Amongst all of the new technology that’s been released in the last year, one of Apple’s more recent classics has joined the family’s gadgets: a green iPad Air (2020) with the Magic Keyboard. I’m not sure if everyone (including Apple) would agree, but I sense this is Apple’s replacement for the original MacBook. It’s a …
App Security and Privacy
Many people with a smartphone are generally more aware of the privacy (and, in conjunction, technological and personal security) they give up when installing certain known apps on their phones. News from major media outlets have increased their coverage in recent years over risky apps and services to use. It's not all bad, though. Zoom …
Managing Stress and Pressure in the Workplace
So, there are probably millions of posts, self-help books, pamphlets and other tidbits of information in the world with similar thoughts, recommendations and experiences. What's another blog post on the topic of workplace stress going to hurt? Here's my take. Photo by bongkarn thanyakij on Pexels.com Last I checked, we're in a worldwide pandemic right …
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Migrating to Exchange Online – 401 Unauthorized Error Fix
This year, I've been seeing a lot more people and companies want to move to Microsoft 365 for email and other business cloud services. And for good reason: Microsoft has hit the ball out of the park with many of their cloud-based solutions. I've done a number of these migrations before, but recently, noticed something …
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Headphone Health
Apple's new, upcoming iPhone operating system, iOS 14, continues to support built-in headphone audio level tracking. A helpful addition, however, is that it places an easy-to-reach setting in the Control Center. iOS 14 Feature for maintaining hearing health with headphones. I've been using the Headphone Level tracking feature for about a year, and have already …
Social Distancing
There’s quite a bit happening in the world right now. One doesn’t need to look far to find some form of unrest. It can take a toll on just about anyone. I am testing a new way to maintain social distancing by minimizing my use of social networks. Well, it’s somewhat new to me. Not …
IT Tips: Email Migration Tool
One of my favorite IT tools is, by far, Bit Titan's MigrationWiz. MigrationWiz makes it pretty simple to transfer e-mails and other Exchange-enabled accounts from one service to another. This is extremely useful when moving email accounts to Microsoft 365 services. The standard cost is about $11.99 per mailbox before tax, and if you're doing …
Using an iPad Pro for Productivity as an IT Professional
About 4 or 5 years ago, I purchased an iPad Pro 9.7”. Apple was pushing the iPad hard as a productivity machine. For me, since then, it’s been especially useful as a web browser and Netflix consumption device from the start. However, since then, my iPad has become more and more useful. As updates are …
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Automate All The Things: Shortcuts
Making Things Simpler Making things simpler is more than "ease of use". It's also about how quickly and efficiently one can complete a task without a lot of hassle. Apple iOS' Shortcuts is a profound way to utilize and produce workflows: things that would generally take you some time (or third-party apps) can happen very …
Experimenting with iOS Shortcuts
Apple iOS has a neat feature built-in that allows you to take common tasks that you do on your iPhone or iPad, and automate it into a simple command. For example, I enjoy meditating, particularly in the mornings and evenings. I use my iPhone to keep track of "mindful minutes" in the Health app, and …
