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How Apple blew it with Bluetooth

I use Bluetooth every day. A Jawbone Big Jambox BT speaker in the morning (news/podcasts) Sony Ericsson HBH-IS800 BT earbuds during the day (tunes/working out) A Jawbone Era BT headset (while driving) Bluetooth was rock solid on my iPhone 5s running iOS 7.x. I never thought about about it. It just worked. Every day. Now I hate all of […]

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The sickest drummer in metal right now uses an iPad

You’ve got to check out this video os a sick drum solo by Appleman, a drummer without enough room for a full drum kit in his house. According to the description in his YouTube video, he improvised with a copy of GarageBand ($4.99) running on his iPad. Appleman does his thing on a third generation iPad and GarageBand’s Live Rock […]

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35 percent off iTunes gift cards – if you act fast

Heck, I thought getting 20% off iTunes gift cards was a good deal. Turns out 35% off is a lot better. Here’s how to get the deal of the year on iTunes gift cards.

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Yosemite easter egg: mountain tree spirits

Color me skeptical, but this one came to my attention and was too cool not to share. A PowerPage reader sent along what he believes to be an easter egg hidden in plain sight in one of Mac OS 10.10 (Yosemite’s) default desktop pictures, a.k.a. “wallpaper.” If you’re running Yosemite, open System Preferences > Desktop […]

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How to get 20 percent off everything in the App Store (and iTunes too!)

Gosh, I love this time of year. It’s time to be with your family, copious amounts of eating, football and crazy deals on stuff. While everyone’s hunting for that amazing deal on Black Friday (just say no to Thursday shopping though, please) but there’s one deal in particular that I wait for each November: 20 percent […]