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I like having the iCloud Drive on my MacOS dock. I do this for my personal and work accounts. Below are the steps to add the icon to your dock and your desktop
Open the Mac Finder and select Go and then select Go to Folder
Enter the follow path and press return
/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Applications/
Drag the icon iCloud Drive application to your Dock or Desktop
I dragged the icon next to the Finder icon on the Dock.
I have an Apple Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and needed to use this keyboard with my Windows 10 work computer. The keyboard works well with Windows 10 except for the numeric keypad. Pressing the keys will display anything on the screen.
What to do?
Just press the Clear key and start using the numeric keypad. Windows will remember the numeric keypad after a reboot.
On December 28, 2019, I purchased an iPhone 11 in black with 64GB storage. My old iPhone 6S battery would not last a day on a charge, and I’ve had the battery replaced twice.
Since the purchase, I’ve used Screen Mirroring to AirPlay to the Samsung Series 7 TV at work during lunch to watch Monk on Amazon Prime. Today Siri made the suggestion to continue watching Monk when I was getting ready for lunch. Just pressed the link on the screen and it started playing without having to unlock the phone.
Should I be concerned that Siri knows my routine after a week?
Flying Delorean, parachute pants, and neon everything! Today I created an 80s playlist with album art.
https://embed.music.apple.com/us/playlist/80s-vice/pl.u-qxylK7YTGbDvPN
Two weeks ago (November 16, 2018) I scheduled an appointment to replace my iPhone 6S battery at the Apple Store. I wanted to get this done while the price was still $29.99. A quick diagnostic and it was determined that I needed a new battery.
I left my phone with the technician and was asked to come back in an hour. My phone was ready right on time. Thanks Apple!
If you need your battery replaced under the “slowing down iPhones due to battery health”, you better hurry. It ends in 2018.
Back in October 2018, I purchased a 15″ 2017 Macbook Pro and to use as my main computer for home and the office. To be compliant, I installed Norton Security on my Mac and enabled all the features including those pesky browser extensions. The browser extensions disabled my ability to search Google from my Safari home screen and disabled my password manager, 1Password (one of my favorite applications). So I removed the extensions and thought everything was good to go.
Every few days I would receive a pop-up asking me to install the Norton browser extensions. No matter what, you can’t get out of it. Your only options are to Remind Me Later or Add. I searched the Internet and found that nobody had a solution. So I reached out to Norton and had the issue fixed with 30 minutes. All you need to do is install the extensions for all your browsers and then turn them off. Here are the steps
Ten days and about five different Wi-Fi networks later, and I have not been bothered with extension pop-ups!
Today my new MacBook Pro (15-inch 2017) arrived by FedEx. Nope, I didn’t take a picture or shoot an unboxing video. No time for that.
I purchased the MacBook from B&H Photo. Yes, yo can get the better Coffee Lake processor with more RAM and most likely a faster SSD in the 2018 model, but that was too far out of my price range. After I got over the initial hiccup with the setup (which is what this post is about), I am enjoying my new 2017 MacBook Pro.
While I was setting up the Mac, I received an error after connecting to my home Wi-Fi. A critical software update was needed but there was an error. I clicked Try Again, and everything seem to work. I was able to set up with macOS High Sierra and everything was good to go. 
Then I plugged in the charger, and nothing. No power, no chime, no change in the battery icon. Weird. I rebooted the Mac and the same error came back, and nothing was letting me get past it. I found a discussion on an Apple Community and it resolved my problem.
Here are the steps and the link to the article I found:
Minor issue fixed! I am able to charge the Mac, update to macOS Mojave, install almost all of my apps, setup iCloud, and a few other things.
Last week I found an old email from Apple welcoming me to my iPod touch. This was my third Apple product I bought, and it was amazing! It came with 32GB of storage and can play all of my games, videos, YouTube videos, and music with space to spare. I used this as my camera on our Disney World vacation, and took it camping with me.
Last year I wiped and reset the iPod and left it on the charger for the longest time. I had no intention of using it in my Jeep. My music is on an SD card and I use Sirius XM or stream Apple Music when I travel. But the last couple of days, I’ve been driving my old Subaru which does not have an SD card reader or Bluetooth. It has a an AUX connect that works well. So yesterday I uploaded all my music to the iPod Touch and played music on the way to work, and I’m listening a rock music playlist with some of my favorite artists including Meat Loaf, AC/DC, Van Halen, Kansas, David Bowie, David Gilmour, and Bob Seger.
My iPod Touch is still working great for music, reading email, reminders, address book, and some web sites. Definitely one of my better purchases.
Trying out something I learn off a Youtube tutorial by Simon Ubsdell.
Last week I found out my iPhone 6S was part of a group of phones manufactured between September – October 2015 with a faulty battery which caused the phone to shutoff. (iPhone 6s Program for Unexpected Shutdown Issues). My phone didn’t have that problem. Instead, the battery would drain quickly and I would need the charger around 2:00PM. I did remove some of the applications that might have drained the battery so quickly, and was planning on doing a reset of the phone during Christmas season. However, a free replacement battery is usually a good thing.
I made my appointment for last Saturday. The guy assigned to me from the Genius Bar ran diagnostics and asked some questions about my phone and why I thought the battery needed to be replaced. He told me my battery had a maximum capacity of 84% after 14 months of use. We verified the phone’s serial number and placed an order for a new battery. Now we wait…
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