school bully, always looking for ways to make my already difficult middle school existence even more challenging.  If this little tool was around back then and in his hands, it would have been “goodbye Cali” and “hello foreign exchange student program”.  But, thankfully, my dependence on the good ol’ Master Combination Lock that I used on my school locker was secure, along with my lunch, gym clothes and that note I passed to Jimmy in second period about how much I didn’t like Stuart. Now?  Not so much.Read More →

There it is…staring at me…constantly. The little icon on my phone’s mail app notifying me that I have new emails waiting for me to read them. I give my most fervent effort to keeping that number low, but it feels a bit like trying to train my cat to do a cartwheel—futile, at best. I know I’m not alone in this as I look over other people’s shoulders and see their phone’s mail app. “5”…”27”…”43”…or, my personal favorite, the triple digits. I know mom always told me not to compare myself to others, but gosh does it feel good to see someone’s mail app sayRead More →

It was a warm, sunny day and not a cloud in the sky. The birds were serenading me as I excitedly walked up to the door, flung it open and then…the chorus sang. I had arrived at the Apple Store to pickup my iPhone 6. I could barely contain my excitement as I unwrapped the beautiful, shiny new toy that I would inevitably spend hours and hours tapping my little finger on, exploring all the wonders Apple promised me. And as with every technology purchase I make, there was a part of me that kept saying, “Did I choose the right size? The right color?Read More →