Third party replacement Apple Watch straps and other accessories

The OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Supplemental Update fixes a video driver issue that may prevent your Mac from starting up when running certain apps that capture video.

How to exclude files from Time Machine backups

Posted on Friday, April 17th, 2015 at 5:27 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Peter Cohen, writing for iMore, talks you through the Time Machine interface. It’s not difficult, perhaps obvious, but well worth the read and the thinking that goes with it.

Apple adds more Apple Watch guided tours

Posted on Friday, April 17th, 2015 at 5:02 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Apple fleshed out its guided tour offerings, adding four new videos.

Apple Stores to offer “Apple Watch Basics” workshops beginning April 24

Posted on Friday, April 17th, 2015 at 4:58 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Smart offering from the Apple Workshop folks.

Apple officially names Steve Dowling VP of Communications

Posted on Friday, April 17th, 2015 at 4:47 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Dowling replaces longtime Communications VP Katie Cotton.

Tim Cook on Time’s list of 100 most influential people

Posted on Friday, April 17th, 2015 at 3:55 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Time published its annual list of its 100 most influential people and Tim Cook was right near the top.

On the future of Apple Watch

Posted on Thursday, April 16th, 2015 at 6:43 am.

Written by Dave Mark

I can’t help but think the Apple Watch is going to join the iPhone as a juggernaut. Here’s why.

Apple memo: no in-store Apple Watch sales through end of May

Posted on Thursday, April 16th, 2015 at 6:16 am.

Written by Dave Mark

The Telegraph shared a memo from Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts.

Apple Watch preorders estimated at 2.3M units, low supply blamed on haptic vibrator and OLED display

Posted on Thursday, April 16th, 2015 at 5:16 am.

Written by Dave Mark

The linked article has lots of interesting tidbits to process.

Here’s how 1Password, Evernote, SoundHound, and Flipboard will look on Apple Watch

Posted on Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 at 8:16 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Abdel Ibrahim, writing for WatchAware, takes you on a tour of four different Apple Watch interfaces.

Handy Apple Watch quick start guide

Posted on Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 at 6:59 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Nice little Apple Watch interface flow diagram from Ben Lovejoy at 9to5mac.

Dear Apple, about those WWDC tickets

Posted on Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 at 5:03 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Remember when it was easy to get in to WWDC?

Samsung creating dedicated Apple devices screen team

Posted on Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 at 4:19 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Samsung continues to hedge its bets.

Apple acquires Israeli camera tech company LinX, eyes improved optics, smaller size

Posted on Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 at 4:15 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Smaller camera mechanism, better low-light optics. The future looks bright for the next-gem iPhone cameras.

Apple officially announces WWDC, June 8-12

Posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 6:42 am.

Written by Dave Mark

All the details on WWDC.

Enter Sandman, the awesomeness

Posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 5:57 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Just watch.

A mechanical watch expert offers his take on Apple Watch

Posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 4:54 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Traditional watch expert Rani McSpeddon offers his take on the Apple Watch. He spent a week with a pre-release model.

Inconvenient truths about the Apple Watch

Posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 4:44 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Mike Rundle tried on an Apple Watch and came away with three disappointments: The Apple Watch is smaller than he expected He didn’t like the leather band He thought the screen was not as bright/responsive as he had hoped I … Continued

SpaceX CRS-6 launch today at 4:10 EST – Watch it live

Posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 4:32 am.

Written by Dave Mark

SpaceX is taking another kick at the can, trying to land the first stage of a rocket so it can be reused. Huge implications. Watch the launch live.

Covers by Siri

Posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 4:24 am.

Written by Dave Mark

This is both delicious and a little creepy.

Free eBook teaches HTML5 and CSS3

Posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 4:19 am.

Written by Dave Mark

If you are brand new to HTML and web development and want an easy introduction, this free eBook is worth a look.

Apple lays out the details on the USB-C port and adapters

Posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 4:14 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Apple put together a pretty detailed product support page for the new USB-C port and adapters.

IBM and Watson take Apple’s HealthKit and ResearchKit and run with them

Posted on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 at 4:08 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Apple and IBM in a perfect partnership. Thoughts on the Watson/HealthKit/ResearchKit alliance.

The mental battle: Buy an iPhone 6 or an iPhone 6 Plus

Posted on Monday, April 13th, 2015 at 6:26 am.

Written by Dave Mark

Marco Arment details his thoughts on the pros and cons of the iPhone 6 vs the 6 Plus. Really worth the read.