New Apple Operating Systems for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch Today

When Apple announced the new iPhones, Apple Watch, and AirPods last week, they didn’t talk about the upgrade for macOS , which will also be released later today.  As you may (or may not) know, macOS 15 Sequoia is an exciting new upgrade for Macs that lays the groundwork for the forthcoming Apple Intelligence features coming later this year and into 2025. There are a few things that you should do and know before upgrading your Mac (especially #2)

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Apple Announces iPhone 16 Lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4

Apple Announces iPhone 16 Lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4

It’s September, which brings the annual Apple crops: new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods. At its recent Glowtime event, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 16 lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4, alongside smaller announcements about existing products. As always, the enhancements in the new products are evolutionary, making them attractive to anyone already looking to buy a new iPhone, Apple Watch, or pair of AirPods. But those who are happy with their current Apple devices may not find the changes worth opening their wallets to upgrade. Pre-ordered products will be delivered and become available in stores on September 20.

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Apple Watch Monitors Your Health...Really.

Apple Watch Monitors Your Health...Really.

If you’re still on the fence about an Apple Watch, know that it’s much much more than just a digital time piece. Besides letting you send and read texts, stream music to your AirPods, give you local weather and news, and so much more, it can even save your life. Apple Watch can monitor, in real time, many of your health vital statistics and report to you, immediately, if it notices something out of the ordinary or serious. Watch David Pogue’s piece from CBS This Morning.

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Adding Your Covid-19 Vaccination Record to Your iPhone Wallet

Adding Your Covid-19 Vaccination Record to Your iPhone Wallet

Apple’s Wallet app on iPhone is more than just digital access to your credit cards. It can hold many other things such as club membership cards, store payment and reward cards (e.g. Apple Store, Starbucks, Panera Bread, Staples etc..), health insurance, tickets to events (movies, live shows) and even travel membership cards (airlines, hotels, boarding passes. You can also add your Covid-19 Vaccination Record to the Wallet app for easy access.

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Apple's Security and Privacy Core Values

Apple's Security and Privacy Core Values

On December 8, 2020, Apple’s Craig Federighi was the featured speaker at the 10th Annual European Data Protection & Privacy Conference. Craig is Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering — essentially the guy who leads all matters of all software for all Apple products — and he spoke about how privacy and security was fundamental to Apple’s core values when designing a product from the ground up. This is an important video to watch to understand where Apple is coming from and how they are, yet again, different than the other industry companies that are try to get as much data about you as possible.

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USB-A? USB-C? USB 3? Thunderbolt? What does it all mean?

USB-A? USB-C? USB 3? Thunderbolt? What does it all mean?

Remember when USB just meant that simple, flat USB connector you plugged into your computer? Well, a lot has changed in the 20+ years since USB was created. The computer industry, lead by Apple being all in with USB-C, is now standardizing on a single USB connector for the foreseeable future to make things much simpler. But what is all this talk about USB 2, USB 3, USB 3.1 and now USB 4? What about Thunderbolt (it’s so cool!)? Here’s an article that will help explain all of those questions (and a lot more).

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