Category Archives: Computers

No More Printer Rebates from Apple

Posted on January 17, 2012 by romkey

Apple has long offered a $100 rebate on select printers. It’s something I’ve counseled many Mac buyers to take advantage of. You could get a moderate quality inkjet printer with a flatbed scanner built-into it for free with that rebate. … Continue reading →

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The Mac Companion: Are You Serious, Iomega?

Posted on November 13, 2011 by romkey

Over the summer, Iomega announced their latest external hard drive, this one targeted at the Macintosh community: the Mac Companion. The Companion is a very nice looking external hard drive with both USB 2.0 and Firewire 800 ports, as well … Continue reading →

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Tech Note: Cloudbusting

Posted on October 21, 2011 by romkey

My blog runs on a piece of software called WordPress. I love WordPress; it’s well designed, easy to use, easy to maintain. It’s good for serving blogs but it’s also great for creating small simple web sites. I’ve recommended it … Continue reading →

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Words of Advice Before Upgrading to iOS 5 and iCloud

Posted on October 12, 2011 by romkey

Today is a big day for Apple. The iPhone 4S is shipping and Apple is doing one of its biggest set of software updates ever. Today they’ll be releasing iOS 5 for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. They’ll also … Continue reading →

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iPhone Tethering

Posted on June 6, 2011 by romkey

Free Wifi is great, isn’t it? Except when it’s worth exactly what you paid for it: nothing. I often have difficulty with hotel wifi. It drops out, you can’t get an IP address, the bandwidth is next to nothing. Forget … Continue reading →

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