Month: December 2017

EMERGENCY BLOG: Why My iPhone is So Slow

By Sean Christopher On In Critical Update

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I KNEW IT!

Has your iPhone been slow lately? Let me guess – it’s been slow since you updated to the new iOS… BINGO! Many readers of this blog probably already heard the news but if you haven’t, the worst kept secret in electronics has finally been confirmed. Apple slows down (“throttles”) your iPhone with every new iOS release. This is unbelievable news. It took building heat and building evidence in Reddit forums to back Apple into a corner far enough that they confirmed it’s true.

Net Neutrality: This Should Be Keeping You Up At Night

By Laura Jean On In Misc

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Net Neutrality is a regulation that was passed by the previous administration and prohibits Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from blocking or throttling access to websites and services; as well as preventing ISP’s from creating “paid-priority” services. In a nutshell, Net Neutrality ensures that all internet traffic is treated equally. So the Trump administration removed it — big deal, right? It’s not like Trump shut off the internet — what’s all the noise for?

Don’t be a Dim Bulb – Get Yourself Some Smart Bulbs!

By Kristin Imperio On In Fun Stuff, Tech Tips

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The worst thing about Todd  is that he’s an excellent source of ideas for gadgets to waste money on. After mentioning I bought a couple extra Google Home Minis while they were on sale, he said he’d had a good experience with his Phillips Hue system that integrates with the Google Home’s Assistant AI. I mulled over a listing for the starter kit and successfully told myself I didn’t want it for approximately 8 hours. Fast forward three days and the light fixture in my kitchen is now regularly a combination of both jade green and orchid purple.

I am Root!

By Michael Gregory On In Tech Tips

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If you’re at all tapped into news, you’ve likely heard by now that the latest version of MacOS has a very bad bug, which allows anyone on your machine to log in as “root” without a password. But you may not be fully aware what root is, and how this bug came about in the first place.