I’ve been trying out the new iOS18 beta software for iPhones, due to be released next month. The free upgrade offers many new features across multiple areas. While there’s no new earth-shattering features, there are plenty of useful improvements. By making the software free, it… Read More »New iPhone software: a free gift from Apple
Many of you read this column as members of JoeSentMe, one of the great travel newsletters for frequent travelers. This week another contributor to the site, Will Allen, writes about the success he had in canceling a long planned trip to Europe due to an… Read More »The Cost of a Canceled Flight
I recently purchased a new car after doing tons of research. But after buying it, I realized that what I found I enjoyed most about the car had little to do with all that research. Instead, it was an assortment of mostly tech features that… Read More »New cars: It’s the little tech featues that matter
We want our software to be interconnected. We expect to withdraw money from an ATM in Paris, use our charge card to pay for dinner in Tokyo, and get our boarding pass on our phone in Singapore. It’s all enabled by a technology and network… Read More »Tech’s failure of imagination
When I travel out of the country, one of the first things I think of is how to use my phone without it costing a small fortune. It’s hard to forget those surprise bills of hundreds of dollars when traveling international in the early days… Read More »Using your phone when traveling internationally
When Apple introduced MagSafe, their version of wireless charging using a magnetic ring to position the phone, they also brought out a clever folding charger for a iPhone and an Apple watch. Called the Apple Duo Charger, it sold for about $129. As shown below,… Read More »A travel charger deal for Apple users
For the past 10 days I’ve been using an Apple Vision Pro headset. Thanks to a loan from a friend, I was able to put it through its paces and try pretty much everything that’s now available to do with it. First, the product is… Read More »Using the Apple Vision Pro
I’m neither a financial analysis nor an investment expert, but I just thumbed through this fifty-page presentation from Elliot Investment Management that calls for a makeover of Southwest Airlines. Elliott recently took a $1.9 billion stake in the airline, and is looking to use that… Read More »Southwest under attack
Most of us have been resigned to using our computer camera for our video calls. It’s simple, automatic and requires no effort. But I’ve been aware of the mediocre image from my 2-year old Macbook Pro M1, a camera that’s a slight improvement over previous… Read More »A clever camera for video calls
If you live in California, Arizona, or Michigan, you may have spotted some cars with black and white license plates. They’re no ordinary plates; they’re digital license plates, consisting of a monochrome display, a battery and a cellular radio. Pioneered by the California company Reviver,… Read More »License to steal